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When you are running errands, when your kids are sitting in the backseat of the car, when you are sitting on the bus, while you are riding bikes, or when you just seem to have …
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When you are running errands, when your kids are sitting in the backseat of the car, when you are sitting on the bus, while you are riding bikes, or when you just seem to have …
When your four year old says, 'Dad, can you make me another tracing picture?' you know it was well worth the ten minutes to set it up the first time! While the classic tracing surface is …
What is never scheduled in structured playtime : Playing a game of Dandelion with dandelions. We went to feed squirrels. Well, we actually went to pick up her first bike from Kijiji...we just brought peanuts because …
"Hey, did you both know raisins come from grapes?" The six year old knew that already, it was new to the four year old. I was holding a handful of grapes, one a little more …
She asked me, 'do you think the deer are still there in the winter? I figured they probably were but didn't know for sure. There was only one thing to do. Well, two things. …
Uno is a fun little card game for family to play together with easy to follow rules, and exciting (mostly for the kids) gameplay. It's quite simple - you match either the number or the …
The internet. Where six year olds can challenge someone from anywhere in the world to a game of chess :) A welcome tool to someone who is trying to teach a 6yo and a 4yo …
When is the right time for them to learn about Greek Mythology? When they are interested in it.
Lesson Structure: Lego "Dad, I broke the lego structure..." The kids have been using this structure for quite a while now...it was previously the ground level of skyscraper that crumbled. He felt bad because he knew …
Well, the days of almost winter are upon us. Snowsuits one day, riding scooters the next. Wet mitts, wet boots, happy, tired kids. The days start dark. Dark enough for the 4yo to call it …
What a great addition to all the fun of hill climbs (and descents)...add kettlebells! When the 6yo told me the weights weren't heavy enough to make him tired, I first thought of getting him more weights. …
Halloween was just the day we happened to go there. We were told there were lots of deer living in there who didn't really care about people all that much. So we went. And it …
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So it turns out we butterfly! Did you ever hear that as a verb before? Right now we have two little caterpillars (we can find out if they are male or female once they …
Here's a fun little activity for the kids...let them grow their own life in a container...Well, actually, let them follow the instructions, give or take, to make their own life in a container...I guess we'll …
Another trip to our local obstacle course, CTC Obstacles. What a great place for kids of all ages, even for the adults who bring them! Disclaimer: Most adults come prepared to sit and wait, …
We had a 'big' dose of unicycle lessons recently. By big dose, I mean about 20 minutes of practice over a few days. It was a push to see if he could get it …
"What I like the most about playing dino doctor is teaching her the dino names like you taught me " - Aidan, 5 I wondered, very briefly, when we had our second kid, isn't it going …
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Our second T-shirt day of the season - our first was a month or so ago. (Let's get with Spring, ammiright?) The great part this time was the high winds. Strangely enough, he seemed to benefit …