Monthly Archives: October, 2010
Paint pucks
This guest post is from our friends at the Ottawa based blog Kids in the Capital. by Lara Do you remember these from elementary school? I’m always looking for new crafts to do with Kiernan and when I saw these at Wallacks (I know you can also get them at Scholar’s Choice) a wave of …
Have a Happy (and Safe) Halloween
By Ellen Percival, Calgary’s Child Magazine Ahh, the spookiest night of the year is almost upon us. It can be a worrisome time for parents, but there’s lots you can do to help make sure your little ghosts and goblins are safe. One of the most effective tools Calgary parents have is our very own …
Paper Dolls with a Twist
by Sharon In a search to find some new creative toys for my 3 ½ year old daughter, I thought back to my own “crafty” childhood. My Mom was/is super crafty, and she was always helping us with art projects of one kind or another. One of my favorite rainy day activities was cutting out …
A walk in Griffith Woods
by Danielle I love this park! The park is in the SW community of “Discovery Ridge”. There’s a small parking lot and the trails take off from there. The main path follows the river and the neighbourhood and is also a favourite of dog owners. The kids love it just for that reason. There …
Travel Tuesday Part III – Vacation memories
by Danielle Do you take far too many photos on family trips? I do. I never know what to do with them all. Realistically they will be loaded up on to the computer and then never looked at again. Recently I decided to make story books for each big trip we take as a family. …
Crafty Kid Sites I Subscribe To!
by Allison I am a hard-core crafter and as such, my kids are constantly getting into my stuff! To keep them out of my most beloved items, I like to have ideas on hand that they can do with only a minimum of supervision (and coloring sheets ain’t gonna do it when there are punches, …
Where the dinosaurs once roamed…
by Danielle If there’s a day trip from Calgary that is a must it is Drumheller. We head every time company visits. Being a prairie girl, I love the drive. It is about 1.5 hours but the time seems to pass fairly quick. The drive out shows Alberta at it’s finest. The flat flat prairies, …
City of Calgary Downtown Public Art Circuit
by Danielle For those of you with an iPhone this is a great way to tour the downtown with the kids. This is a free app put out by the city of Calgary with a tour of the art sculptures downtown – if you’re like me then you’ve seen many of them and never thought …
Birthday Crowns
This guest post is from our friends at the Ottawa based blog Kids in the Capital. by Vicky Here’s a fun little craft to make for your kids’ birthdays! I found a pattern with instructions online, but I modified it slightly to make it a bit easier. Materials needed: -Crown Pattern -1/4 meter of felt (at …
Salon Mom: Cutting your own kids hair
This guest post is from our friends at the Ottawa based blog Kids in the Capital. by Brie It was time. I really couldn’t put it off any longer. I needed to face facts. My son needed a haircut. My two-year boy’s long white blond hair was cute. He looks like a little surfer one …
