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Five Calgary Restaurants To Try With Kids
By Erin B November 4th, 2011 If you’re the type of parent who leaves the kids at home with a babysitter unless you’re going to Boston Pizza or Chuck E. Cheese, you might want to give these places a try. These restaurants will give the adults a delicious meal, and
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Telus Spark: A Sneak Peek At Calgary’s New Science Centre
This article was written in 2011. For current events happening at TELUS Spark, please visit the Family Fun Calgary events calendar. The new Telus Spark Calgary Science Centre opens to the public this morning at 9:00 am. Yesterday, my son Evan and I were invited to have a sneak peek
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Rocky Mountain Adventures: A Stress-Free Day In The Mountains
We wanted to go hiking last weekend with our two year old son but honestly, after working four days that week I just didn’t have the energy to deal with all the preparation that an outing requires. There’s enough gear to pack just for a solo trip but add a toddler who requires double the gear, it’s often a daunting task just to get out the door with your sanity still in tact. To further complicate things, it’s late October here in the Canadian Rockies and that means we are looking at the possibility of winter hiking and having to pack enough extra clothing to keep everybody warm and dry […]
The enchanted and delightful Reader Rock Garden
A place that’s always been on my radar, but I never made it to, is Reader Rock Garden. That is until recently, when we found ourselves with a free afternoon and looking for something to fill it.[…]
Big Hill Springs Provincial Park: Who Knew? This Place Is Great!
My husband and I agreed, the only agenda we had for the Labour Day weekend, was to spend time together. We had a great summer, filled with lots of activity and visiting with friends and trips with family. But now it was time to hang out, uninterrupted, as a family.[…]
Butterfield Acres: Fun On The Farm
By Kirsty Staples August, 31st, 2011 Recently my family had the pleasure of visiting Butterfield Acres. For those unfamiliar with Butterfield Acres it is a farm in Northwest Calgary that allows for an interactive experience with the animals. You are able to go into the pens and pet and even
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Expo Latino 2011: An Explosion of Colours Music and Fun!
=By Nkechi Odina-Seale August 28th, 2011 I’m not normally a festival kind of girl, meaning I always want to go but never make it there, and Expo Latino is just one of those festivals. I always see the signs and the ads and tell myself “I really have to make
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Butterfield Acres: Farm Time Equals Family Time At Butterfield Acres
By Joanne Cook August 17 2011 My mother-in-law has a photo of my husband, 6-years old, standing proudly by a cow, trying to pull off an authentic farmer look. Knowing the only time he had spent on a farm was in University when he helped his buddy’s family brand cattle,
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Inglewood Bird Sanctuary: A Nature Hike In The Heart Of The City
Summer is here, the sun is shining and the one thing I love to do with my children is be outside! When we can, we like to explore the outdoors, surrounded by trees and water and animals (minus the bears and cougars). In our house, we refer to these outings as “adventure hikes”. […]
Butterfield Acres: Our Mostly Perfect Visit At Butterfield Acres
July 2011 By Misty Hamel Butterfield Acres has been high on my list of “things to do with a toddler” for a while now. Finally, this past Saturday Max and I had a chance to check it out. Everything about the day was perfect. Well, almost perfect, but I’ll get
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