I was recently offered the opportunity to try out and review Inspired Go – a Canadian company that offers affordable and delicious salads delivered right to your door. I adore their name as it ties directly into their mission to inspire people to live their best lives through healthy eating!  My first step was ordering online and it was super easy. As a “geriatric millennial”, sometimes I find online shopping overwhelming, okay. They have a wide variety of salads to choose from, but not so many that it felt impossible to choose. I ended up ordering 6 different salads including the Thai L ..read more

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Happy 2022! As a parent of a little who wears glasses, I am constantly on the look-out for high quality, DURABLE, affordable options that my kiddo can wear comfortably. We were very excited to try out the online design and order process with Canadian children’s glasses company, MEsquad. The order process was seamless. On the MEsquad website, you are able to choose from pre-designed frames, or you and your child can design your very own pair! You heard right, you and your child can build their very own pair of frames, from shape, to color, to arms and hinges and lenses! It was such a fun exper ..read more

  Use recycled spray bottles, or purchase from Dollar Store. Fill with water and food coloring (you can also use watered down paint)! Your child will have so much fun creating outdoors in the snow! Have fun!     The post More Outdoor Winter Fun Ideas! first appeared on Mommy Connections Edmonton & St. Albert ..read more

  A super simple, quick art activity for littles! Grad some pinecones on a nature walk (or purchase a bag from the craft aisle at DollarStore or Walmart). Have kiddos rip up smaller pieces of tissue paper, and crumple (this is a great way to build those small muscles in hands!), and then pinch and push tissue paper into the pinecone! Add glue and glitter if you want to get fancy, or even turn into a tree ornament by adding a pipecleaner hook to top! Happy Holiday! The post Holiday Craft Ideas for Littles first appeared on Mommy Connections Edmonton & St. Albert ..read more

Welcome to another segment of Local Love! I’m excited to introduce you to Core Love, owned by Kaye Burrows. We’ve worked with Core Love for the past few years, and love the knowledge, compassion and fun she brings to her classes and consults for post-natal mamas! 1) Tell us a bit about you (name, background, family,etc). I am Kaye- my husband Matt and I have three kids and they have totally changed my life.  Becoming a mother was a totally transformative experience for me and has been the hardest and most joyful thing I have ever done.   2) Tell us a bit about your business (name, wh ..read more

  I want to introduce you to J’Adore Dance. A local Edmonton business that offers amazing classes for the whole family. Mommy Connections West Edmonton has worked with J’Adore Dance for the past 9+ years! We are so grateful for our collaboration on demo classes for our programs, attending our events as vendors and just being down right awesome people! Owners Jenna Brenan and Chantel Sampson answer our questions below. Tell us a bit about you:Chantel Sampson: I have been married for 20 years and I am a mom of 3 teenagers. I began a career in teaching with Edmonton Catholic schools in 199 ..read more

We have been so fortunate to partner with some amazing, women run businesses over the years. We have built amazing relationships with these companies, and have attended many classes with our own kiddos as well. We love to share what local ladies (and gents) are doing in #yeg to support families and kiddos! Over the next weeks, we’ll be sharing some of our favs. We sent some simple questions to learn more about them, and introduce their business to anyone who may not have heard of them! If you know of an amazing local business you think we should showcase, send them our way! You can email ally ..read more

Mamas! We still got you! Who would have thought that we would still be supporting your during this pandemic….ONE YEAR LATER! At this time last Spring, we were changing plans, pivoting, scrambling, adapting, as was everyone! Good news, we have it mastered! We would like to consider ourselves now professional “Zoom” facilitators! We are so happy to be able to continue to offer mom and baby programs here in Edmonton. As the weather warms up, we are able to offer a “hybrid” type of program, partially virtual, partially meeting up outdoors. We follow all AHS guidelines, and safety of our participan ..read more

We tried this super fun activity we found on Heather Christo’s page (click here) It was so fun! Peeling crayons is definitely a great way to build those little fine motor muscles in kiddo’s hands! The post Valentine’s Fun! first appeared on Mommy Connections Edmonton & St. Albert ..read more