Banana Bread with Cinnamon Twist: Kidz In The Kitchen

Jan 25 2012

Posted by Holly as Adventures in Parenting, Kidz In The Kitchen, One Parents Perspective

My “go to” baking is banana bread. When I want to bake but don’t feel like getting out of my comfort zone or I am not feeling overly adventurous, I bake banana bread.

But today, I did both. I ventured off from the tried and true and made … wait for it … banana bread with cinnamon swirl!
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Glue and Salt: Crafting With Kids

Jan 24 2012

Posted by Marlene as Adventures in Parenting, Crafting with Kids, Family Time, Kidz In The Kitchen

You will need:

Paper White Glue Food Colouring/water Salt eye dropper /straw

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Family Time- Screenless Edition:
Been There Done That

Jan 23 2012

Posted by Elizabeth as Adventures in Parenting, Been There Done That, Family Time

January 22nd to 28th is Unplug and Play Week in Kamloops.

There are lots of terrific events happening in town.

Click on the image to see a bigger version. All the events are also posted within the event calendar and will be updated from time to time on the facebook page!

We asked the Been There Done That Squad some of their favourite screenless acitivities and they answered…

Elizabeth

We love playing games together while we sit around the table or on the living room floor. We also love giving our kids mini manicures or petite pedicures. Watching them giggle and squirm as they have their little toes tickled while their hands and feet are rubbed and treated never ceases to make my heart happy. Our total favourite, though… having wild dance parties in our living room. Throw in a package of glow sticks, crank the tunes and we always have a great time and get our bodies movin’!

Angela

Playing board games or going to watch a sporting event. Now that the littlest ones are just a bit older, I would like to take in more local sports this year.

Francy

Elliott loves to visit the downtown library, pick as many books as he can imagine, and sit in the family corner to read.

Alison

Our favourite non-screen time activities can be split into home, and outings. At home, we love to play games, whether it’s hide and seek, or M is teaching K to play chess! For outings, we love the climbing gym, swimming, or just browsing the books at Chapter’s.

Do you want to join the KP BTDT Squad? Just email elizabeth@kamloopsparents.com to join in for next month!

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Simply Jungle Wild:
Wild About Party Packs

Jan 20 2012

Posted by Guest as Adventures in Parenting, Birthday Party Guide, Giveaways, Reviews

Lions, Tigers and Bears…Oh My!

Candace and Andrea from Wild About Party Packs bring you this fantastic party inspiration and a coupon giveaway, too!

Does your little monkey love animals? Then let them explore the jungle or safari with a wild animal Birthday Party! This party idea can accommodate all ages but more specifically the younger crowd and ones who are fascinated by animals. You can easily host this party at home or pack it up and head to a petting zoo or the wildlife park.

Invitations for this party can be as simple as a construction paper leaf or animal paw print that opens up to display your party details. Or if you have the time, try something a little more creative and make an invitation in the shape of an elephants head with large ears and a long trunk. The trunk and ears fold up and when opened it reveals the party’s info.
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Something from Nothing:
Curled Up With a Good Book

Jan 19 2012

Posted by Elizabeth as Adventures in Parenting, Curled Up with a Good Book, One Parents Perspective

Miranda, mom to seven, writes:

This is a very sweet book, a very dear friend gave it to my children as “big brother big sister gift” after I had my last baby. . This sweet story adapted from an old Jewish folksong about a grandfather who makes his grandson a blanket, and as the years go on, and the blanket gets worn, he makes other items out of it. And as those other items get tattered and torn, the inventive grandfather makes another item out of the remaining cloth , and so on and so forth.