Monthly Archives: April, 2011
Take a Hike!
To Grassi Lakes, that is, in Canmore – it’s a great hike for kids, not too steep yet we still get high enough up to see some interesting things. When we did it last I carried my son in our MEC child carrier along with about 10lbs in the bag – so 30lbs was a …
Top Tips for Not Losing your Mind while Hosting a Toddler Birthday Parties
Last year, I didn’t throw my toddler a birthday party. I am a bit of a bah humbug like that. What one year old needs a party? Beside it being incredibly inconvenient to try and fit a party between two naps a day and an early bedtime, I was quite certain my one year old …
Preschooler Easter Craft
I found this craft from a book we took out at the library last week. I started making it myself and then my 4 year old joined in. She loves to cut with scissors so she enjoyed cutting out shapes on her own. She also loves imagining so she had a blast playing with the …
Food Travels: April Edition
Continuing on our culinary trip around the world, my family decided to try out Nepalese food during the month of April. We had heard great things about this type of food, but never had the chance to try it. So, one snowy Saturday night, we headed to The Himalayan Restaurant on 17th Avenue SW to …
Consignment, Community Sales & Favourite Clothing Stores
I was very fortunate with both my kids that my sister worked at a retail store and always seemed to be picking up items on sale or as gifts for the kids that we had a ridiculous amount of clothes for them. But when there were items I still did need I ran out to …
My Top 5 Playgrounds in Calgary
(click on the titles for a full review) I started out last year to find great playgrounds in Calgary. I found a lot of great ones and this coming year I hope to find even more. Here’s a list of 5 of my favorite playgrounds from last year (and one honorable mention). 1. Bridgeland Community …
Egg decorating for Easter
I had my hands full the other day with 2 young boys under 4. My nephew who’s 3.5 was visiting and my son who’s 2 was bouncing off the walls! They were very interested though when I suggested an Easter craft. So we gathered some materials together that we had around the house and managed …
Mall Play Areas in Calgary
(click on the titles for a full review) Malls in Calgary are very family friendly. This Winter we checked out the 10 malls in Calgary with play areas for kids. I’ve listed each below in alphabetical order. 1. Chinook Centre Calgary’s biggest mall does not have a dedicated play area, but it still has a …
Calgary Child’s Play
We’d like to welcome our newest sponsor, Calgary Child’s Play! Calgary Child’s Play is South West Calgary’s new leading summer day camp provider! They also offer quality before and after school care. This summer Child’s Play is offering Super Camps for kids aged 7-12. Session A runs August 15- 19 & Session B runs August …
Supertrain 2011
If you have a child who loves trains you HAVE to check this show out. Supertrain is Canada’s largest model train show and it’s held this month in our city every year! We’ve gone two years in a row now and hope it continues to run every year. We started with our daughter and she …
