Brittany Runs A Marathon Advanced Screening Ticket Giveaway

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I was provide tickets to facilitate this giveaway. All opinions are my own. Elevation Pictures presents a new release, coming to theaters August 30th, titled BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON featuring Jillian Bell, Jennifer Dundas and Patch Darragh. Brittany Forgler is a funny, likeable, 27-year-old hot…

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The Greater Vancouver Zoo’s 1st Annual Turtle Dash Happens in One Month

by in Activities, Around Vancouver Town, Child-Friendly Places, Children, Contest, Dad, date-night, events, Family, Fraser Valley, Giveaway, Health and Wellness, Kid, Local, local events, Modern Mama, Mom, North Vancouver, Parenting, Preschooler, prizes, School of Mom, Seasonal, Surrey, Vancouver Comments Off on The Greater Vancouver Zoo’s 1st Annual Turtle Dash Happens in One Month

This is a sponsored post but all opinions are my own. Why take part? All race profits will go toward funding conservation projects. Learn more about the conservation projects here. Registration includes zoo admission so you can visit your favourite animals after the race. Every…

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Why Traveling Can Be The Best Thing For Your Health As A Parent

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*This family travel article was contributed by Emma Johnson from Beaches All-Inclusive Resorts*   It’s one of the unfortunate realities of real life that you don’t always get around to doing all the things you want.  You have all these great ideas, but because you…

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Disney’s Descendants 3 DVD Giveaway

by in Calgary, Children, Disney, Edmonton, Family, Fraser Valley, Giveaway, Hot Finds, Kid, Modern Mama, Movies, National, prizes, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Toronto Midtown, Vancouver, Winnipeg Comments Off on Disney’s Descendants 3 DVD Giveaway

I was provided a copy of this DVD to facilitate this giveaway. All opinions are my own. The third installment of Descendants series is out on DVD on August 6th Plot This highly anticipated Disney Channel Original Movie continues the contemporary saga of good versus…

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CFL Family Day is Happening Across Canada

by in Activities, Around Vancouver Town, Calgary, Child-Friendly Places, Children, Dad, date-night, Edmonton, events, Family, Fraser Valley, Kid, Local, local events, Modern Mama, Mom, National, Preschooler, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Women Comments Off on CFL Family Day is Happening Across Canada

I was provided tickets for my family to attend. All opinions are my own. CFL Family Day is back for its 2nd year. For Family Day, each local CFL team has unique activities planned but across the league families will have a chance to: Meet…

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Fun Bubble Activities

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  We can never get enough bubbles in our house during the Summer. It is their most requested activity when we are just hanging around the backyard. Of course, just regular old bubbles can get dull fairly quickly. So, a list of fun activities using…

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5 Summer Sensory Bins For Toddlers

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One of the best things about Summer is that you can keep the mess from your kid’s activities outside. The best outdoor activity for toddlers, in my opinion, is sensory bins! The options are endless and provide your kids with fine and gross motor skills,…

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5 Delicious Popsicle’s To Make This Summer

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A couple Summer’s ago I picked up a super fun Zoku popsicle mold and I swore to my husband I would use it. Unfortunately, he was right and it was only used a handful of times. However, this Summer it will be different as I…

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Summer Fun at Cultus Adventure Park

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We were gifted passes by Kidsworld to facilitate this blog post. All opinions are my own. Cultus Lake Adventure Park is located about 90 minutes from Vancouver. We live 30 minutes away and yet we had never been before. The parking is $10/day or $6/two…

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Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 4 Review

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RI was provided with advanced tickets to the screening. All opinions are my own. SYNOPSIS Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world, and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie….

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