When the Graco Extend2Fit was released in Canada in 2017, I was still a newbie Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) and didn’t have a little rolodex of seat stats in my brain to make quick mental comparisons. I didn’t understand why it was such a big deal. These days, while I may not know what month we’re in, I can easily thumb through … [Read More...]
How to Achieve a Tight Car Seat Installation
Let me begin with an important rhyme: Just because it’s tight, doesn’t make it right. A tight car seat installation isn't the ONLY sign that an install is correct. In other words, “tightness” is not the only measure of a correct car seat installation, and, contrary to popular belief, a car seat does not have to be “rock solid” to be correctly … [Read More...]
7 Low-Prep, Low-Cost Toddler Activities
As hard as it is, I really do like being a stay-at-home mom to my twins. However, I liked being a stay-at-home mom to my older two a lot better because … it wasn’t during a pandemic! Good toddler activities are a must! I kept my sanity parenting my first two as toddlers by doing social activities: we had rhyme-time classes at the library, we had … [Read More...]
Gamer Math = Math Tutorials for Gamers
A note from Maman Loup: Back when I lived in Montréal, I would often be working with my own students a few desks over from where my friend Julian would be working with his. Secondary math is hard ... and it is often not struggling students' favourite subject. Because I'm an eavesdropper, I always heard how well Julian engaged his students and how … [Read More...]
7 Reasons to Love Öko Creations
Imagine the following monologue in the style of an overly enthusiastic late-night infomercial: Are you tired of throwing your money away on products that disintegrate within weeks? Do you hate that Jeff Bezos added $67.9 billion dollars to his net worth in a year when the rest of us common folk were barely getting by under the pressures of a … [Read More...]
The Top 3 Reasons Your Brand Needs an Editor
Guest Post by Laura Bontje You’re a communicator—even if that’s not your job. Whenever you write a product description, a social media post, or a story for your website, you’re using the power of your words to inspire your readers to act. And whenever you write, you should edit. Not all companies have dedicated editors (or writers!) on … [Read More...]
Lil Helper Cloth Diaper Review
Lil Helper Cloth Diaper Review My first experience with Lil Helper cloth diapers was way back in 2013. I was enticed by their free (or not very expensive?) first diaper trial offer I saw advertised on Facebook. It was purple. It was one of a bazillion diapers I amassed as I fell deep into the cloth-diaper-collecting-craze that was my first … [Read More...]
Why You Need Polar Stroller Skis for Winter
Polar Stroller Skis Review I’m an optimist. Maybe you follow me on social media because my bubbly personality and glass-half-full outlook are just what you need to break up the monotony of your daily doomscroll. Or maybe you’ve blocked me because I’m not what you need right now. Either way, what matters is you’re here with me today to … [Read More...]
Graco 4Ever Car Seat Review (Including Headrest Redesign)
Just a note if you are new here, I am a Child Passenger Safety Technician, certified through CPSAC. You can find me at Calgary Car Seat Cubs. The Graco 4Ever is an “all-in-one” car seat marketed as perhaps the only seat you’ll ever need to buy for your child. Is that too good to be true? How does it stack up in terms of fit to child, fit to … [Read More...]
Take a Peek at PEAKBWA: Kids’ Clothing that Lasts
As Canadian treasure Joni Mitchell would say, “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” Except in my case, it goes something like “you don’t know all the cool people living near you and you don’t realize the impact of affordable daycare till you move away.” But those lyrics wouldn’t fit in a Big Yellow Taxi. (There’s a reason I write blog … [Read More...]
Unique Slow Fashion Gifts from JORD {+ Giveaway}
In a world of fast fashion, JORD is a family-owned, high-end accessories brand that is striving to innovate with ethically made designs from reclaimed and natural materials. It would come as no surprise then that their name is not an homage to a favourite New Kid on the Block (mine was Joey, anyway) but rather a Norwegian word meaning “of the … [Read More...]
LPO Cloth Diapers Review: Now Available in the US of A, Eh!
As a kid, I remember being excessively jealous of American kids. Thanks to the domination of American media in the lives of Canadians, it seemed like American kids got all the cool stuff. All the fun contests were only open to US residents. Shipping from the Delia’s catalogue was so expensive. So many delicious looking chain restaurants only … [Read More...]