The truth is that I wasn’t going to do a holiday gift guide this year. They’re an insane amount of work because I personally choose every single thing that ultimately makes it into the pages of this here blog. Brands can’t just buy their way in. But then I got a few emails from readers asking…
Family-approved ski gear
I won’t go on and on about how much we’ve fallen in love with skiing. (If you really want to know, you can read this post or this one or this one.) But for anyone who’s considering skiing — especially with your kids — know that there are two essentials to making it work well:…
Kick winter’s butt with Wheat Canada + STONZ
When I posted a feature on Wheat Canada’s outerwear last winter, my kids had only spent a few weeks in their snowsuits. Truth be told, I normally like to test things for at least four to six weeks (and often much longer) before writing about them to put them in as many real situations as…
FALL in love with Wheat Canada (because it’s hard to “autumn in love”)
OK. Now that kids across the country are firmly in school and your brain is no longer racing with all of the things you needed to get them out of your house, let’s talk shopping. Because if you’re like me and you remember back-to-school shopping, it was always for fall clothes. But, let’s be honest,…
Wheat Canada: spring/summer ’15
If there’s one thing we know for sure about springtime in Canada, it’s that we don’t know a damn thing. Will it be sunny? Rainy? Warm? Cool? Or all of the above in the same day? Yes, yes. Probably that last bit. So that means we need layers. Lots of them. To hit up the mall/park/movie…
Wheat Canada for the winter-wear win
The saying goes that there are only two sure things in life: death and taxes. But when you’re Canadian, you can add “winter” to that list. I’ve lived in Ontario for 36 of my 39 years on the planet, and winter weather continues to be unpredictable from year to year. As a kid, I remember…
Wheat Canada: clothes for cool kids
Whenever I’m writing a “best-of” piece for Canadian Family, I work hard to (a) report on things that I’ve actually tested pretty thoroughly and (b) find interesting stuff that may be new to most readers. I love discovering new brands and bringing them to your screen. So I was pretty stoked this summer when I…