Jill Footz

I recently attended a barbecue at the home of a friend who doesn’t have children. Another friend and I wondered what we’d do to occupy our kids in a toyless home with a small backyard crowded with adults. We spotted a park around the ...Read More

It is simply fact – playgrounds are getting cooler. I present Exhibit A: Argyll Community Playground. This park is so new (at time of writing – August 3, 2018) that fencing is still up to keep kids off the fresh grass, and the green shack ...Read More

Edmonton is a city with many secrets. Even after living here for more than 20 years, I will turn a corner and discover something new. Cloverdale Playground is one such place. Anyone who has been to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is no doubt ...Read More

Arrrrrrrr!! It’s the Adventures of the Squealy-Moo Pirates! The campers of Camp Squealy-Moo are setting sail on the high seas, and they need help to search for treasure! Kompany Family Theatre is back with another highly interactive theatre production that is a treasure chest ...Read More

It feels like something from a movie scene. A place that’s a little bit other-worldly, a little bit new age, a little bit vintage – and entirely breathtaking. The new Aga Khan Garden at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden is a showstopper. Just ...Read More

A girlfriend and I were discussing our love/hate relationship with spray parks. Truth be told, there’s very little “hate”: We love them, our kids love them (for the most part – more on that later) and they’re a great way to burn some energy ...Read More

We have nicknames for just about every park. There’s “Colour Park”, “Really Big Park”, “Alphabet Climbing Wall Park” and “Mouse Cheese Park”, just to name a few. There are very few parks we call by their real names. Bonnie Doon Playground is one of ...Read More