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Keeping Kids Warm in the Winter with Base Layers

Keeping Kids Warm in the Winter with Base Layers

Getting outside during the winter months can be a struggle with children. There's the initial challenge of convincing everyone that it'll be fun. Then there's the act of wrestling on everyone's winter gear while listening to the...

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Pure North Bottles: Review and Giveaway

Pure North Bottles: Review and Giveaway

Pure North Bottles is a family run business that is located in the Okanagan Valley, BC. As fellow adventurers they know first hand the importance of well made and dependable gear and have relied on their own adventures to design a reusable, stainless steel drinking...

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Whatever the Weather: Book Review and Giveaway

Whatever the Weather: Book Review and Giveaway

Annie and Dawn are the bloggers behind Mud Puddles to Meteors and together they've put together a wonderful book all about weather science: Whatever the Weather: Science Experiments and Art Activities...

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Mae and the Moon: Book Review

Mae and the Moon: Book Review

When we aren't exploring the outdoors we enjoy reading about it and letting our imaginations run wild. As a result I'm always on the hunt for nature-inspired children's books. Sometimes I discover these wonderful books at our local library or through conversations...

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In The Red Canoe: Book Review

In The Red Canoe: Book Review

In The Red Canoe is a beautiful story written by Leslie Davidson and illustrated by Laura Bifano. The gentle ballad throughout the book tells the story of a grandfather and his grandchild as they discover nature's surprises while paddling a sturdy red canoe. As the...

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Sky and Carey: The Fantastic Fort: Book Review

Sky and Carey: The Fantastic Fort: Book Review

It's no secret that we love being outdoors. We also love reading. Combine both of these activities, reading and being outside, and it's good times. If the book we're reading is about exploring the outdoors then we're reaching a place of perfect happiness! I first...

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Explorers of the Wild: Book Review

Explorers of the Wild: Book Review

We happened upon Explorers of the Wild at our local library. Actually, it was in our bin of library holds. I have this habit of perusing our library catalogue online and indiscriminately requesting tons of books. As a result we have our very own library holding bin...

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