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Filed Under Events | February 4, 2010
We wanted to thank you for your enthusiastic response to our guide to family-friendly Olympic fun. Our Editor-in-Chief Annemarie will be on CBC’s Early Edition talking about it tomorrow am so do tune in if you’re up at 6:45 or so. And we’ve already added more events to the list, they’re marked with a little pair of red mitts! And have no fear, despite road closures and parking restrictions there are still other events happening around town.
Hyper Parents & Coddled Kids
Thursday, February 4th, 9 pm ET/PT, CBC TVs Doc Zone
If you’ve ever feared you’re a helicopter parent here’s your chance to learn whether all the attention you lavish on your tot is giving them an edge in life or creating problems for them. With experts such as Canadian-raised journalist Carl Honoré, author of Under Pressure: Rescuing Childhood from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting; clinical psychologist Madeline Levine who works with many privileged kids who suffer anxiety and depression as a result of hyper parenting; and Ron Alsop, former Wall Street Journal editor and reporter, and author of The Trophy Kids Grow Up: How the Millennial Generation is Shaking Up the Workplace weighing in it’s bound to be interesting: www.cbc.ca
Cardboard Animal Workshop: 2D to 3D
Saturday, February 6th, 10:15 am, Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street (Vanier Park), Vancouver
Artist Eliza Au whose work is featured in the museum’s current Art of Craft exhibit will be leading this fun workshop that uses cardboard cutouts and shapes to turn something 2D into something 3D: www.museumofvancouver.ca
Retro Design & Antiques Fair
Sunday, February 7th, 10 am – 3 pm, Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Browse among 175 tables of vintage and estate jewelry, French country collectibles, old dolls and toys, art, kitch and more. There’ll also be drop in appraisals all day and kids under 13 are free: www.21cpromotions.com
Toddler at the Table from Vitamin K Consulting
Wednesday, February 10th, 9 – 11 am & 7 – 9 pm, Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Street, Vancouver
Registered Dietitian Kristen Yarker-Edgar will take you through which feeding strategies are great for toddlers (hint: hiding vegetables in their food is not one of them). And we’ve checked and there are a few spots left for this workshop. You can register in advance through the Dunbar CC site: www.vitaminkconsulting.com
Farther Afield
Chinese New Year Celebration
Friday, February 5th, 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm, Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Court, Coquitlam
Celebrate the coming of the Year of the Tiger with a Lion Dance, Mongolian Dance, Korean Dance and performances from the Glen Pine Leisure Group. Call 604.927.6940 to book your spot: www.citysoup.ca
Build-a-Boat
Saturday, February 6th, 10 am – 4 pm, Fraser River Discover Centre, 788 Quayside Dr., New Westminster
Visitors of all ages are invited to drop in and help construct an updated Fraser River skiff as part of the exhibit Build-a-Boat: Wooden Boat Building on the Fraser. Though best suited for kids over eight we suspect little ones will enjoy observing the hustle and bustle. Boat building will continue every Saturday until May 8th and the boat will be launched on the 15th: www.fraserriverdiscovery.org
Children’s Movie Afternoon and Craft
Saturday, February 6th, 12:30 pm – 3 pm, Pinetree Community Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam
Kids from six to 12 are invited to an afternoon of crafts and a showing of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. All for just a dollar: www.citysoup.ca
Name: Family Open Gym
Saturday, February 6th, 12:30 – 1:30 pm, Centennial Activity Centre, 570 Poirier Street, Coquitlam
The whole family’s welcome for an hour of soccer, badminton, basketball and more: www.citysoup.ca
Le Carnaval Quebec’s French culture comes to Richmond
Saturday, February 6th, 5 pm – 7:30 pm, Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond
In the true spirit of Quebec’s Winter Carnaval there’ll be ice sculptures, fire juggling, carnaval games, crafts, entertainment and more at this free outdoor event. We want to go just for the Maple Man making traditional “tire sure la neige” (aka maple syrup on snow): www.richmond.ca
Children’s Swap Meet
Sunday, February 7th, 9 am – 1 pm, Poirier Community Centre: 630 Poirier Street, Coquitlam
There’ll be great deals on used items for infants and kids at this swap with features 80 vendors who clear out their closets each year for this popular event: www.citysoup.ca
And we wanted to remind you to always call or visit the website for event info before you head out just in case any changes have been made since we posted it. And of course, have fun!
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