Calling all LEGO fans! If you have a child between the ages of 5 and 9, you can sign them up for a FREE LEGO Life Magazine subscription and receive five issues per year by mail. The magazine is filled with fun LEGO activities, comics, posters, building ideas, and awesome
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Go behind the scenes and find out how Pixar artists do their jobs! Pixar and Khan Academy have teamed up for a behind-the-scenes look with Disney Pixar in a Box. Use regular school subjects, math, science, computers, and humanities, to learn how to create amazing movies. Animate bouncing balls, build
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Shopping for kids’ clothes can be expensive, and many families are looking for ways to live more sustainably with their clothing choices. Hand-me-downs were the gold standard when I was a child, and my kids have been fortunate enough to grow up with bags of hand-me-downs from friends and family.
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I’ve never been brave enough to attempt an escape room in person. I’m a massive chicken. But, thanks to COVID and multiple creative people, virtual escape rooms popped up all over the internet. While life has opened up a little bit, there are still many days we are all stuck
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Don’t throw it away! Why not get help fixing an item and keep something out of the landfill? Repair Cafés are community gatherings where fixer volunteers help visitors repair their broken household items – electronics, small appliances, textile, jewellery, woodwork, bikes – anything that can be carried in is welcome.
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It’s tough being a small shop these days with the rising cost of everything across Metro Vancouver, which is why supporting locally-owned toy shops is more important than ever! There is such a sense of community and heart in small shops, and they carefully curate their products to include the
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Is it just me, or is everyone sick right now? It seems you can’t scroll through social media without reading about another virus or illness sweeping through classrooms and childcare centers. My kids just got over another cold– there have been so many since September that I’ve completely lost track.
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Happy New Year! Earth has completed another orbit around the Sun. Ever wonder how the Earth ends up in the same place after one year? Or if our orbit around the Sun ever changes? What about other kinds of orbits? Join the HR MacMillan Space Centre to learn about orbits
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Many of us have created Easter traditions with our family and for lots of us, that includes taking the kids to a big community Easter Egg hunt. While community Easter Egg Hunts are a no-go again this year (grrr, COVID) we can still keep the Easter Egg Hunt tradition going
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There’s nothing quite like watching a child get lost in their own little imaginative world. I think that it is the height of comfort and safety for a child – to feel free to be, without limitations. The doors are wide open right now for this kind of play as
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