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half the fun is getting there

Growing up, our family had road trips down cold: no matter how long the journey, we followed a strict regimen of license plate games, stops at Mickey D’s for fast meals and cheap toys, and Paul Simon’s Graceland blasting on the tape deck. Somehow we survived, but as road trip season heats up, we’re doing some serious updating to our family road-trip survival kit based on what we’ve learned over the years and you’re invited along for the ride.

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10 ways to spend a rainy day in Vancouver

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…but it’s also the rainiest and darkest. Put a little spring in your family’s step with these rainy day adventures!

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don’t sweat it: power snacks for little athletes

Filling up your schedule with fall sports can leave little time for your child to fill up on something nutritious. But we’ve been talking about lunches a lot here and it got us thinking about the power of snacks for active kids. This week, BC-based dietitian Patricia Chuey gave us some great tips on choosing sports snacks, and she would know: she’s the Senior Nutrition Consultant for SportMedBC, and has worked with athletes from little league to pro.

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daytripping: new westminster

We’ve tripped it before, so we’re tripping it again! While the thought of jetting to Mexico is appealing, especially with this spate of inclement weather, the reality of jetting with little ones makes us feel a bit nauseous. So we keep our trips close to home, which is why we wheeled our way to the centre of the Lower Mainland region and checked out our very own Royal City, New Westminster, for a bit of tea and tzatziki.

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