Say “Pixar” and you’ll probably find us at the movie theatre. We’ve seen every Pixar movie every made and own most of them too. So when I saw a poster with a huge Sully on it hanging from the side of the Telus World of Science, I was interested. Did we want to take a […]
Vancouver Mini Maker Faire inspires kids’ creativity!
Saturday found the girls and I down at the PNE for the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire. I heard about this event from Chris at DK Books (one of the sponsors of the event). He sent us tickets and a copy of Out of the Box to get us excited about the faire. The girls spent […]
The Eco-Dairy is a fun place for kids to learn about milking cows!
Growing up in a farming family, I’m a big advocate of my kids knowing where their food comes from. They know that many of Grandpa’s cows are sold to become meat. They know we eat chickens and fish and pigs. And, thanks to our trip to the Eco-Dairy with Kidsworld, they now know all about […]
Visiting the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta
Lily is a big dinosaur fan. She’s got dinosaur movies, dinosaur books, a dinosaur puzzle. She talks of someday being an paleontologist. For years, I’ve been thinking about taking her to the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta. This summer, I finally did that. My sister-in-law, brother-in-law and two nieces day-tripped with us to the Royal […]
Vancouver Aquarium (Wordless Wednesday)
Last weekend, we visited the Vancouver Aquarium with my brother and his girlfriend. I love having a family pass there so we can drop in whenever we want. So far this year, we’ve taken my mom and both my brothers when they’ve visited, plus made multiple trips there just on our own. We always stop […]
Telus World of Science
Last week, we finally made it to the Telus World of Science. It’s been on our to-do list for the last year but somehow we just haven’t made it happen before. Thanks to the Healthy Family Expo, I got passes that expired on Friday so we had an urgent reason to get there! We turned […]
How We Have Fun in Our Homeschool
All school and no play makes Sunshine a dull girl, right? One of reasons I like homeschooling is that we spend much less time on school and have more time to pursue other things that are a lot more fun. Here are 5 ways we have fun in our homeschool. 1. Extracurricular Activities The other […]
Field Trip at the Vancouver Zoo
Way back in January, we made it out to the Vancouver Zoo for a field trip. Sunshine had been studying animal habitats and types of animals in science, and the curriculum recommended a trip to the zoo. The only problem with doing that on the Island was that there is no Zoo there. So we […]
A Virtual Field Trip around Vancouver Island
This week I’m joining the Canadian Homeschooling Bloggers in our monthly blog hop for a virtual field trip through our provinces. Come explore Vancouver Island with me! Let’s start our virtual field trip near Beacon Hill Park, at Mile 0 of the TransCanada Highway. Every time I see this sign, I want to go on […]
Visiting the Raptors in Duncan, BC
Last month, the girls and I joined some fellow homeschoolers to visit the Raptors in Duncan, BC. No, we weren’t at a sporting event, as many people assumed when I mentioned the name. We got to see real, life Raptors—the winged, clawed type. We’ve often seen the sign for the Raptors when driving up-island, so […]
