Well, I admit I was wondering how the Polar Bear swim was going to go, back when everything, including my eyelashes, were frozen solid. Pineapple Express seems to have taken care of that... The genius organizers (I'm talking to you, Carlee Cindric), got a jump on the weather changes by hosting last weekend's pop-up Winterfest at … Continue reading UPDATED: Winterfest is coming. (With fireworks! And the Hairfarmers!) But NO POLAR BEAR PLUNGE. It’s too treacherously slick at One Mile Lake.
Shares Polek: "Tae right now is all about throwing rocks, sticks, dirt, thankfully not too much food, and two year old tantrums. Throwing rocks into One Mile Lake has been an ultimate harmless throwing expression for the little fella. And when the lake is glass, the splash creates amazing water curves and bends. The beauty … Continue reading Throw a rock, watch it ripple. A two year old explores his own power to change the world in today’s photo from Polek Rybczynski.
Not sure how to address some of those "awkward talks" with your child? Not sure how to talk about appropriate/inappropriate touches, private parts and strangers? Don't know what to say when they ask about the big "S" word? Worried you might say too much or too little? Growing Great Children presents BodyWise from the Beginning, … Continue reading How to talk to your little kids about… sex.
Come and join in the fun at the Pemberton & District Community Centre for an evening of music, children’s activities, bubbles and socializing. Family Fun Night is perfect place to have some fun with your family and relax while your children PLAY! Food for sale on site, from Matt Prescott from Snowline Catering will be … Continue reading Family Fun Night tonight at the Pemberton Community Centre, 4pm – 8pm
Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. William Morris When my dad turned twenty-one, his younger sisters gave him a ceramic horse as a birthday present. They had work horses on the farm and dad liked to ride and work with them but it still seems … Continue reading Clutter
Most people are aware that there are a lot of babies and young kids in Pemberton. There are also many activities for these youngsters; just check out the parking lot at the bike park on a Wednesday night, or peek in the great hall at the rec centre to see the little bodies tumbling around … Continue reading Out on The Town
There was the kid, on the cusp of two and three quarters, acting up. “Apparently it’s not the terrible twos,” stage-whispered my husband dramatically, from the wings of the boy’s wild air-slaps and projectile-tosses and whiny-growls. “It’s the terrible threes.” What are we in for? “Stop,” I said to the wee savage. “Do you need … Continue reading Pull up a naughy chair and take a deep breath
Most of the "organized" stuff I did with my kid, when he was a baby, felt like a failure (and I tried not to do too much of it because it felt Herculean to get out the door and arrive anywhere at an appointed time.) He didn't sit nicely on the carpet and listen to … Continue reading Learn some songs with your baby. Registration is open for Mother Goose
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