Monthly Archives: June, 2011
Popsicles and Crafts
Here’s what we were up to this June in case you missed any of it! Parenting Tips & Miscellaneous We revisited a couple of our favourite posts for junior news hounds & crafty kids. We tried out some new recipes with the kids from Pinterest. We tidied up the backyard with bubbles and water. We …
New favourite app
I downloaded this app a long time ago and had forgotten about it until I got a notice of an update. I thought I should revisit it again and have found that it is a super great app to keep the kids entertained! The NFB app has to be one of the coolest apps ever! …
Summer Popsicles
I love summer because of the Popsicle! I find it such a great treat for the kids and since I make my own we can think any flavor we like. I have several different types of molds that I have collected over the years. The ones I dislike the most are the ones that are …
Ol’ MacDonalds Resort
After booking the train in Stettler I received the tickets in the mail with a pamphlet with an adverstisement for Ol’ MacDonalds Resort Campground. I thought this would be a perfect stop for the night since it was only about a 30 minute drive to Stettler so arriving by 10:30 am wouldn’t be so difficult. …
Alberta Prairie Railway – Stettler
Ok so the Alberta Prairie Railway had to be one of the best trips we’ve done with the kids! I’ve seen several ads over the years for the Stettler train but we picked up a pamphlet at the Supertrain show this year and I decided that it might just be the perfect Father’s Day gift this …
Camping supplies – the resources
I have several years of Girl Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers experience camping and so have collected many resources over the years. One thing we love to have camping is a box in the tent full of camping books to read through around the fire or in the tent while it’s raining. Here’s some of the …
Camping supplies – the essentials
We are well into cleaning out the camping gear for this year so here now is the rest of our gear. We organized our remaining bins by tent, fire & sleeping. Our tent bin contains everything related to setting up our tent: Tent, ground sheet, tarps, rope, mallet, extra pegs (all different kinds for all …
Camping supplies – the pantry
My husband’s and my first camping trip was with a tent and a bag of chips. Needless to say we were not prepared! We now have it down to a science. Every year we pull our our totes and take stock of everything and then head to the store with a list of items we …
Battallion Park – Signal Hill
The kids point out the numbers on the hill every time we pass Signal Hill area. If you live in Calgary you’ve likely seen these at some point. I’ve noticed several times that there are stairs behind the Staples store that lead up to the numbers so we decided to venture up there. What are …
Spring Cleaning
If you’re like me then you might have kids toys in the backyard and you might just find that no matter how careful you are about putting them away to keep them clean they end up dirty! My kids drag the diggers and buckets around and always manage to find a patch of mud somewhere. …
