• Pregnancy & Parenting

    Budget Parenting- When & Where to buy Kids Stuff?

    This is an example shopping timeline for a child born in Oct. For example, assuming all previous clothings have been acquired before birth, in Nov of his/her birth year, parents should be shopping for Size 18-24 months during Black Friday Sales. Move the Month Bar on the chart to suit your child’s birth month. Kids grow so fast! Their need for new clothes and stuff is relentless. Although it is fun to shop for cute children’s clothes, it can get pretty expensive very quickly. After three years of experimenting, we have come to a shopping pattern that has saved us a fair bit of money. (See the Example Shopping Timeline…

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    Stroller Mod – Bugaboo Breezy Sun canopy on Uppababy strollers

    Bugaboo Donkey Breezy Sun Canopy on an Uppababy Cruz v2. Method 2: Canopy is fully functional when used with Uppababy native canopy frame (Top left), but shows puckering of fabric near clamps (Bottom left). Method 1: Canopy is much neater when used with Bugaboo’s own canopy wire & clamps (Right). The Bugaboo Breezy Sun canopy has been one of the most lusted-after accessories amongst stroller pushers. Not only because it is a member of the stylish and well-made Bugaboo lineup, but it is genuinely a very useful summer accessories. It provides head-to-toe sun coverage for the child, yet it still offers great visibility from inside the stroller. Even my three…

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    Uppababy Cruz v2 – A Three-month Review

    Uppababy Cruz v2, is this the best single hauler for urban parents? After using and loving our Phil & Ted Voyager Double Convertible for the past two years, we have come to the realisation that we no longer need a double stroller. (See our posts on the Phil & Ted Voyager Review and Do You Really Need a Double Stroller?) We re-evaluated our needs and wants, and decided that an Uppababy Cruz v2 is a better fit for our current circumstances. After three months of daily use, here are what we thought are the good and the could be improved of this stroller.   THE GOOD Sturdy mechanism Uppababy has…

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    Stroller Mod – Raising the Canopy

    My girl had a growth spurt recently and all of a sudden she is pushing the height limit of the stroller canopy!  We have had our Phil & Teds Voyager 2019+ for a year now and we have both been very happy with it. (See our full review on the stroller) So far the only gripe we have is that my almost-two-year-old seems to be reaching the seat height limit already. However, while trying to remove it for cleaning one day, I realised that the stroller canopy can be mounted at a higher position! With a little modification, we are able to increase the height limit of the canopy by…