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Skip*Hop Hare

My 19 month old princess, Charlotte, has what I lovingly refer to as ‘giant baby potato head’, meaning that her lack of hair leaves her looking like an overgrown baby-zilla (in a nice way). I am dying for the day I can dress her up and braid her hair, but alas this seems a ways off. Even though she lacks flowing locks, though, she has a fuzzy bunch of dark hair that is becoming increasingly more unruly. There seemed little point in owning a baby comb until now, and luckily wonderfully innovative company Skip*Hop agreed to send me their Hare baby comb and brush set to try out just in time for it to become her Easter gift! [...]

Create Your Own Adventure Story

For those of you unfamiliar with hello hanna’s line of hello books, these clever, imagination inspiring sticker-based ‘create your own adventure story’ books are for creative kids aged four and up. They are a great way for your child to entertain him or herself on rainy days, during road trips, or anytime! [...]

dring dring into Spring!

Introducing dringdring hand-painted bicycle bells! dringdring sells the most beautiful, creative, bright, artistic, colourful and unique bicycle bells I have ever seen. I don’t know who was more excited when the company agreed to send us one to try out, me or my son (I think it was me, actually). Each original metal bicycle bell is hand-painted in the company’s Montreal, Quebec-based studio, and I promise you that you will have a hard time choosing just one. The bells are painted using Eco-friendly paints without solvents or toxic fumes, and they are first painted and then baked, making them resistant to all types of weather. I love that the company has a local organization that provides employment to young people from a diversity of backgrounds to apply their base coat. [...]

Welcome Spring!

We’re spending this week celebrating spring, and what better way to share all the great things about this season of renewal with your baby or toddler than with the sweet little book by Scholastic called Welcome Spring? [...]

Silkberry Baby Bedding Products

When Canadian company Silkberry Baby told me they would send me one of their gorgeous Toddler Comforters with removable filling in Pink Sheep to review, I was delighted. I insist on having quality, luxurious sheets on my bed, and my curiosity was piqued about Silkberry Baby’s quality, all-natural Eco-bedding for children. [...]

Leading Brands’ SUPER Juices!

Juice is a treat for my kids, and when I do let them indulge I give them Leading Brands’ babyblue line of juices, which are made especially with children in mind. Charlotte and Oliver love the yummy taste of babyblue juices, and I rest assured knowing that their ‘treat’ is a healthy one. [...]

Be an EcoSuperHero with the EcoStapler!

I try to do my part in this world to reduce the amount of waste my family creates. Over the last few years, this has included asking retail staff not to staple my receipts together (or print one at all). Staples are great at holding paper together, but what a hassle when it comes to pulling them off paper before recycling. In the big scheme of things, however, it wasn’t until I received a fabulous EcoStapler from my friend Lara last Christmas that I realized just how wasteful staples really are (and that doing my recycling properly was actually the least of my worries when it comes to these little steel fasteners). For example, did you know that if every office worker used one less staple per day, we’d conserve more than 120,000 tonnes of steel per year? [...]

Tree of Love – Metal Art from the Heart

Looking for a unique way of expressing your love? Feast your eyes on this beautiful Tree of Love metal sculpture by Anvil Island Design of Nanaimo, Canada. [...]

Our Top Valentine’s Day Ideas

Stuck on what to do or get for your special Valentine next week? Here are our top ideas! [...]

Coco & Tini – Natural Bathtime!

GIVEAWAY! I love finding natural products for my children, and so I was really excited to discover Canadian company Coco & Tini’s natural bath products for children. Coco & Tini makes ‘naturally pure hair and bath care’ products for little ones. Not only do their products contain only 100% naturally-sourced ingredients, but Coco & Tini does and ‘will not use sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate, parabens, propylene glycol, artificial preservatives or artificial fragrances’ in any of their products. None of their bath products are tested on animals, and I love that Coco & Tini is committed to using recyclable materials in their packaging and printed material. [...]

NEW Vapur Kid-Sized Water Bottles!

*** Use our Raspberry Kids discount code to purchase yours! ***
Our favourite water bottle company, Vapur, has just come out with a fabulous new .4L “fun size” bottle. Available in two packs of cyan blue, orange, and purple, these are water bottles are perfect for kids! [...]

eos Balms Heal Winter Lip Blues

Winter is here and my lips are cracked and bleeding.  For a while now, I’ve been intrigued by eos’ (evolution of smooth’s) smooth sphere and smooth stick lip balms after doing some research and discovering their organic and natural ingredient labeling.  eos was kind enough to send me sample of both the smooth sphere (in summer [...]

Warm Soup for a Cold Winter Day

There’s nothing nicer on a cold winter’s day than a warm bowl of soup, and that’s why I’m going to share one of my favourite recipes with you. This Butternut Squash Soup recipe has a teaspon of Thai red chili paste in it, which adds a nice little kick, and thus warmth, to it. The coconut milk adds a little richness for a really pleasant full-bodied soup. Enjoy! [...]

Crane’s Adorable Humidifiers

GIVEAWAY! We are into the double digits with the amount of colds we’ve had since September, and our old humidifier (circa 1981) was ineffective, spouted water like a fountain, and more or less helped us to grow our own mushrooms in our children’s bedrooms, the humidity levels were so high. Not only that, but my three year old son, Oliver, was not a fan of the old dinosaur, often telling us that the noise level of the machine frightened him. I was so happy when Crane agreed to send me one of their Adorable Animals Humidifers to put try out …. [...]

Welcome Winter!

Ah, Winter! There are many super great finds out there to help you combat this chilly season, and we thought that we’d remind you about a few of our favourite winter things …. [...]

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