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Editor's Pick - Alpha Taters
Parents make their own choices for their kids when it comes to nutrition but here are some new options, exclusive to Sobey’s, IGA and Pricechopper stores, which are sure to put a smile on their faces.
These days many kids’ foods are laced with high glucose fructose (corn syrup). High sugar and high sodium are linked to many childhood diseases.
These are three favourites:
1. Brekkie Bites — Whole wheat, cinnamon mini waffles
2. Alpha Bites — Alphabet mashed potato letters
3. Fruit Pic Mix — Dried fruit mix in raisin, berry, apple
It’s nice to read the ingredient list and not see any artificial flavours, chemicals or preservatives.
Disney and Sobey’s have combined forces to make meals easier and healthier for kids. The new Compliments Junior line includes more than 100 new products, of which 75 per cent bear the Health Check symbol. As with anything, check the ingredients.
Editor's Pick - Kaboost
The KABOOST chair booster is a simple, portable, and extremely innovative solution to the high chair challenge. A child who is mature enough, but not tall enough, to eat at the table with the rest of the family simply needs a bit of a lift. KABOOST is a one-of-a-kind portable chair booster that raises most 4-legged chairs so that your 20 month to six-year-old child can sit and enjoy mealtimes at the table. Sometimes the simplest needs inspire elegant solutions, and the KABOOST chair booster is truly elegant. KABOOST's spring loaded arms, rubberized grips, and collapsible design make it safe, secure, and portable. KABOOST stays attached even while the chair is moved. What KABOOST can do is lift the entire chair, safely bringing your child up to the table for meals. KABOOST has a choice of two height positions (4.5" and 3.75" - same as standard booster seats), allowing your child to grow with it. In addition to raising the chair itself, KABOOST's wide base actually enhances the chair's stability. In fact, a chair with KABOOST is actually more stable than the same chair without KABOOST. It's rubberized feet prevent slippage and won't damage floors. www.shopkaboost.com $39.99 available in natural, chocolate and apple green.Editor's Pick - Myself Belts
Children ages two to eight love to say 'NO', but not to dressing and undressing themselves. And in the potty training trenches, whens kids ‘gotta go’ they gotta go! Mastering fastening and unfastening belts has been made super-easy with Myself Belts, the only one-handed, quick release belt on the market, and an iParenting Best Products award winner. “Myself Belts eliminate the frustrations of dressing and undressing your child, especially in those crucial moments when a child is being potty trained,†says co-owner Talia Goldfarb. Myself Belts feature a simple three-part process: • First, the parent snaps one end of the belt around the child’s front belt loop. • Then, like other belts, the belt slides through each belt loop around the pants. • Lastly, the child secures the ends together with a Velcro closure. Myself belts are available in Durham Region at Port Perry’s Cuddly Bunny for $14.95 each, located at 158 Water St. The store carries four styles, ranging in size from 2T to 7/8, including the popular camouflage style. Call for details (905) 985-9956 or visit www.cuddlybunny.com. Visit www.myselfbelts.com to see available styles.Editor's Pick - Monkey Sing, Monkey Do CD
Ontario’s two-time Juno Award nominee Mary Lambert has just released her 11th CD entitled Monkey Sing, Monkey Do. The 21 songs recorded on the CD are geared toward children aged three to eight. The tunes are highly interactive and creative and they will fill all listeners with childhood memories, warmth and humour. The CD also recently garnered an iParenting Media award. Songs included are: Hannah Banana, This Old Man Came Jiving Home, Do Your Ears Hang Low and many other favourites. Dozens of Ontario musicians contributed to the compilation. Since 1993 Kingston-based Lambert has toured and performed over 2,500 shows at schools, daycares, libraries and music festivals across Canada. Her CDs are available at her live shows as well as online at www.marylambertmusic.comEditor’s Pick- Barbie 1-2-3
I’m not normally prone to endorsing dolls, however, my daughter simply loves her recently gifted Easy for Me 1-2-3 Barbie. Created for younger girls aged three and up who are just beginning to practice dexterity skills, Easy For Me delivers easy-to-dress clothing and easy-to-handle accessories, When my daughter was a pre-schooler, her Barbies were often in a state of undress, much to her older brothers’ chagrin. They named these dolls “Naked Barbieâ€. Easy for me 1, 2, 3 circumvents this modesty issue with painted undergarments. No more ‘Naked Barbie’. Packaging too is easy to manage, no unbearable twist ties! At a retail price of $9.99 at most retailers this makes an ideal new back-seat toy for the long car trip. For ages three and up.Editor's Pick - Mr. Bach Comes to Call DVD
Based on the award-winning and best-selling Classical Kids recording of the same name, the Mr. Bach Comes to Call DVD captures a special friendship between a great composer and a young girl. After the dramatic send-off of Bach’s music into space aboard the Voyager II, Mr. Bach unexpectedly arrives at the house of Elizabeth, a present-day child, who is awkwardly practicing Bach’s famous Minuet in G. The 54-minute live action drama is based in part on historical fact and features more than twenty beautifully-performed excerpts of Bach’s best-loved works by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra.- Sleep is elusive for me
- Elite Care Canada / Nannies and Caregivers
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- Prepare home-cooked family meals for under $10
- How to go green and save green
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