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Mommy Connections Alumni, Bronwyn Hannelas, shares how she packed for a One-week trip, with 1 Baby, 1 pre-schooler and NO checked luggage. I forwent a purse and opted for a diaper bag instead, the camera bag also did double duty holding some snacks and small toys. We ended up being that family at airport rearranging suitcase contents and shovelling snacks into our kids mouths after our suitcases had mysteriously expanded past acceptable dimensions on the way home. With Air BnB over a traditional hotel you can scout out a family friendly home that offers more options for meal prep, enclosed backyards and can seriously limit what you need to bring.

The box arrives on your doorstep at the start of the week (on the day you choose) and they might as well have called themselves Food Fairies because they consistently deliver convenience, freshness and 3 less “what’s for dinner? Here is my top 3 reasons why HelloFresh wins out week over week for our family and how it helped my marriage! 2 hours grocery shopping (even if I do it online I still spend some time organizing, making lists and online shopping) and 1-3 hours meal planning and food prepping. After a few months of HelloFresh delivering delicious meals he started to check out the visual recipe cards and started making 1 meal a week

If you have school-age children you might have barely made it home from the last day of term in July, with a ripe-smelling PE bag in tow, before being assailed by adverts telling you to stock up on items for the new school year in September. The gentle glow of the Gro-egg can tell you at a glance whether the temperature of the room is too high (red glow), too low (blue glow), or just right (yellow glow). Grobags are designed to be used instead of blankets and top sheets, so choose a 2.5 tog Grobag for standard room temperatures of 16-20°C, or a 3.5 tog Grobag for cold room temperatures of 12-15°C. The Gro Company’s range of sleep solutions are designed make parents’ lives a little bit easier, so even if you dread the approach of the dark days of winter, you can still look on the bright side of enjoying safe, restful sleep for you and your family.

The Super Friends HeroDrive series would be a great gift for any budding super hero fan and preschool aged kid. Herodrive Mash Machines Herodrive Mash Machines are mash-ups of your favorite DC Super Friends with rescue and urban vehicles! Ages 3+, $9.99 each at Toys”R”Us & Walmart Canada, Home Hardware Signal Squad Light up the streets while chasing down the bad guys with HERODRIVE DC Superfriends Signal Squad! Ages 3+, $12.99 each at Walmart Canada Ages 3+, $14.99 each at Toys”R”Us Canada & Home Hardware