Last winter, my American friend traveled with her family to Copenhagen for a holiday. When she returned, she told me about her initial shock at seeing unattended baby strollers with babies in them lined up on sidewalks outside cafés and restaurants while their parents were inside eating. Yes, it is true. A daily nap outside is a common part of the daily routine for babies and toddlers throughout Scandinavia, even when temperatures reach as low as 20º F. All year round daycares take the children outside to nap. And, at home, parents put their babies in the garden, on the balcony or porch for their nap. So if you visit anywhere in Scandinavia, this will be a very common sight: Scandinavian parents...
Hiccups are a funny thing, and not just because of the cute little sound your kids make when they have them. We know babies and kids get them because they drank or ate too quickly, or because they gulped too much air in excitement, but one of my favorite piece of Scandinavian lore to share with people in the US is that when babies and kids are cold they get the hiccups. Very few people know about this secret, but this folk knowledge has been verified by scientific researchers at the Mayo Clinic and other medical institutions. We have nerves that run from our neck to our chests and when those nerves are irritated for whatever reason they make the...
If you were a child any time before the 1990s your memories of wearing wool might be similar to mine. Some of my earliest recollections of winters in Norway, involve me barreled up in course and scratchy wool base layers to keep me warm. Only years later did I discover how soft wool can be.
We all love taking trips as a family but there’s a lot to think and worry about, especially if it’s the first big trip for the youngest members of the family. Luckily at Ellas's Wool, we like to keep things simple. By dressing them in wool, we simply have fewer problems to worry about.
There are so many reasons to love wool but buying clothes for your kids can no doubt be expensive at times and with our busy schedules, we often tend to give in to purchasing items without realizing that there are some pretty simple ways to help us save time and money.
