Urbanmoms.ca and Duncan Hines want you to take part in the amazing new contest: the Cupcake Challenge! We’re super excited about the challenge and already we’re received lots of great entries. We’re looking for even more of you and your little bakers out there. The winners of the first prize … [Read more...]

Yesterday my baby boy turned 4.  At the risk of sounding cliche, where did those four years go?  All of a sudden, instead of being a student, a professional, or the young mother of two babies, I'm now the verging-on-matronly mom of two children.  Recently, with a child in each hand, I … [Read more...]

urbanmoms.ca and partner Duncan Hines are thrilled to announce an amazing new contest: the Cupcake Challenge! And entering the challenge couldn't be easier...just send us a picture of you (or Grandma or Dad or -- you get the picture...) baking with the kids. We'll publish our favourite pics on the … [Read more...]

Yeeeaaah, Baby! Last Week's Weight Loss: 3.5 lbs! Okay, so after weeks and weeks (well, okay, months really) of up-one-down-one weight gain/loss cycles, I finally broke free and shook off 3.5 pounds, putting me only 8.4 pounds away (blessedly less than ten) from my goal weight. Ahhh...what a relief … [Read more...]

Ever think you have had the "BIG IDEA"?  Something you could market and sell and would actually make you some money?  Well, you just might have but where do you go from here?  As most of us have heard, there is a huge trend toward entrepreneurship, especially with … [Read more...]

Five weeks of vacation with my husband Raoul, three boys; 9 year old Liam, almost 8 year old Ethan and 3.5 year old Gavin, as well as my in-laws in Cape Town South Africa was bitter sweet. We were on the go every day and by the end I was tired and the boys didn’t want to go back to school, Raoul … [Read more...]

Not enough time? Kids picky eaters? Does this sound like you or someone you know? Well, according to our recent Kitchen Party mini poll, 55% of us are challenged by lack of time, and 28% by picky children when preparing the family meals. Mention either problem in a room full of mothers, and … [Read more...]

Even the most expensive concealer cannot camouflage what I see in the mirror right now:  enormous dark circles hanging beneath my bleary eyes.  These are the result of years of sleep-deprived nights and early mornings.  Every mom I know has sleep issues.  At any play date, … [Read more...]

We were at a friend's house for dinner recently. As I wandered around their lovely home, I noticed that their art work consisted mainly of professional photographs that beautifully captured the various stages of their two year-old's development.  The pictures, mostly in black and white, were … [Read more...]

Now’s your chance!   +    You can whip up a batch yourselves using this fabulous new cookbook, Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook, by Georgeanne Brennan. It’s filled with simple, scrumptious, wacky recipes for such foods as Cat in the Hat Pudding and Moose Juice and Schlopp, which will … [Read more...]