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We JUST finished Winter Break but I know many of you parents are already feeling pressure to organize March Break and even Summer Break plans. You have to be prepared…camps fill up fast! I wanted to help make your job a little bit easier so I started to…
Christmas is just over one month away and I haven’t bought a single gift yet. I know many of you are far more organized than me and have already started shopping. Some of you are way, way more organized than me and have probably finished your shopping. But…
July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and the Canadian Museum of Nature is marking the moment in history with a number of events. Most of the events are aimed at older children who have an interest in science and/or astronomy. So if you have…
Weather forecasters are predicting a cool and wet summer here in Ottawa (unfortunately). That means, it could be a good summer to frequent Ottawa’s many wonderful museums. Our family spent a rainy day last week checking out the newest exhibit at Canada’s Science and Technology Museum…
My family just recently returned from a trip out to visit our family and friends in Vancouver. We love going back to my hometown and hitting up all of our favourite spots. Despite going back to the west coast at least once, usually twice, a year this trip we discovered…
As a child I played with them, and as a parent I step on them. We all have our own memories of growing up, and watching our children grow up with LEGO. But I have NEVER seen LEGO like this before (and I have visited the super cool LEGO store…
When the weather turns wintery, our family hits up one of Ottawa’s many wonderful museums. We have a number of different memberships because the museums offer such fabulous spaces to take the kids when the temperatures are too frigid for outdoor play (which we’ve seen a…
It’s hard to believe that 2017 is coming to a close already. It feels like we were just kicking off the Canada 150 celebrations and now the wrap party is underway. 2017 has not been an easy year for my family, and the hardest part is yet to…
After three years of construction and rebuilding the Canada Science and Technology Museum is set to open! Last month the kids and I got a sneak peek at the ZOOOM exhibit – a really fun hands on area for children aged 0-8 years old. We had a wonderful time…
The new and fabulous Canada Science and Technology Museum is less than a month away from opening, and my family is pretty excited. We love Ottawa’s network of fabulous museums, and they are particularly useful during the winter months when we are looking for more indoor activities. So…
