By Kristen Laine No need to pack up your tent for the season – here are some safety guidelines to make warm family memories out of cold winter nights If you’ve packed up your tent until next spring, you might […]
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A wonderland of discovery
by Andrea Wood Winter doesn’t have to mean frosty afternoons huddled indoors. Instead, bundle up the kids for an exciting adventure, exploring one of your local nature trails. LOOK DOWN! Animal tracks From the small mouse to large white-tailed deer, […]
Ready, set – hit the slopes!
By Harvey Brodkin The gear you need to get your kids ready for skiing and snowboarding this winter With pre-season sales in full swing, and ski centres opening one by one, many parents have called and emailed for advice about preparing for winter. As director […]
Safe School Zone – Part 2
Ottawa-area Catholic and independent schools, students and police work to create a safe learning environment in a digital age by being proactive – and innovative The survivors said they never saw it coming. On a cold October morning in 1975, […]
A cultural conundrum
Writer Kerry MacGregor worried that her family wasn’t French enough for daycare in the South of France, until she realized that French toddlers might not exist It was while sitting in the office of our son’s French daycare this fall, […]
The Wild Kratts of Ottawa
Years after the hugely successful TV show Zoboomafoo, brothers Chris and Martin Kratt are back with new animated series and stage shows that mix science education with fun and adventure By Leslie Foster With such beloved family shows as the […]
A Father’s Tears
An Aylmer father shares the anguish of losing his teenaged son through new book David McColl has lived a parent’s worst nightmare — the death of his child. As a way to deal with his own feelings and […]
The Baby Show
Visit The Baby Show, Ottawa’s largest early parenting show, for everything pregnancy, baby and toddler. September 28 & 29, 2013 | The Ernst & Young Centre, Ottawa DK Rest Area & Reading Nook Over 70,000 square feet of pregnancy and […]
Children don’t come with manuals, but The Baby Show might help
An event is coming to Ottawa that’s expected to draw thousands of females, includes several mentions of “baby,” but has nothing to do with Justin Bieber. The Baby Show, happening at the Ernst & Young Centre during the weekend of Sept. 28 and 29, […]
Fabulous faces, happy memories
Face painting a dream job for Ottawa artists who love colour, paint and children Face painting is a time-honoured art that thrills children and parents alike. And for several Ottawa-area artists, it’s their passion. Lynne Ethier, owner of LynneART Face […]