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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Humans are going back to the Moon and will be staying there for long-term visits. Join the HR MacMillan Space Centre for a fun evening out and enjoy a planetarium show, a special guest lecture, and some demonstrations, and take a closer look at the proposed Lunar Gateway project. If
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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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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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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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In the Port of Vancouver, a local marine pilot is in command of every ocean-going vessel. Captain Mike Armstrong is one of only eight marine pilots who works on the Fraser River. Join the Vancouver Maritime Museum for this online presentation to meet Captain Armstrong and to hear firsthand about
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While the regular Home Depot Workshops for Kids have been cancelled, the Home Depot has created a series of workshops you can do with your kids at home. Check out these three fun DIY Home Depot Kids Workshops! DIY Cardboard Playhouse for Kids: in just 5 easy steps you can
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Nothing quite says summertime fun like a crackling fire, made complete by friends crowded around and a sticky s’more in hand. A fire by yourself isn’t quite the same, so Scouts Canada is hosting their first-ever virtual campfire on May 23. Get ready for campfire songs, skits, and maybe even
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While we all wait for the beloved geodesic dome to re-open, we can fill our kids’ minds with loads of fascinating science-stuff thanks to Science World’s The Dome At Home! Look at all the great ways Science World is continuing to inspire a fascination with science during the COVID-quaratine. Weekly
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