Call Waiting

Any mom who’s missed an important phone call because her cell phone was buried at the bottom of her stroller will love the new texthook. The portable smartphone holder is easy to attach to any stroller (it also fits on bikes and shopping carts) and allows you to chat (hands free) or text while you push. Just the Facts Baby readers can get 15 percent off by entering the promo code FACTSBABY15OFF

Label it or Lose it

On day one of back-to-school, every parent is sent home with a note to: Label everything or lose it. Since we find sewing on a button an Olympian task, we’re overjoyed there are peel-and-stick labels that can withstand the laundry, dishwasher and any other test you can think of. 

Mabel’s Labels was founded in 2002 and is the first Canadian company to bring timesaving labels to parents. There are endless colors and styles to choose from, but we love the Ultimate Back to School Combo which contains Tag Mates (perfect for clothing), extra tough insole shoe labels, Skinny-Minis for food containers and school supplies and Teeny Tags for backpacks and lunch bags. The lost and found will be lonely this year.

Peekaboo Playwear

We all know how much kids love to dress up. Now your child can let her imagination go wild each time she opens her closet. Peekaboobeans is a British Columbia, Canada company that aims to integrate innovative children’s playwear with early childhood development. “Clothes are made to encourage a playful lifestyle,” says founder Traci Costa. Their newest collection “When I Grow Up” celebrates life through the eyes of a child. Clothing items are inspired by tea party, detective, pirate and other play themes. For babies, we love Peekaboo Beans’ colorful mix-and-match separates such as the Encore Tunic and Improve Legging (seen here).

BPA-Free Baby Bottles

If you liked the old Adiri BPA-free baby bottles, you’ll love the new-and-improved version. The Adiri Ultimate Nurser is still 100 percent polycarbonate- and BPA-free, but now the bottles have a new leak-proof cap and better flow control. They’re also more durable–and the cap and warming plate transform into a super handy snack pot once your baby is ready for finger foods. As always, we love the soft, breast-shaped nipple, which reduces nipple confusion and helps make the switch from breast to bottle a whole lot easier for both mom and baby. Available in slow, medium and fast-flow. thewatergeeks.com

Eco-friendly Bath Time

Our kids love bath time, but when we added kid-friendly suds from eco-friendly Nature Clean, it took washing up to a whole new level. We like the new line of gentle bath products because they’re made from almost 100 percent natural ingredients and don’t contain parabens, sulphates, synthetic fragrances or dyes. Our kids like them for the Treehouse factor–each product features a colourful Treehouse character on the bottle. (The Franklin the Turtle foaming hand soap was a big hit in our house–who knew we’d have to tell a three-year-old to stop washing his hands?!) There’s also bubble bath, 2-in-1 shampoo, body wash, body lotion and leave-in detangler. naturecleanliving.com