St. John’s Family Fun Our family had some WestJet money that needed to be used up in the next few months, so we started thinking about a fall trip. Newfoundland immediately came to mind for several reasons. It is a cheap and easy flight from Halifax (only 1.5 hours). There is plenty to do for […]
Johnson Geo Centre, St. John’s, Newfoundland **Disclosure: We received tickets for the museum in exchange for this blog post. All opinions are our own** My husband and sons (7,9) go gaga over rocks and space. They can spend a long time looking at rocks or learning about the planets. I knew that the Johnson Geo […]
The Suncor Energy Fluvarium, St. John’s, Newfoundland **Disclosure: our family received tickets to the Fluvarium in exchange for this blog post. All opinions are our own.** Before heading to St. John’s for a family vacation, we asked for advice of where to visit with the kids. The Fluvarium was an overwhelming response. According to their […]
White Rock Community Walking Trail “This trail is for exercise and relaxation.” With a sign like that, doesn’t that make you just want to go? I first learned about this new walking trail in White Rock through the Gaspereau Gazette Community newsletter. It sounded so lovely, and was built all by volunteers, so we knew […]
Family Treasure: Photo Bracelet It all started a few years ago when I was at an event and noticed a woman’s bracelet. It was full of tiny pictures of her family. She called it her family treasure. I asked where she’d gotten it, but it had been a present, so she had no idea where […]
Spicy Pumpkin Cake Daniel loves to bake! He has so since he was about 18 months old. Now he can pretty much do it on his own. His brother is another story. He just liked to lick all the ingredients off the counter! The other day in Daniel’s grade 4 class, they were learning about […]
Ways to keep kids from complaining while hiking Do your kids complain a lot while hiking? Ours do. Constantly. Although the hike might be the same distance as walking to their friend’s house, the complaining is incessant. We still make them go, though! However, we have tried to come up with a few activities to […]
Halls Harbour Eco Trail We were heading to Halls Harbour anyway for our last feed of lobster for the year and decided to add an extra bit of family fun to our journey. And, it helped us work up an appetite for supper! The trail begins at the wharf before you get to the lobster […]
Bank accounts for Kids This summer, our kids begged us to get their own bank accounts. I remember getting my own bank account around 8 years old, so I thought it was a great idea! Before heading to the nearest bank, we did a lot of research. I also consulted my father who is a […]
