Carrying around infant cereal in a baggie but no recipient to use for feeding? Here’s a smart travel tip: yes, we eat Mott’s Wash your old applesauce containers and recycle reclaim and re purpose them as your on-the-go baby food bowl. Won’t matter if your lose it on your travels. Easy enough to rinse out…
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The Travel Itch
Right before I go on a trip en famille – I get a travel itch. It’s a worry-ing, nervous, anxiety-ish type of itch (it’s the way I am). And those who know me – know my worries go straight to my tummy. Never a good thing. Especially when travel approaches. So instead…I focus (almost imprint)…
#TravelTuesday Tip: Airport playgrounds
Travelling with kids? Research your airports and learn about the in-house playgrounds. That’s right! #TravelTuesday tip: airports have playgrounds. Toronto Pearson has a children’s slide and play structure in front of several gates in the international departure area. Frankfurt airport has a climbing slide in a restaurant on the 2nd floor as well as a…
#TravelTuesday | Rent it
Traveling with kids is awesome – taking all the baby/kid gear is not awesome. THUNDERBOLT CONCEPT!: Rent your baby/kid gear! No more hauling of highchairs and jamming in jumperoos. When we go to France, we have needed carseats & boosters, strollers & highchairs – and thankfully family has sourced it all out for us each…
Parent Club Quick Tip
Headed on a family trip for March Break? This is the week to check passports to ensure everyone’s (including kids) are up to date! Passport Canada has online forms for Adults and Children to help make your passport getting easier. TIP: one parent can be the applicant for a child and the other can be…
Tips For Visiting Great Wolf Lodge
Great Wolf Lodge is a fun family destination with many locations across North America (we go to the Niagara Falls location). My family of 5 has enjoyed a few staycations at Great Wolf Lodge and we have learned some important tips for making the most of the rooms, activities, water park, and food. Here are…
Interview with Lays ChipTrip Spokesperson: Kathy Buckworth
Parent Club: You are the spokesperson for Lays ChipTrip – what is that? Kathy Buckworth: I’m working with Lays to promote their ChipTrip program, which has been developed with the Canadian Tourism Commission, as a way to encourage Canadians to become tourists in their own cities and provinces, or to travel to new provinces and…
Going to Riu Bachata
Our stay at the Riu Bachata, in Puerto Plata was well researched. We had key points that absolutely had to be met: Family Friendly All-inclusive On the Beach Close to the airport Budget Friendly The Bachata had it all. Our room was comfortable and quiet. Two double beds were perfect for our family of 4. …
Packing List for Family Trips
Whether it be a trip south or a trip up north…here are some tips for packing for the family. You might remember my Yummy Mummy Club article on “Double Duty Packing” – this post is more reading on that subject. Passports? You can download Canadian Passport applications and renewal forms online. (Bonus: they now mail passports…
Parent Club: Family Vacation Planning
Every family wants a family vacation (especially in the summer months). It is great to get away – but it shouldn’t break the family bank. Family getaways should be – and can be – family budget friendly. Whether you travel local, national or global — a family trip takes planning, organization and cost savings (that…
Parent Club Review: Great Wolf Lodge (2)
There is a reason why Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls was the 2009 Traveller’s Choice Winner: Best For Families; it accommodates adults and children. For example, the buffets (breakfast, lunch and dinner) have adult stations with made-to-order omelet and pasta. One can also find child-sized islands where the child can take a non-breakable plate and…
Going to visit a wolf – a Great Wolf
Heading off to Great Wolf Lodge next week. Don’t know what to expect. Have you been? Do you have tips on what to pack? Where to eat? What you likey and what you don’t? Would love to hear tips/stories/experiences! Read the Woes of March Break to see where we first met the Great Wolf www.parentclub.ca