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Local Stories and Adventures

Here’s A Sneak Peek At Confederation Park’s New Playground!

April 2017 The City of Calgary’s park development and improvement plan wants to improve Calgary’s Parks and Recreation areas and has been undertaking various projects across the city, including Nose Hill Park and Bowness Park. Confederation Park is also part of this improvement plan. As one of the of the
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Calgary Playground Hitlist for Spring
Calgary Playground Hit List For Spring!

March 2017 More snow and cold?! Why, oh, why? Calgary in March is a catch all of any kind of weather you can think of. Right now we are on the losing end of that grab bag. While we all struggle to invent creative stuff to entertain the children in
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Ski, Stay + Soak at Copper Point Resort

March 2017 This deal is too good not to share! From $130.00 per adult the Ski, Stay & Soak package includes your stay at the fabulous Copper Point Resort, two adult lift tickets at Panorama Mountain Resort and two Radium Hot Springs Mineral Pool Passes. With kids in tow, you
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Sleeping Buffalo Dining Room
The Sleeping Buffalo Delights with Deluxe Dining at Buffalo Mountain Lodge

January 2017 Nothing soothes cold Canadian bones quite like a soak in a hot tub followed up by a glass of wine in front of a crackling fire. When we pulled up to Banff’s Buffalo Mountain Lodge, with its oversized steaming outdoor hot tub and neatly stacked firewood waiting outside our
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Birthday parties at Breathe Parkour in Calgary AB will have the kids running up the walls! (Family Fun Calgary)
Climbing the Walls (Well, Running Up Them) is Part of the Fun at Breathe Parkour Birthday Parties!

June 2016 A few months ago, my son attended a friend’s birthday party at a gym I’d never heard of, which teaches a sport I’d only just barely heard of. He came home raving about the fantastic party and absolutely positive that he wanted to hold his own birthday party at Breathe Parkour
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Explore Downtown Calgary’s +15's
Explore Downtown Calgary’s +15 |The World’s Largest Pedestrian Skywalk System

July 2015 With all of this rain in the forecast lately, there’s only so much time we can spend inside the house. Next rainy day, head out to explore downtown Calgary’s +15 system! Did you know? Calgary’s +15 Skyway, so aptly named because the walkways are around 15 feet above
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Letterboxing: A Great Activity for Family Fun in Calgary

July 2013 By Robin Farr Letterboxing is a mix of art, journaling, solving mysteries, and hunting for buried treasure. It’s similar to geocaching, except that instead of finding an object and leaving one in its place, you’re collecting a stamp in your journal and leaving your stamp in the journal
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