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A Unique Gift Guide for Outdoorsy Kids

A Unique Gift Guide for Outdoorsy Kids

Encouraging kids to spend time outside is one of the best gifts they can receive. With that in mind, this gift guide was carefully curated to encourage kids to get outdoors. Each item is something that my own children enjoy using, or would enjoy, or it's something...

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5 Must-Do Fall Activities that Will Get Kids Outside

5 Must-Do Fall Activities that Will Get Kids Outside

Happy Fall my Friends! It's that time of year again. Nature is displaying its fiery fall colours and birds are migrating south. As the weather cools, we are desperately digging out coats, toques, mitts and boots for our kids only to discover that our children have...

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7 Ways to Use Technology to Get Your Child Outside

7 Ways to Use Technology to Get Your Child Outside

Using technology as a way to help kids connect with nature might seem counterintuitive. After all, aren't we trying to get our technology-addicted kids outside to take a break from screen time? Here in Canada, children spend an...

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Knox Mountain: Paul’s Tomb Trail

Knox Mountain: Paul’s Tomb Trail

Despite a drizzly March afternoon we took our energy filled children to explore Knox Mountain (map), a 310 hectare park located north of downtown Kelowna. It was our first time hiking here and there are so many trails we did not know where to begin. We parked at the...

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Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park

Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park

Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park is located on the southeast edge of Kelowna, BC (map). The park covers over 7600 hectares and has a large area in the centre, known as "the donut", which is excluded from the park land. The park has a large network of trails making it a...

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Geocaching: A Real World Treasure Hunt

Geocaching: A Real World Treasure Hunt

The first time I heard about geocaching I thought it had something to do with rock hounding. Both geocaching and rock hounding involve hunting for something but they are quite different. Rock hounders look for special rocks and minerals and geocachers search for...

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