Posted on: February 15, 2019
“How was the show?” My husband asked our four-year-old daughter, as she hopped out of the car. Her reply was a single word “Awesome”. He looked up at me and I nodded in agreement. “It really was a great show!” We had just come from Festival Place and opening night
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Posted on: February 8, 2019
My 4-year-old daughter is currently obsessed with Pluto. She has a keen interest in space in general, but Pluto is getting the most attention right now – and is the subject of most of her space-related questions. How cold is Pluto? Why is it a dwarf planet and not a
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Posted on: December 29, 2018
I glanced cautiously around the corner as we made our way toward the entrance of the feature gallery at the TELUS World of Science Edmonton. One of my four-year-old twin daughters insisted on being carried, while the other tugged at my hand and suggested we could go back to the
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Posted on: December 8, 2018
The booming sound of “Carol of the Bells” echoes down a long corridor as lights flash in time to the beat. Adults hold cell phones arms-length away from their bodies to capture the magic, while children lie on the turf and take it all in from below. This is Glow
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Posted on: November 16, 2018
It’s been many months since professional drivers and amateur thrill-seekers have been able to tear up the track at Castrol Raceway. So just what do you do with two kilometres of road course in an Alberta winter? The folks at Castrol Raceway and Canadian Tire have it all figured out
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Posted on: November 14, 2018
Kids love buses. At least mine do! “Bus” was a popular early word for both my daughters. I distinctly remember pushing them in baby swings at the park, and whenever they’d spot a bus, I’d hear “Bus! Bus! Bus! Bus!” When they got a little older they were keen to
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Posted on: October 19, 2018
I’m watching my daughters and channeling my own childhood. Their eyes are following balls of every size (golf balls, pool balls, even bowling balls) wind their way through a maze of wire paths. Occasionally, one girl will jump off the stool and run to another side of the giant clear
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Posted on: September 21, 2018
A year or so ago, I had a box of hand-me-downs to pass to a girlfriend. I packed up my twins and drove to my friends’ office, and made the delivery. As is customary, I immediately drove into the nearest neighbourhood, and started cruising around in search of a playground.
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Posted on: September 7, 2018
We call it Bee Park. You couldn’t possibly know it by any other name – I mean, there’s a giant black bee guarding the sand pit. A good handful of his buddies decorate the giant tree-trunk that anchors the toddler park. (They also serve double duty as climbing wall holds)
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Posted on: August 31, 2018
You probably think you know playgrounds. I know I certainly did. That was before I set eyes on the playground at The Hills at Charlesworth. The first thing I noticed was that it doesn’t really look like any other playgrounds I’ve ever seen before. That’s kind of the point. The
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