Have you ever wondered about the plants and animals that surround you every day? How do they move? What do they eat? How do they grow? The first Saturday of each month, the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC is hosting NatureClub events looking at everything from creepy crawlies to the
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The folks at Toys R Us love planning toy-based events. From meet and greets with beloved characters to crafting sessions and storytime, there’s always fun to be had at Toys R Us. Check out the events happening in the next few weeks: Fall Events: October 12-13 | 11am | LEGO
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If you have an emerging artist in your family, don’t miss Family Tours at the Vancouver Art Gallery! Every Sunday at 2pm, the Gallery hosts kid-friendly tours for ages 5-12. The Making Place is open from 11am-4pm for families to get creative and make your own work of art based
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Chapters & Indigo Stores like to host FREE events for kids & parents. Check below to see what’s coming up! September 28: LEGO DreamZZZ Make & Take event. Make a cool LEGO DreamZZZ cat bike to take home along with a colouring sheet and some stickers. IndigoKids Events: Dates: Various
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Have you taken your little ones to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Kids’ Koncerts? The concerts are a great opportunity to successfully introduce children to the world of classical music. The Kids’ Koncerts are designed for children aged 4 – 11 years. The concerts are 60 minutes in length and feature
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Weeknights are busy and sometimes, it’s nice to be able to eat at a restaurant as a family without spending a fortune. As we all know, the cost of food has skyrocketed in the last few years, and when the cost of food is so high, everyone feels the pinch,
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I’ve spent many long, rainy afternoons with my young kids trying to find engaging and inexpensive activities to keep them busy and burn off some energy. Our favourites have been library storytimes and drop-in activities at local community centers. Still, after several repetitions of those programs, I was on the
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Starting a new school year involves more than buying school supplies and updating wardrobes; it’s also a carefully choreographed dance of dates. If you have one child in the school system, you may be able to keep track of start and end dates, holidays, and Pro-D days, but add extracurricular
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Shopping for kids clothes can be expensive, and many families are looking for ways to live more sustainably with their clothing choices. Hand-me-downs were the gold standard when I was a kid, and my kids have been fortunate enough to grow up with bags of hand-me-downs from friends and family.
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Remember the bowling birthday parties we attended as kids?! Now it is time to expose your kids to the joy of bowling. Local bowling alleys are now offering kids (of various age limits) the opportunity to bowl 2 games PER DAY for FREE! Below we’ve listed the specific details for
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