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halloween hoots
Filed Under Events, Places | October 12, 2010
With Halloween only a few weeks away, here’s a list of ongoing spooky, fun and entertaining events happening in and around the GTA. Bookmark it and refer back often as we’ll update when we find spooktacular new fun. We’ve also added farms with harvest festivities and pumpkin patches that will surely get the whole family into the fall spirit! This list only includes ongoing events, so check back the Thursday before Halloween for special weekend events for your little ghouls and goblins.
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pick a peck of picky eaters
Filed Under Tips & Tricks | October 12, 2010
Does anything get a parent’s goat like a picky eater? You carefully prepare nutritious and delicious meals only to have your picky little one turn up their nose at best and have a meltdown at worst. Despite our Ellyn Satter fuelled attempts to raise adventurous eaters one of our tots was sinking deeper and deeper into a picky rut. So we decided it was time to call in the professionals and we turned to Leah Perrier from Vancouver’s Perrier Nutrition for help.
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charity begins at home: environmental defence
Filed Under Tips & Tricks | October 8, 2010
In our third installment of Canadian charities whose work benefits kids we wanted to focus on Environmental Defence. With a vision of creating a world Canadians are proud to pass along to their children, their work focuses on children and families in an attempt to protect their environment and their health from toxic chemicals.
vancouver: what to do, what to do?
Filed Under Events | October 7, 2010
The weekend’s a bit quieter than usual, as it is Thanksgiving but you can always supplement these events with the fun events in our Halloween Headquarters such as the Ghost Train which starts its spooky ride this Friday. And if you’re into cranberries – this is your weekend!
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toronto: what to do, what to do?
Filed Under Events | October 7, 2010
Thanksgiving weekend typically brings loads of turkey and pumpkin pie, but it’s also an excuse to enjoy an extra day of fun with the family. For more traditional fun visit one of the city’s harvest festivals, or take a guided walk to enjoy the beautiful fall colours this season brings. Or for a wacky weekend memory, take part in the attempt to blow the biggest bubble gum bubble ever!
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deadly duds for dashing dudes
Filed Under Stuff | October 6, 2010
In order to encourage gender equity, after we mentioned the fair trade felted wool crown and bracelets for girls for Monday, we wanted to balance things out with some fun, seasonally-themed duds for little dudes.
beachy book nook
Filed Under Places | October 5, 2010
If you’re a book lover, walking through the door to Ella Minnow Children’s Bookstore feels a little like entering the reading nook of childhood dreams.
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halloween headquarters
Filed Under Events, Places | October 5, 2010
Consider this list of ongoing Halloween events your Halloween HQ for this month. Bookmark it and refer back often as we’ll update when we find spooktacular new fun! Just a note though, this only includes ongoing events, and you’ll find our pumpkin patch listing at the very end, one off events will be featured in our regular weekend guides on the Thursday before Halloween – unless you’d like it a bit earlier, let us know if so – it’s bound to be a busy weekend.
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crowning glory
Filed Under Stuff | October 4, 2010
With October upon us we’re already thinking about that big event at month-end and so are our tots. And this year we’re all about making Halloween less scary. Don’t get us wrong, we’d never cut back on the spook-factor but we are planning to cut back on the junk and plan to aim for organic pumpkins, real treats, reusable bags and PVC-free costumes. And we have lots of finds along those lines this month, starting with this gorgeous felted wool crown and cuffs set
just drop it
Filed Under Stuff, Tips & Tricks | October 1, 2010
It’s that time of year again. Fall’s set in and cold and flu season is upon us so we’re up for doing pretty much anything we can to stay healthy, including being more vigilant about getting our daily dose of Vitamin D. This “sunshine vitamin” helps the body use calcium and phosphorous to build and maintain strong bones and teeth* and it also helps to strengthen the immune system and protect against diseases such as rickets and osteomalacia. It may even protect again hypertension, psoriasis, several autoimmune diseases and defend against cancer**.
