Family Pj's

Snug as a Bug has some really great family Christmas Pj's. You can even get Pj's for the dog and cat. Would make a great family Christmas photo.

Winter Hats

Every Canadian family knows that every kid needs a winter hat by the first of Oct. Here are a few cute winter hats I found online.

www.emihats.com

www.bydesigngifts.ca

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18179985

Product Review: Heart String Baby's Companion

This week I had the pleasure to review a great Canadian baby toy, called the HEART STRING. The HEART STRING is a necklace that the mother or caregiver can wear and baby can tug, pull, chew or play with. It is great for breastfeeding moms, baby can play with the pendant while feeding, which helps keep fidgety babies interested in feeding.

The HEART STRING is free of latex, lead, BPA, PVC and Phthalates. It is Non- Toxic and is made of FDA approved plastics. It also has a custom breakaway clasp. The HEART STRING comes with a cotton pouch to keep it clean in between uses. PLUS it is dishwasher safe:)

My son Zaxten is 5 months old and although he is not breastfeeding ( sadly not my choice) He loved the HEART STRING as a chew toy. I also found that when I wear it, he leaves my chain alone and focuses on the HEART STRING. My oldest son enjoyed wearing it and watching his baby brother react to it. I liked that it was all one piece with no small pieces and it had little grooves to fit Zaxten's little fingers.

You can get your own at www.heartstringcompanions.com

Hatley- Great Canadian Kids Wear

Hatley is a true Canadian company. Specializing in nature inspired children's and adult clothing. I love their designs which are simple, funny and Canadian all in one. You can check out their line at www.hatleystore.com

Soxy

Check out these great knee high socks from Vancouver Based online store SOXY, one thing that makes this socks extra special is that they are not sold in retail stores anywhere, you can only buy them online. I think they are great, talk about adding some drama to any outfit. They come in womens and children's sizes:)

Canadian Inventions?

Did you know that all of the  following are invented in Canada?

