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6 Quick & Easy Dinner Ideas For Hot Summer Nights

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If you are a parent like me, we get extra busy in the Summer. We snack all day and with the heat, we are exhausted and just do not feel hungry enough for a large meal let alone want to turn on any ovens/stoves in…

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Small Business Sunday with Summer Adventures in a Box

by in Activities, Childcare, Children, Edmonton, Education, entrepreneurship, Gift ideas, Kid, Local, Modern Mama, Mom, National, Parenting, Play, Preschool, Preschooler, Products, Resources, School of Mom, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Small Business Sunday, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert 4

We are all in the middle of practicing physical distancing, and while this time is very challenging for everyone right now, it is especially difficult for small businesses. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and we need to support them however we can,…

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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

by in Activities, Calgary, Crafts, Edmonton, five things, Fraser Valley, Modern Mama, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Preschooler, Resources, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Toddlers, Vancouver Comments Off on 5 Summer Sensory Bins For Toddlers

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

by in Calgary, Cooking, Eats, Edmonton, five things, Food, Fraser Valley, Modern Mama, North Shore, North Vancouver, Recipes, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey Comments Off on 5 Delicious Popsicle’s To Make This Summer

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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FREE Family Fishing Weekend!

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It only happens twice a year (once in February) and this weekend July 9 & 10th- Free Family Fishing in Alberta! What does that actually mean? You do NOT need a fishing license on these two days! It is available for all residents of Alberta…

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