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The TELUS Spark Circus Exhibit Reveals the Wonders of the Circus – With a Scientific Twist!
The crowd gasps as the trapeze artist lets go of the bar and cheers when the tightrope walker safely makes it across the high wire. The smell of popcorn fills the air and the clowns stumble into the ring in their ridiculous costumes. The circus conjures up all kinds of
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Create Something Amazing at Your Pinnovate Birthday Party
What are your most important considerations when you’re planning a birthday party for your kids? I’m sure we all consider the budget, the most convenient time for the party, and even (sometimes especially?!) the social dynamics. But like many parents, two of my most basic considerations are whether my child
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Come With Me Into Grotto Mountain! An Adventure You’ll Never Forget With Canmore Cave Tours
November 2018 With a clunk, my head hit the rock above me. “Thanks for testing that helmet,” our guide, Max, called back. “Still working!” I said. I’d “tested” it several times already. I refocussed on the rocks beneath my feet, and knees and hands. It’s a good thing I was
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Play Hard and Go Home Happy With Birthday Parties at InjaNation
November 2018 Sugar! Excitement! Energy! All the reasons kids love birthday parties are the reasons I approach them with great trepidation. Looking for something that everyone (including me) could love, we booked a birthday party at InjaNation, an epic, indoor “playground” for all ages. InjaNation has a variety of birthday
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Splurge Close to Home This Year: Canmore is a World-Class Destination
November 2018 King Malcolm III of Scotland was an intrepid warrior who ruled from 1058 – 1093. He came to power after killing the legendary Macbeth in battle, avenging the death of his father, Duncan. Credited by some with founding a dynasty that consolidated royal power in Scotland, his lineage
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Hexagon Board Game Cafe: Coffee, Camaraderie, and the Thrill of Victory
October 2018 Over the last several years, Board Game Cafes have begun popping up all over the place, giving the family game ritual a new venue. Late to the party, as always, my family just hit up one of these cafes in Calgary, in honour of my husband’s birthday. My
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Play and Learn: Now There’s a Natural Playground at Ralph Klein Park
August 2018 There are natural playgrounds popping up all over the city. These playgrounds tend to move away from the colourful plastic of traditional playgrounds and blend in more seamlessly with the environment around them. They offer loads of opportunities for kids to explore and think outside the box, sometimes with
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The “Other” Canadian Badlands – Discovering the Fossil Safari Tour at Dinosaur Provincial Park
August 2018 What do you picture when I say “Badlands”? Is it hot, dry summers, rocks and dinosaur fossils, and maybe Drumheller and the Royal Tyrrell Museum? Well, keep going south along the Red Deer River Valley and you’ll come to the other Canadian Badlands, just north of Brooks, Alberta.
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More Than Just a Maze: Our Visit to the Calgary Farmyard (Formerly Calgary Corn Maze)
August 2018 On the holiday Monday of August long weekend, in the middle of the busy summer of 2018 (aren’t they all?!), we decided it was the perfect time to head to the Calgary Farmyard (Formerly Calgary Corn Maze and Fun Farm). We’d been planning on checking it out, as we
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Discover an Adventure with Mystery Town Tours
July 2018 Is it a scavenger hunt? Is it an outdoor escape room? Is it a puzzle? Whatever it is, it’s the best way to reignite your interest in being a tourist in your own town! Mystery Town Tours turns an ordinary city into a challenging puzzle you can solve.
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