• 5 Pin Bowling A truly Canadian sport invented by T.E. Ryan of Toronto in 1909[
• Air-Conditioned Railway Coach Invented by Henry Ruttan in 1858
• Anti-Gravity Suit Invented by Wilbur Rounding Franks in 1941, a suit for high altitude jet pilots
• Automatic Foghorn The first steam foghorn was invented by Robert Foulis in 1859
• Automatic Machinery Lubricator One of the many inventions invented by Elijah McCoy
• Automatic Postal Sorter In 1957, Maurice Levy invented a postal sorter that could handle 200,000 letters an hour
• Basketball Invented by James Naismith in 1891
• Bone Marrow Compatibility Test Invented by Barbara Bain in 1960
• Canada Dry Ginger Ale Invented in 1907 by John A. McLaughlin
• Chocolate Nut Bar Arthur Ganong made the first nickel bar in 1910
• Computerized Braille Invented by Roland Galarneau in 1972
• Creed Telegraph System Fredrick Creed invented a way to convert Morse Code to text in 1900
• Compound Steam Engine Invented by Benjamin Franklin Tibbetts in 1842
• CPR Mannequin invented by Dianne Croteau in 1989
• Electric Car Heater Thomas Ahearn invented the first electric car heater in 1890
• Electric Cooking Range Thomas Ahearn invented the first in 1882
• Electric Light Bulb Henry Woodward invented an electric light bulb in 1874 and sold the patent to Thomas Edison
• Electron Microscope Eli Franklin Burton, Cecil Hall, James Hillier, Albert Prebus co-invented the electron microscope in 1937
• Electric Organ Morse Robb of Belleville, Ontario, patented the world's first electric organ in 1928
• Electric Streetcar John Joseph Wright invented an electric streetcar in 1883
• • Film Colourization Invented by Wilson Markle in 1983
  • Garbage Bag (polyethylene) Invented by Harry Wasylyk in 1950
  • Goalie Mask Invented by Jaques Plante in 1960
  • Gramophone Co-invented by Alexander Graham Bell & Emile Berliner in 1889
  • Green Ink Currency ink invented by Thomas Sterry Hunt in 1862
  • Heart Pacemaker Invented by Dr. John A. Hopps in 1950
  • IMax Movie System Co-invented in 1968 by Grahame Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, and Robert Kerr
  • Instant Mashed Potatos Dehydrated potato flakes were invented by Edward A. Asselbergs in 1962
  • Insulin Process Fredrick Banting, J. J. Macleod, Charles Best and Collip invented the process for insulin in 1922
  • JAVA Software programming language invented by James Gosling in 1994
  • Jetliner The first commercial jetliner to fly in North America was designed by James Floyd in 1949. The first test flight of the Avro Jetliner was on August 10 1949.
  • Jolly Jumper Baby's delight invented by Olivia Poole in 1959
  • Kerosene Invented by Doctor Abraham Gesner in 1846
  • Lawn Sprinkler Another invention made by Elijah McCoy
  • Light Bulb Leads Leads made of nickel & iron alloy were invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1892
  • Marquis Wheat Invented by Sir Charles E. Saunders in 1908
  • McIntosh Apple Invented by John McIntosh in 1796
  • Music Synthesizer Invented by Hugh Le Caine in 1945
  • Newsprint Invented by Charles Fenerty in 1838
  • Odometer Invented by Samuel McKeen in 1854
  • Paint Roller invented by Norman Breakey of Toronto in 1940
  • Plexiglas Polymerized Methyl Methacrylate invented by William Chalmers in 1931
  • Polypump Liquid Dispenser Harold Humphrey made pumpable liquid hand soap possible in 1972
  • Portable Film Developing System Invented by Arthur Williams McCurdy in 1890, but he foolishly sold the patent to George Eastman in 1903
  • Potato Digger Invented by Alexander Anderson in 1856
  • Process to Extract Helium from Natural Gas Invented by Sir John Cunningham McLennan in 1915
  • Prosthetic Hand An electric prosthetic invented by Helmut Lucas in 1971
  • Quartz Clock Warren Marrison developed the first quartz clock
  • R-Theta Navigation System Invented by J.E.G. Wright in 1958
  • Radio-Transmitted Voice Invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1904
  • Railway Car Brake Invented by George B. Dorey in 1913
  • Railway Sleeper Car Invented by Samuel Sharp in 1857
  • Robertson Screw Invented by Peter L. Robertson in 1908
  • Rotary Blow Molding Machine Plastic bottle maker invented by Gustave Côté in 1966
  • Rotary Railroad Snowplow Invented by J.E. Elliott in 1869
  • Rubber Shoe Heels Elijah McCoy patented an important improvement to rubber heels in 1879
  • Safety Paint A high reflectivity paint invented by Neil Harpham in 1974
  • Screw Propeller Ship's propeller invented by John Patch in 1833
  • Silicon Chip Blood Analyzer Invented by Imants Lauks in 1986
  • Snowblower Invented by Arthur Sicard in 1925
  • Snowmobile Invented by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1958
  • Standard Time Invented by Sir Sanford Fleming in 1878
  • Stereo-orthography Map Making System Invented by T.J. Blachut, Stanley Collins in 1965
  • Superphosphate Fertilizer Invented by Thomas L. Wilson in 1896
  • Synthetic Sucrose Invented by Dr. Raymond Lemieux in 1953
  • Television System Reginald A. Fessenden patented a television system in 1927
  • Television Camera Invented by F. C. P. Henroteau in 1934
  • Telephone Invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
  • Telephone Handset Invented by Cyril Duquet in 1878
  • Tone-to-Pulse Converter Invented by Michael Cowpland in 1974
  • Trivial Pursuit Invented in 1979 by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott
  • Tuck-Away-Handle Beer Carton Invented by Steve Pasjac in 1957
  • Undersea Telegraph Cable Invented by Fredrick Newton Gisborne in 1857
  • UV-degradable Plastics Invented by Dr. James Guillet in 1971
  • Variable Pitch Aircraft Propeller Invented by Walter Rupert Turnbull in 1922
  • Walkie-Talkie Invented by Donald L. Hings in 1942
  • Wireless Radio Invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1900
  • Wirephoto Edward Samuels Rogers invented the first in 1925
  • Zipper Invented by Gideon Sundback in 1913