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Best Ways to enjoy Stanley Park in the Summer

Tue
27
2008

Stanley Park is huge and this post will hardly scratch the surface of all that you can do in the park. However, during the summer there are a number of things that would be great fun to do with your preschooler. 1: The Stanley Park Seawall. I would suggest that the best way to see the seawall is to bike around it. Setup to go around counterclockwise, most people obey this. As ... Read more >

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Lions, Tigers and Bears: Exploring the Urban Jungle, Bloedel Floral Conservatory

Fri
30
2008

For a piece of Urban Jungle right in our own backyard one need look no further than the Bloedel Floral Conservatory. Full of lush plants, under a dome out of the rain and filled with over a hundred free flying birds of various species it is a beautiful place to take your preschooler. After looking out my window at the cold rainy day, even peeking at the lush scenery in their 360 ... Read more >

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Best Day Trips Around Greater Vancouver

Tue
3
2008

Whether you live in Vancouver proper or in the Greater Vancouver Area there are lots of day trips within an hour. I am going to highlight five that we have done with our son and will do again.1: Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, BC. Located on Westham Island the sanctuary is exactly that, a safe haven for both the birds and people. With lots of duck that will eat from your preschoolers hand ... Read more >

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Exploring the Urban Jungle: Richmond Nature Park

Thu
3
2008

Another of the great things about living in the lower mainland is that there are so many trails and parks to enjoy. As a teacher the Richmond Nature Park was a great field trip for both the littlest ones and the older children for a number of reasons. The Richmond Nature Park opens daily from ... Read more >

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Small Steps to a Greener World: the Naturebag

Wed
16
2008

When I started looking for new Canadian products for the 2-6 set I came across the Naturebag. This is a new product put together by two Vancouver mums with an education background and a love of nature. They decided that especially in a city like Vancouver there was a need to bring kids back to nature. I was able to get a bag to try with my three year old and I must say I am ... Read more >

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Gwendolyn Floyd

Gwen is a native of Nova Scotia, but took to the West Coast ten years ago when she decided that a country away wasn't a good idea for a relationship. Married for almost eight years she and her husband have a son, now three and another on the way the end of October. As an elementary teacher, now stay at home parent, Gwen is happy to be teaching her own child(ren) all that she can. She just hopes...Read more >

Because a Great Book Helps Explain a Tough Subject

November
20
2008

Oh, the tough stuff. Life with preschoolers means wading right into the hard stuff, sometimes on a daily basis. And what's perhaps most striking of all is just how much tough stuff there is!
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