The SHOWS must go on! Andrew Lloyd Webber is inviting all theatre lovers to enjoy a full-length musical every weekend. The Shows Must Go On YouTube Channel will release a different musical at 4:00 pm ADT for the next few weekends starting on Friday, April 3rd. It will be
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  Need a little magic in isolation? JK Rowling, with Audible, Bloomsbury, OverDrive, Pottermore Publishing, and Scholastic, are excited to announce Harry Potter At Home. Fans will be able to enjoy the first audiobook, games, quizzes, and crafts – FREE! Get ready to banish boredom with Harry Potter! Harry Potter
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Growing your own garden is not only a great way to get exercise and eat healthier, but it’s also a fun family activity. Now, you can get growing with Halifax’s own Niki Jabbour on YouTube. Her latest two videos will help you start your garden and using something we all
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It truly would be too big of a task to share with you all of the great, family-friendly games out there today . . . because it is plentiful and exhaustive. So, I’ll only pass on a few favourites that our own family has enjoyed over the years. Introducing kids
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  Cirque Du Soleil has moved online to bring us an entertaining spectacle. On the Cirque du Soleil website you can find a 60-minute special featuring scenes from their recent shows Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities, O, and Luzia. You will also find a library of various other videos including stage makeup tutorials, workout
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The days are long, but the years are short,” is how the saying goes. Well, the days are really, really long when you’re isolating at home during a pandemic. The days are made even longer still when you have kids telling you how bored they are every 15 minutes. Sure you can
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Universal Pictures is the first production company to make first-run movies immediately available for home viewing. With the closing of major movie theatre chains – such as Cineplex – the production houses are helping get the entertainment to the masses during our period of social isolation. Current theatrical films like
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  There’s a new storytime option in town! Canadian children’s writers and illustrators are sharing their work through reading and drawing with the CBC. You’ll find lots of variety on the list and it’s updated regularly. Canadian Writers and Illustrators Online Website: www.cbc.ca

  Spring has sprung! Let’s celebrate the start of the new season by planting our own home garden –  March and April are the perfect months to start your indoor seedlings. If you’ve never had much of a green thumb, now is the time to bring the great outdoors inside
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Josh Gad, or Olaf, as your kids might know him, is reading you all stories on Twitter while we’re stuck at home! Check out his Twitter link at 8 pm AST. “Since we’re all stuck at home right now, I figured we would have a little fun together,” Gad explained.
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