Posted on: December 13, 2013
Snowbear’s Christmas Countdown (words and pictures by Theresa Smythe) quickly became a favourite in our house. The beautiful cut-paper collage illustrations make the pages great fun for the kids. Each day Snowbear does something new to prepare for Christmas. On day 9 he gets a new tree; we were miraculously
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Posted on: September 18, 2013
When visiting England, a day in Shakespeare country is a must. We hopped aboard a double decker bus for an hour long journey to Stratford-Upon-Avon. Upon our arrival we managed to cajole the kids into wandering a bit of the town. Thank heavens a good friend lent us her stroller
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Posted on: September 11, 2013
What a delightful treat we discovered at Beckonscot Model Village! The venue first opened in 1927 and has been expanding ever since. Roughly 1.5 acres are covered in whimsical village scenes. From a police station with a bed sheet escape ladder hanging out the window, to a burning thatched roof
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Posted on: September 4, 2013
Diggerland needs to come to Canada! What a blast! We braved the 2+ hour drive to take the boys to Diggerland. Apart from a visit to the Diggerland website and a survey of Trip Advisor comments, we didn’t know what to expect. Our expectations were more than exceeded. The kids
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Posted on: August 30, 2013
I don’t know about you but I’ve found reading childhood fairy tales to my children somewhat traumatizing. There are some mean dudes in those stories. Thank heavens for the whimsical and entertaining Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague (published by Scholastic Canada). There are times
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Posted on: August 28, 2013
When planning our trip to England I knew I wanted to show my boys Stonehenge. I recognize at ages 2 & 4 they aren’t capable of comprehending the true significance of a 5,000 year old monument. However, since we had traveled 7,500kms from Vancouver to England, I figured the additional
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Posted on: August 23, 2013
Night Light (published by Scholatic Canada) is a fun, engaging book that appeals to a variety of young ages. The images are bright and colourful, the concept is simple yet very clever, and there are machines! In my kids’ eyes, if there are machines the book is a chart-topping success! Night
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Posted on: August 21, 2013
Thanks to a recommendation from one of our taxi drivers we visited Thomas Land at Drayton Manor. I think our kids’ heads almost popped completely off! Thomas Land really does exist…Knapford Station, Thomas, Rosie, Percy, Sir Topham Hat and more! There are rides galore at Thomas Land. Fly high in
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Posted on: August 7, 2013
We brought our kids to England for a summer holiday. Despite my all-consuming terror of a mid-air meltdown by my children, everything went incredibly well. Thank you Gravol! We have been fortunate enough to stay with family and have used England’s fantastic transit system to get us to our desired
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Posted on: June 25, 2013
This year, for Father’s Day weekend, we took a trip down to Seattle. Three and a half years ago, when our eldest just turned one, we attempted the same trip. To say it was a disaster would be an understatement. Imagine a baby screaming for the entire 2.5 hour drive,
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