From TV-themed winter gear for the whole family to bedroom decor that lets kids travel with their imaginations, parents will love these new winter baby and kid launches.
Photo: Columbia Sportswear
Our inboxes are flooded with the latest and greatest in new parenting products every day. From exciting new toys and clever innovations for baby to tools that help make raising kids just a little bit easier (and fun!), our editors have selected some of their favourite launches this month.
"The Canadian winter is easily my least favourite time of year, so anytime I hear about winter gear designed to keep you extra warm it gets my heart pumping. You'd never know it, but the fabric in this new collection from European brand, Reima, is actually made from recycled coffee grounds. Just like drinking coffee makes us feel warm and cozy, this technology increases the coats ability to store heat. Also, the coats are just darn cute!"—Simone Olivero, Senior editor
$160, altitude-sports.com
"I was a dedicated hands-free pumper with both my kids, living long stretches where the unmistakable hum of the Medela Freestyle was the soundtrack to my family's life. With my son, I was using a sports bra with holes cut out of the nipples and it quickly started to sag as I challenged it to join me for ever-more-rigorous chores. Then it was Bravado's Clip and Pump attachment, which clipped onto my nursing bras to firmly hold the two flanges (a.k.a cone thingies) in place. But the brand's latest bra is definitely the 'piece de resistance'—a two-in-one pumping and nursing design that doesn't require you to fumble with too many clips when you're already in mom-bie mode. The cross-over style pairs a nursing layer and a pumping layer to adapt to your ever-changing needs throughout the day and its soft, breathable cotton-modal won't irritate sore nipples. Oh, and it's cute and sporty. Sold!" — Jessica Pollack, Deputy editor
$44, bravadodesigns.com
"The unique bird-shaped camera was the first thing that caught my eye when I heard about this new smart monitor. But beyond the adorable design, this handy app-enabled monitor comes in three configurations (crib-mounted, floor-mounted or perched on a nearby shelf) making it easy to work with whatever nursery set-up you have. It also has standout features that can detect if baby has rolled over, if it's face is covered, if the room is too hot or humid and a specific alert for crying versus general room noise."—Simone Olivero, Senior editor
$479, getcubo.com
"Ovry is elevating your typical drug store ovulation-and-pregnancy test strips with cute packaging (mint green and millennial pink!) and selling them in convenient combo packs mailed straight to your house: in the small Combo Box ($16) you get two pregnancy test strips (which measure the HCG levels in your urine) and three ovulation detection tests per box (which measure your LH levels), plus a small plastic cup that looks like a medicine cup. Results should show up in 5 minutes (for pregnancy) and 10 minutes (for ovulation tracking). If you’re pregnant, two pink lines show up on the strip: there’s no digital display readouts or plastic waste."—Ariel Brewster, Senior editor
Kits from $14, myovry.ca
"The most clever kid products always seem to be invented by parents and the Loop Mittens by Trevor and Wilfred are a perfect example. Finally, mittens that kids can put on by themselves, even toddlers! The mitts provide a permanent loop on each hand for kids to grab, trouble-free. The loops also make it easy for the kids to hang the mittens up to dry. GENIUS." — Kim Shiffman, Editor-in-chief
$30, trevorwilfred.ca
"I've been living in my cozy sweats from this new Knix collection. (Seriously, I'm wearing them as I write this.) The perfect WFH companion, the cozy separates feel like the fluffy inside of a new hoodie before it's been washed. There are also cute pjs, robes, a scarf and a blanket."—Simone Olivero, Senior editor
from $35, knix.ca
"Not only is this steamer super cute (look at its little face!), it truly does it all. You can use it to cook your own baby food, defrost frozen baby food (big win!) and sterilize bottles, utensils and toys. Plus it's super fast and dishwasher safe!"—Kevin John Siazon, Assistant editor
$35, amazon.ca
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