I know it’s crazy, but I like my kids to look just as adorable when they’re asleep in bed as they do during the day. There’s just something about seeing them run around our second floor in cute little jammies – trying desperately to extend the bedtime routine by jumping on beds, chasing each other, wrestling…
Babywearing coats and ponchos and jackets – oh my!
When the editor of Pink & Blue Mag recently asked me to come up with something good to fill a two-page spread in the digital spring issue, I turned to my Facebook “fans” (so…that sounds weird) and asked them what they wanted me to write about. From kids’ rain gear to booster seats, there were…
Mommy Gearest’s Glorious Gift Guide, part IV: 4+ years old
_________________________________________________________________________________________ What happens when you give dozens of parent-and-baby testers some of the newest – and potentially hottest – toys and gear? You get a parent-and-kid-approved list of the must-buy gifts this holiday season. Welcome to PART IV – the final part in my series of 2012 gift guides – which is aimed at four…
Mommy Gearest’s Glorious Gift Guide, part III: 2 & 3 year olds
_________________________________________________________________________________________ What happens when you give dozens of parent-and-baby testers some of the newest – and potentially hottest – toys and gear? You get a parent-and-kid-approved list of the must-buy gifts this holiday season. Welcome to PART III, aimed at two-year-old toddlers and three-year-old preschoolers. The good news? By this age, many kids can tell…
Mommy Gearest’s Glorious Gift Guide, part II: 12 to 24 months
_________________________________________________________________________________________ What happens when you give dozens of parent-and-baby testers some of the newest – and potentially hottest – toys and gear? You get a parent-and-kid-approved list of the must-buy gifts this holiday season. Welcome to PART II, aimed at toddlers who are about 12 to 24 months old. I find this a really tough…
Mommy Gearest’s Glorious Gift Guide, part I: newborn to 12 months
_________________________________________________________________________________________ What happens when you give dozens of parent-and-baby testers some of the newest – and potentially hottest – toys and gear? You get a parent-and-kid-approved list of the must-buy gifts this holiday season. Mommy Gearest’s Glorious Gift Guide is different because the products here haven’t paid to be here, and they weren’t chosen using…
Cloth diapers: what to do, how to do it & a comparison chart
If you’ve been thinking about using cloth diapers, you’re probably feeling a little overwhelmed. I mean, where does one begin? With the sheer number of brands, and the different types of diapers within each of those brands, a decision doesn’t exactly stare you in the face. You don’t need to cloth diaper from day one…
Playjamas: if I was Oprah, this would be one of my favourite things #SafeSleep
While it’s true that in general I have a somewhat troubling obsession with shopping (or, as Big B puts it: “She has a shopping problem, and I have a credit card problem), there’s something about kids’ pyjamas that put me over the edge. I like them all – one-piece, two pieces, short-sleeved and long. Plain, patterned,…
GlamsterBands (guest review)
Dorota’s written a guest review for Mommy Gearest before – she tested out the O.O.T.W. VIZI doll and didn’t have the best experience. When GlamsterBands contacted me to do a review, I immediately thought of Dorota’s eldest daughter. ************************************************* My four-year-old daughter loves pretend play and dressing up. She especially loves wearing my things, including…
Guest review: Kendal Aquatics (private swimming lessons)
This past summer, I was thrilled to have an opportunity for The K Man to try private swimming lessons for the first time. We’ve never looked back. Following the lessons at Big B’s brother’s pool, we signed The K Man up for weekly lessons for the balance of the summer at a neighbourhood pool. Now…