Some families have planted vegetable gardens this year; we have. But let’s be honest, we don’t really know what we are doing and guaranteed this year’s crop will be sub-par merely due to our learning curve. So in an effort to shore up our produce “pipeline” for this year we’ve
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In our house we are going with an “all hands on deck” approach. If you have a skill, it’s time to cough up your expertise and share that knowledge with the kids. We have all four grandparents involved, in various, ways to help educate and entertain the kids. Getting the
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Weekends at home are the only option for the foreseeable future. In our house we are working hard to separate the weekdays from the weekends. Our weekdays are structured – everyone gets dressed, beds are made, schooling and working-fr0m-home are in full-force. But on the weekends, we are relaxing the
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“The days are long, but the years are short,” that’s the saying, right?! 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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This article was originally written at the very start of the March 2020 COVID lock-down. While we aren’t currently living with the same level of restrictions, life certainly hasn’t returned to normal. And even when life returns to normal there will be days you are stuck at home – a
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I’m absolutely late to the world of podcasts. Our next door neighbour is a podcast guru. So much so he actually listens to podcasts at double speed so he can get through them faster. I stand in awe. I joined the world of podcasts when driving our boys – and
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Brace yourself, parents, you can do it! You can host a sleepover and come out the other side grinning! The trick? Activities, activities, food, activities, and a good night’s sleep! Sure there will be hours of whispering, giggling and storytelling, but eventually the micro-sized socializers will succumb to exhaustion. So
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Fort Langley, the birthplace of BC, is a weekend destination for many Lower Mainland families. It is easy to see why so many people enjoy visiting the quaint town. The natural tourist attraction is the Fort itself. The Fort Langley National Historic Site was built in 1872 during the heyday
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This summer a sweet friend’s young daughter broke her femur. With a month of summer holidays left my friend asked for suggestions of accessible family fun in Metro Vancouver. A list of family outings that her daughter could master on crutches. I drew a blank. How awful is that?! It’s
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Summer is just around the corner. Families can look forward to warmer weather, plenty of outdoor activities and, of course, summer holidays! This year, why not make the best of that time off school and spend some time bonding as a family by making a craft or two? Family crafting doesn’t need to
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