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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
12 Things Your Child Should Avoid
I just read an excellent blog posting I wanted to share with you! Safbaby.com just uploaded this new article on 12 ways to keep your baby and kids toxin-free in 2010. Many of the tips will be a refresher for some (avoid the dreaded BPA is by now hopefully familiar advice for all parents), [...]
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
Inventive Advent
When I was a little girl, one of the things my brother and I looked forward to the most at Christmas was the Advent Calendar. Each of us got our own paper calender, with the little tab windows we pried open every morning on the countdown to Christmas. As we got older, we had the [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Parenting, Tips by Nancy
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
My favourite slacker mom activity
Lately, my two older boys have been getting up earlier and earlier, despite the fact dawn breaks later and later these days. And my husband has a new job that takes him out of the house really early to commute to a nearby city. So I’m on my own from an early hour with two [...]
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Our Eco Family Holiday Sale!
Both owning a business, and the retail industry, were both foreign territory when we launched Kai Kids two years ago this month. We’ve had lots of stumbles and successes and are always trying to learn and try new things, one of which has been hosting our own little trunk shows in Toronto for our local [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Business, New Products, Sales and Specials, Shopping Shows by Nancy
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Kai Kids at the Children’s Trunk Show in Toronto!
As soon as Halloween costumes are put away and the kids have settled down from their sugar high (Halloween and Easter are the only times of the year they get even a tiny bit of candy), we need to start planning for our big show next week. Next Friday and Saturday Nov. 6 and 7, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Business, Sales and Specials, Shopping Shows by Nancy
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Recipe: Kale and Avocado Salad
I’m a pretty healthy eater, once was vegetarian for a few years, but since I met my snack-crazy husband and since I become a mother I seem to have developed more of a taste for sweets and junk food. Three pregnancies and drowsy afternoons of nursing definitely have made me more indulgent: with this last [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Health, Recipes by Nancy
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Green Your Nursery
Today we have a guest post from Barbara Nyke, a Toronto interior designer who specializes in eco-friendly design:
Children have been experiencing an unprecedented rise in chronic disease and illness such as cancer, autism, asthma, birth defects, ADD / ADHD, and learning and developmental disabilities. The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada has linked many [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Babies, Green Living, Health, Non-toxic by Nancy
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Non-toxic, Earth-friendly Kids’ Rooms
We recently had our third baby, another precious life to nurture, sustain and protect. Back when we had Kai, our first son, almost five years ago, I was just starting to become aware about the toxic load carried in most common paints and household building materials.
When my helpful mother-in-law painted Kai’s room for us, I [...]
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
Recipe: Muffin mornings (Pumpkin Raisin)
Lately I’ve been trying to cook more with my two oldest boys (2.5 and 4.5). Not always together, mind you! But two days a week, my middle son is at home with me and Baby Boy, while my oldest is at JK. He has missed a lot of mummy-and-me time in his short life, always [...]
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
Coming soon: Kai Kids Trunk Show!
Well, we’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from hosting our Kai Kids in person sales lately! A new baby has a way of sweetly derailing the best of intentions. But we are starting to settle into a new routine and have time to refocus on the business once again, so are planning [...]
