Posted on: September 27, 2019
“Mom, I want to come with you to the Acreage of Fun” my almost-four-year-old daughter said to me at breakfast. Notice she didn’t say the Spooktacular Acreage of Fun. I may have deliberately omitted a few minor details in my enthusiastic dialogues of the past month or so. My kids
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Posted on: September 14, 2019
I’m a sucker for a new playground. It was near bedtime and my four-and-a-half year old twin daughters and I were headed for home at the end of a very long day long day when I spotted it – a playground with bright green accents, shimmering like a mirage in
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Posted on: September 7, 2019
“Mommy! It’s Halloween!” It’s not – it’s actually September 7 – but one peek inside the gates of Calaway Park, near Calgary, tells a very different tale. The park is decked out with fall decor, spiders, witches, monsters and dozens and dozens of skeletons EVERYWHERE! Skeleton displays line the main
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Posted on: September 6, 2019
It took about half a dozen visits to the TELUS World of Science Edmonton for me to convince my 4-year-old twin daughters to visit The Body Fantastic. There was just something about that giant face that greets you as you walk in the door that made them feel a little
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Posted on: September 6, 2019
“You mean, we can take one of these HOME???” my daughter asked incredulously, standing over a tidy row of (preserved but still very lifelike) furry-legged tarantulas, each larger than the size of my hand. The subject of her sheer elation was also my greatest fear. In true mom fashion, I
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Posted on: August 22, 2019
Have you ever visited at Biba Smart Playground? We had our first experience at one this week and it’s fair to say my kids are now big fans. We discovered Biba by accident. We were in the far west end of Edmonton and did what we always do – sought
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Posted on: August 9, 2019
Like most kids, my daughters have a playground favourite that they search for at the start of each visit. They’re somewhat fickle – the playground gem can change with regularity, but for the past few months it’s consistently been the monkey bars. We arrive at a new park and they
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Posted on: August 6, 2019
She almost backed out. One of my four-and-a-half year old twins is afraid of heights. She doesn’t mind being on high places, (like mountains for skiing) as long as her feet are connected to the ground. Lift her off the ground though and she is NOT happy. She’s been this
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Posted on: August 2, 2019
What makes a great playground? It’s a question I’ve been asked numerous times and every time it’s cause for pause. What does make a great playground? Selfishly, I love playgrounds with rubber base. I’ve heard experts say sand offers more play value for kids, but I hate the feeling of
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Posted on: August 1, 2019
Is there a better part of parenthood than experiencing the excitement of something from your own youth through the eyes of your children? That blissful joy is exactly how I felt on our family’s recent day at Calaway Park. My husband and I had each enjoyed Calaway Park as kids,
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