We Love Local!

By Trista Arney

The pandemic has been hard on everyone – it’s important to support local businesses when and where we can! Here are our very favorite picks for this month!

RareOrdinaire – rareordinaire.com

EXCLUSIVE 10% OFF COUPON CODE (CALGARYSCHILD10) VALID UNTIL JUNE 30! This small, locally-owned business creates a variety of personalized laser woodcut creations. These custom kids’ artwork keychains are our favourite – perfect for Mother’s Day! Check out their clever signs to alert visitors and delivery drivers not to not use the doorbell, remind well-meaning strangers to not touch the baby and many more fantastic customizable pieces for all occasions!  

Iva & Bow – instagram.com/ivaandbow

Looking for the perfect accessory for a special occasion, photographs, or just every day adorableness? Check out Iva & Bow for locally created hair bows, headwraps, and bow ties! 

Pumpkin’s Diaper Delivery – pumpkinsdiaperdelivery.net

Cloth diaper delivery service local to YYC! They offer a variety of services to suit your family’s needs. Want to use cloth diapers but don’t want to wash them? Get a delivery of free diapers once a week and they’ll take the dirty ones away! Cloth diapers getting a little too stained to use? They’ll take them away and give them a deep clean for you. Don’t want to invest in your own cloth diapers? Rent them, wash them at home, and have them deep-cleaned every two months! All the benefits of cloth diapering with way less stress. 

myFUNvelope – myfunvelope.ca

Tired of filling the house with “stuff” for the children in your life? MyFUNvelope subscription boxes promote learning, play, and creativity for children ages 3-9. Kids LOVE getting packages in the mail and this subscription box is Canadian, which means no expensive international shipping! The subscription option provides non-holiday specific crafts, so it’s perfect for everyone (and you never have to worry about it coming too late!) If you’re not sure about a subscription, try their single craft kits for a one-time gift.

Mini Ve – minive.ca

Mini leather bags and fashion accessories appropriate for your little fashion fan! Darling buttery-soft leather bags for the world of minis who love to fill, tote, imagine, play, and pretend for hours on end each and every day. 

Pebble to Peak – pebbletopeak.com

Pebble to Peak handcrafts and sources a variety of functional baby items. Their teething products give your little ‘pebbles’ a safe and textured material to chew on during those uncomfortable teething periods. Meanwhile, their silicone bibs & placemats take the stress out of mealtimes using colourful (and easy to clean) shapes that make mealtimes fun for those picky eaters!