I love featuring some of the great places to visit with kids right in our own backyard. So when we were invited out by the Town of Strathmore for a tour of their town I didn’t have to think twice. Strathmore is located 25 minutes from the east side of Calgary along the TransCanada making … Read more
Calgary has a brand new bike park in South Glenmore Park! The bike park is a pump track set up. The track is set up in an asphalt circuit. Instead of peddling, the hills create an ‘up and down’ pumping motion. This lets you work on basic skills of carrying momentum, balance and speed to … Read more
Looking for an activity to brighten your neighbourhood? Here are our three picks for simple things to do with the kids to make a positive impact in your community. 1. Painted Rocks/Kindness Rocks Spread some love with kindness rocks, or just colourful painted rocks. Leave them for people to find while they are walking around … Read more
Update May 2020: The City’s disc golf courses are open to those wishing to play disc golf under the following conditions: play needs to be modified so that participants will not touch or handle the same disc, and maintain a two-metre distance at all times (including the elimination of accidental contact). New to Disc Golf? … Read more
City of Calgary Skate Parks Shaw Millennium Park – 1220 9th Ave SWCanada’s largest outdoor skatepark. Open 24 hours CKE Skatespot – 1015 73rd Ave SW (Chinook Park, Kelvin Grove and Eagle Ridge – CKE)Flow and street style skate featuresOpen 5 a.m. – 11 p.m. Deer Run – 2223 146th Ave SEstreet-style skatespotOpen 5 am … Read more
Daily Journal prompts to help kids record their experiences I asked my kids to start writing a journal while school is not in session to help them chronicle their experience. But I quickly realized they would need a little more support. I put together this list for them to help give them some ideas to … Read more