Tandem, or Expression swings, are pretty rare in Calgary, but there are a few and hopefully more to come. There are a few different styles of expression swings – they all allow you to swing with another person (most commonly babies and toddlers). Here are the ones I know of. Please let me know of … Read more
We’ve travelled to US National Parks with our kids every year starting when our oldest was just over a year old. Our favourite National Park is Yellowstone and we’ve now been 10 times. We’ve also been through Glacier several times as well as Devil’s Tower National Monument, The Tetons, the Bandlands National Park, Little Bighorn … Read more
Alberta has a surprising number of roadside attractions than range from beautiful, to truly unusual. We’ve decided to try to collect as many as we can. The one’s we’ve found so far are below along with some helpful tips. There is also a map at the bottom that includes those and a larger list. What … Read more
Location https://bigfunplay.ca/Address: 10, 261024 Dwight McLellan Trail, Rocky View County Gordie’s Review (9 years old) – “I really liked the thing where you had to duck under and jump over. And the bull you could try to ride. There was almost nothing I didn’t like.”Nicky’s Review (6 years old)– “I liked everything!”Robbie’s Review (3 years … Read more
Nanton, AB – Highway #2 at 17th Street – 1729 – 21st Avenue
We’ve passed the Bomber Command Museum of Canada (also known as the Nanton Air Museum and the Lancaster Museum of Canada) and have always wanted to check it out. This Father’s day weekend, we decided that we had waited long enough.
Nanton is about an hour south of Calgary which is a great distance for a day trip with kids. Long enough to feel like you’re going somewhere but short enough so that long before anyone is getting really antsy you are already there. The Nanton Candy is located along the highway just South of the … Read more