Amazing Response

The Giving Keeps Going!

Thank you so much to everyone who has brought in contributions for our "Keep the Giving Going Campaign". We are so touched by your generosity and the beautiful quality of items you are bringing in to share with families in need. Family Place will be distributing the items on your behalf. Just a reminder: this campaign will continue through the end of January. And if you bring in items you will receive 10% off your purchase at Mountain Baby. So let's keep the giving going!

It's Literacy Week.

Keep on Reading to Your Kids - Family Literacy Week is Here!

Want your children to learn to read? The greatest predictor of successful literacy is being read to as a young child. Many people think it's a waste of time to read to your baby or toddler, as they often just want to eat, throw, chew, or pull the book you are reading to them. But actually every time you read to them they are absorbing the idea of reading, as well as the sounds and rhythms of the language. You are providing them with ideas and concepts, new vocabulary, and an understanding of their world. And because reading to a child is a cozy, loving intimate experience children develop a positive and familiar relationship with reading. Our local Nelson library is putting on a number of events for Family Literacy Week. Check out the schedule here. For those of you in other communities, your local library is sure to have Family Literacy events this week as well.

January

Keep the Clearance Clearing!
Our January clearance sale continues. All fall and winter clothes, Columbia Sportswear, Kombi mitts, Kamik winter boots and Little Bear Snowshoes are now 40% Off. Stock up for next year! We will see you in the store.

Green Eggs Ham and Spaghetti?

Here's a great, easy, super fast pasta recipe that will help you get those veggies into your kids. This was an absolute all time favourite in my house. My kids loved the fact that their spaghetti turned green...like Green Eggs and Ham! This recipe is from "Whole Foods For the Whole Family", published by La Leche League International. Green Spaghetti (or macaroni or rice) 1 package whole grain spaghetti, cooked and drained 1 bunch fresh spinach or 3/4 lb broccoli, chopped 1/4 -1/3 cup broth (you can use part of a bouillon cube) 1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese 1/2 cup milk (of any sort) 4 Tbs butter or olive oil (optional)1 clove garlic (if your kids like garlic, it gives a real "zing" to the recipe.) Steam the spinach or broccoli until just tender. Put spinach or broccoli, with a bit of cooking liquid, (and garlic) into blender. Add warm broth and liquefy. Stir in cheese and milk. Presto! you have a great, tasty nutritious sauce. Play with the ingredients; more or less cheese, broth, veggie combos etc. Another way to stay prepared for this is to puree fresh spinach and broccoli when they are in season and cheap or fresh from you garden as it may be, and store in 1/2 cup portions in the freezer.This is an excellent "Oh no! It's four o'clock" recipe I do so like green spaghetti! Thank you! Thank you, Peyton Paghetti!

Warm and Outdoors!

Get Active and Get Outdoors!

One of the best ways to stay healthy this season is to boost you and your families' immune systems with good, nutritious food and active play in the fresh air. Mountain Baby offers everything fromwarm woolly socks to technical long underwear, and cozy hats and balaclavas to keep your children warm, dry, and outside this season. There's nothing that will shorten an outdoor day faster than being wet, cold and miserable. So have fun and stay warm and dry. We will see you outside!

Winter Clearance Sale

It's time for our January Clearance Sale!!!!!

Right now we have all fall and winter fashions, all Columbia outerwear (snowsuits, hats and mitts) and Kombi mittens and gloves for25% off. Fall and Winter Stride Rite shoes as well as Kamik winter boots are 15% off. In addition, our Little Bear Snowshoes are 25% off. These snowshoes are a great introduction to snowshoeing and are designed for children 4-8 years old. With the discount they are only..... A great way for your kids to get fit, outdoors, and active.

SO come in and take advantage of these savings. There's still lots of winter left!

Help Us Keep the Giving Going

Help Us Keep the Giving Going!

We spend all of December (and a good part of November-basically once the Halloween candy is gone), thinking about all the holiday preparations and all the gifts and all the spending. We run around, we get stressed, we get exhausted. Once the New Years cheer has worn off, the vacations are over, and the visitors have all gone home, we tend to power down and get into hibernation mode. We're back at work, it gets colder, and the days feel shorter. It's hard for all of us, but much harder for some of us. Living in the beautiful Nelson area can easily feel like a charmed existence, and we can forget too easily that there are many members of our community struggling to make ends meet--to put food on the table, to heat the house, to keep their kids in good warm clothes and happy with good quality toys. Take a second, and look around your house; we bet there's a perfectly good toy your daughter has forsaken for the brand new one she got this winter; a snowsuit in the back of the closet that's still in good condition but hasn't fit for two years; a pair of yellow mittens that your son got for Christmas that he'll never touch because he only wears red. For the rest of the month, you bring your unwanted or unneeded toys, winter clothes, books and games, or an item for the food bank, into Mountain Baby and we'll pass them on to an organization that's helping Nelson's families get through the winter. In return we'll give you 10% off your regular priced purchase. Please be sure your donations are in good condition. Think of them as hand-me-downs; your community is kind of like your extended family, after all. In the cold grey days of January the holiday spirit may feel like a distant memory. Show your neighbours in need that the spirit is still alive and well. Help us keep the giving going.