Being Savvy: Your guide to activities and fun things to do with your preschoolers and kids in Halifax, NS

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What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? Toys for Pretend Play

May 14, 2009

There are so many ways to encourage pretend play with your children. It is second nature for children to want to imitate and learn from adult like activities. Through imaginary play your child learns about the world, themselves, language, math and so much more.
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Soundtrack for Life

February 23, 2009

For the next couple weeks we are going to take a look at music and children. My kids have not taken formal music classes yet. I believe there will be time for that later, once they have developed more. That is not to say that we do not believe music is important. Both my husband and I have a wide range of music tastes and enjoy sharing music with our children. It is one of our goals to purchase a piano in the future so that our children can learn to play (maybe me too!)
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Reflections

January 13, 2009

This weeks top five is a tough one. We are to explore the best places where your child can see his reflection. After pond ering this all afternoon, I figured I would try to choose vastly different places. Swimming - Looking into the water and see your reflection. Then splash, play and enjoy. There are many great indoor pools to head to in Halifax. The Spryfield Wave pool, can be a great  Read more...

What's in your tickle trunk?

October 06, 2008

There are many things that I looked forward to with parenting, however I am not sure many rank as high as setting up my child's Tickle Trunk. When I was growing up, I longed to have a trunk like Mr Dressup's Tickle Trunk . At that simple box, a whole world of imagination and role playing opened up. We started collecting items for our Tickle Trunk when our preschooler was around 2 years  Read more...

More of Our Favorite Activities and Things to Do in halifax

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Creatures & Critters:
Our Urban Jungle

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Do, Re, Mi! Places to Hear, Sing & Play a Tune

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Artistic Endeavors:
Our Favorite Art Venues

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Room to Run:
Run, Jump & Wiggle Outdoors

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Rainy & Quiet Days:
Cozy & Crazy Indoor Fun

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A Sense of History:
Our City's Stories

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Tot's Science Fair:
Science & Nature Sites

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Splash, Spray, Play! Local Spots to Get Wet

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The Most Fun in Life Is Free!

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The Best of... Our Top Can't-Live-Without Spots

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