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Following our favorite toy store
Andrew Scott never fails me when I need a gift idea. During the past several years, I’ve probably spent many hours chatting with him in the toy store about kids’ gifts and all kinds of random topics.
Andrew works at It’s All Fun & Games – a beloved toy store in my neighbourhood –...
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Photography for kids
“Thats’s so random!”
I never know what I’ll see on my iPhone camera after my son’s been using it. Yesterday I found this super-cool drawing on it after our trip to JJ Bean. He’s also taken some interesting shots of the painting on the south wall of Continental Cafe (which is worth a...
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I won a book at Vancouver Real Writers’ Series
I love the exciting feeling when you see your raffle ticket numbers correspond with the numbers spoken aloud. Yay! And now that I’m a mom, I can send my son to collect the prize, because I have a shy streak in such situations.
Last night my son and I went to the Grand Finale night...
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Public art adding colour to Vancouver
This mural is one of the many great pieces of public art to enjoy in out city. It’s on Commercial Drive and East 5th Avenue, beside Cafe Deux Soleils. My son was intrigued with the artist who painted it and he asked lots of questions, as usual. That’s how he learned about Montana Spray...
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Got time for yoga?
Tonight I would like to go to yoga, so I'll see if I can find time, childcare, and inner justification for spending the money. I might buy booklets of tickets at a few different studios to keep it interesting - and there are a few more places in town where I can get the...
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Not enough time to blog?
"I don't have enough time!" That's the first thought that came to mind when I thought about writing this post.
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Encouraging kids to write
Have you ever noticed how many people hate writing? They dread the task and try to avoid it at all costs – and recently I gained some new insight into why they may feel this way.
Writer and teacher Susan Wise Bauer describes writing as a two-part process:
1) Putting the idea into words...
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