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Sports Clubs for Kids in Calgary
Take their sports’ training on a whole new track this fall. Keeping them physically active while learning high-end skills is a great way to introduce your smallest athletes to sports and inspire older kids to go for the gold. Club sports include and encourage parent involvement, whether on the fundraising or volunteer levels, which makes for a great opportunity to connect as a family. Here are some clubs to explore.
6 Serious Sports Clubs for Kids in Calgary
Keeping them physically active while learning high-end skills is a great way to introduce your smallest athletes to sports and inspire older kids to go for the gold. Club sports include and encourage parent involvement, which makes for a great opportunity to connect as a family. Here are some clubs to explore.
How to Do the Ex with the Fam
Oh, summer. We know your swan song is approaching when the CNE rolls around. And it’s perfect timing, because there are so many fun and exciting things to do at the Ex that we’ll be having too much fun to notice that Labour Day is right around the corner. So let’s get out there!
33 Back-to-School Supplies We Love
Yes, it’s true, it’s back-to-school season. And in spite of our mourning of the end of summer, there is something undeniably satisfying about getting gear organized for class. We’ve got the best school supplies, backpacks, litterless lunch bags and snack containers to send your little ones back to school with fuel, exuding cool. Moms, we know you’re excited for the start of a new year—get them into the spirit too with a little shopping.
Plan Toys Balancing Tree
Help little ones learn and grow through play with this pick.
3 Party Games Apps to Play with Your Family
Bored of board games? Pass the time with one of these fun family-friendly party games…app style!
Get into Squash
Can you guess which sport came out on top after a thorough analysis by Forbes magazine? It was heart-pounding, agility-requiring squash. Beyond that, we love this social, fun game because it’s something the whole family can enjoy. So why not get the little ones involved in a sport that they can play their entire lives?
A Make-Ahead Mexican Fiesta Perfect for Weeknights
A Mexican-themed make-ahead dinner menu made for weeknights, plus a recipe for Mexican corn salad, esquites.
A Bright Idea for Bright Kids
Enter Bright Bean, a brand-new Canadian company started by a band of parents who sought the expertise of educators (and who became pretty darn savvy along the way themselves) about the toys that would maximize a child’s potential. Their new online shop sells the high-quality, educational toys kids thrive with—and they’ve taken out all the guesswork by lining it up based on specific milestones, ages and stages of kids from birth up to age 12.
12 Places for the Whole Family to Play Squash
Can you guess which sport came out on top after a thorough analysis by Forbes magazine? It was heart-pounding, agility-requiring squash. Beyond that, we love this social, fun game because it’s something the whole family can enjoy. So why not get the little ones involved in a sport that they can play their entire lives?
Travalo Excel Refillable Fragrance Atomizer
With this pick, you’ll always smell your best.
How to Host a Pie Party
Throw a pie party for a simple, cost effective and unique way to entertain before the summer is over.
New Ottawa Food Trucks
Could Ottawa actually become a foodie city? All we know is, when we’re out on the town with the kids, food trucks are fast, easy, fun for the littles and darn tasty. Find out which are our faves in Ottawa.
The Dailey Method
Alignment plus balance equals results at The Dailey Method, an inventive new Calgary fitness studio. Focusing on core stability, this barre/pilates workout is gentle enough to do every day and they even offer childcare.
12 Best Food Trucks in Ottawa
This summer, we’re excited that we can celebrate with international flair when the city’s food trucks hit the downtown streets again. Here are 12 of our favourite food trucks in Ottawa.
How to Use Your Farmers’ Market Haul This Month
If you’re in need of a little inspiration for your Farmers’ Market haul, here’s some creative and delicious ways to make use of August’s produce pickings.
How to Pack for a Family Vacation
Heading out on a family vacation? Whether road tripping or flying a long-haul, a light touch, and a few pieces of know-how, will get everything you need there.
TUDIA Klip Snap On Charging Cable
The perfect pick to protect your tech.
Best Bras, Lingerie and Sleepwear
As mothers, we encounter a wide spectrum of lingerie needs. From maternity and nursing bras to comfortably sexy sleep and loungewear, our needs certainly have changed. Here’s how to keep the curves happy while looking pretty darn hot, if we do say so ourselves.
What We’re Talking About This Week at HQ
Summer sports, surprising new products from Nike and lululemon, summer shortcuts we’re embracing and an Instagram takeover. That’s what got us talking this week.