We can’t wait! For Car Free Day, Commercial Drive turns into a big, fun party with tons of kids, dogs, bikes and a little craziness. Loads of music, amazing food, street hockey, a roller disco (yes, with old school roller skates! and cool DJ’s) and much much more!
See you there from noon to 6pm between Venables and 1st Avenue!
We don’t care how you get here…just don’t drive!
Just ask Sophie and her boyfriend, Oliver. Waiting patiently for their smoothies….
Saying ‘please’ as the drinks come into view…..
Yum! Now it’s time to settle down and enjoy the story.
Ok Kids and Parents get ready for one of the best kids shows out there – Yo Gabba Gabba! DJ Lance Rock and his cartoonish costumed characters (made by Kidrobot (http://www NULL.kidrobot NULL.com)) – Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee and Plex. Musical numbers that will knock your socks off and will even get you dancing.
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On April 31, 2008 the television show received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling. Although “Yo Gabba Gabba” was created as a show for young children, it has slowly become a sensation among college students and even some parents who are entertained by its retro/indie style, bright colours, simplicity, and entertaining music from many of the popular bands featured on the show.
There will be 4 shows at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, September 11 & 12, 2010. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at TicketMaster (http://www NULL.ticketmaster NULL.ca/artist/1370489?tm_link=)!
Wednesday Morning Story Time is happening tomorrow…We’re going to read For Just One Day by Laura Leuck. This story was such a hit with the little ones that we are presenting it again for their listening pleasure!
For just one day, I’d like to be a busy, buzzing bumble…BEE!
What child hasn’t pretended to be a monkey, a bear, or a bumblebee? After imagining the fun of being a variety of animals from around the world, a sweet ending—and an attached mirror—remind little ones that the very best thing they can be is exactly who they are.
Laura Leuck is the author of several popular books, including Jeepers Creepers: A Monstrous ABC, Santa Claws, and My Monster Mama Loves Me So. She lives in Florida. Marc Boutavant is an illustrator, graphic artist, and comic strip author. He lives in Paris.
You can find For Just One Day (http://shop NULL.dandelionkids NULL.ca/rain35 NULL.html) on our web store (http://shop NULL.dandelionkids NULL.ca/rain35 NULL.html).
About Wednesday Morning Story Time: We will be reading a different book from our vast selection Wednesdays at 10:30 am at our Port Moody store. Try to swing by every Wednesday morning… and we’ll read to your child while you can enjoy the book, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
We’ve teamed up with our friendly neighbours, the Suter Brook Village Booster Juice, so your kids can enjoy a kids size smoothie on dandelion KIDS, while listening to our story. Yummy!!
Please RSVP with a phone call or email so we have an idea of how many pillows to put out and juices to order.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday mornings!
On a sunny Saturday a few weeks ago, I took my kids on an adventure to the UBC Botanical Garden (http://www NULL.ubcbotanicalgarden NULL.org). We went to walk high above the ground in the midst of gorgeous big trees on the Greenheart Canopy Walkway. We were all super excited and our trip did not disappoint.
When we got to the beginning of the walkway, a guide met us to give us a very informative tour as we were climbing the gently swinging roped-in walkway. Not only did he tell us about the different trees, but he included information about the animals that favoured them, the uses of each by First Nations Peoples and how the walkway was constructed without any harm to the trees themselves. My kids found this part the most fascinating… How does the walkway and all the big platforms around the trees stay up without any nails or fasteners drilled into the trees?
At the end of our tour, he let us jump and bounce on the last part of the walkway which was pretty amazing. We had some time left and went for a stroll through the gardens themselves.
There are bee hives, a tunnel, a giant boulder to climb on and some of the most amazing plants you have ever seen. A favourite was the ancient Gingko Biloba tree. I can’t wait for my next free Saturday as the garden is always changing and is worth visiting several times over the year. This is also a perfect place to bring visitors from out-of-town.
The Botanical Garden has just started kids summer camps – what a great place to send your little ones for a week of fun! You can learn more about the Garden’s Young Explorers Summer Day Camp program here (http://www NULL.ubcbotanicalgarden NULL.org/kids/summer-camp NULL.php). There’s a contest on the yoyomama.ca website to win a free week at camp (http://www NULL.yoyomama NULL.ca/2010/05/ubc_botanical_garden_young_explorers_summer_camp_contest/) too (enter soon, the contest only runs until June 7th).
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Treasure is on our minds!
Bedtime reading in our house is currently Enid Blyton’s Five on a Treasure Island (http://en NULL.wikipedia NULL.org/wiki/The_Famous_Five_%28series%29)which features an unexplored shipwreck risen from the bottom of the ocean in a fierce storm. How exciting! Perhaps there is undiscovered treasure on Treasure Island? Could it be gold, relics, skeletons??
So naturally, we are dying to go and see this exhibition.
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Treasure! (http://www NULL.scienceworld NULL.ca/treasure)
www.scienceworld.ca/treasure (http://www NULL.scienceworld NULL.ca/treasure)
What do you treasure? Who hunts for treasure and why? Come explore incredible discoveries as we delve into the thrill of the hunt. There’s something for everyone in this fascinating look at the world of treasures. Visitors will tie knots, try to crack a safe, explore geocaching and examine remarkable artifacts dug up from shipwrecks and ghost towns.
Topics include:
* Underwater Treasure
* Buried Treasure
* Gold Rushes
* Treasures in the Attic
* Treasure in Popular Culture
* The Modern Treasure Hunt
* Protecting Treasure
* Pirates
Visit Treasure! website (http://www NULL.treasureexhibit NULL.com/)
Organized by NRG! Exhibits (http://www NULL.nrg-exhibits NULL.com/)
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CANADIAN ART GALLERY HOP VANCOUVER
SATURDAY, MAY 29 2010
In partnership with the Contemporary Art Society of Vancouver
Morning conversation featuring the North American launch of Phaidon’s
Creamier: Contemporary Art in Culture (http://www NULL.phaidon NULL.com/store/art/creamier-9780714856834/) | 11am – 12:30pm
Read about the panel speakers HERE (http://www NULL.canadianart NULL.ca/microsites/vancouverhop/schedule/)
Free afternoon tours and talks by art-world experts | 1:30 – 5pm
Check out the full schedule HERE (http://www NULL.canadianart NULL.ca/microsites/vancouverhop/talks/)
Highlight of the day | Special Screening and Reception | 6 – 9pm
Vancouver premiere of the film Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (http://jean-michelbasquiattheradiantchild NULL.com/)
Learn more about the film HERE (http://blogs NULL.wsj NULL.com/speakeasy/2010/01/19/jean-michel-basquiat-the-radiant-child-director-tamra-davis-paints-devastating-portrait/)
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW AT casv.ca (http://www NULL.casv NULL.ca/secondary/arthop NULL.php)
VIEW THE FULL SCHEDULE ONLINE AT canadianart.ca/vancouverhop (http://www NULL.canadianart NULL.ca/microsites/vancouverhop/schedule/)
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This week for Wednesday Morning Story Time, we will choose a delightful book with our growing gang of 5-and-under participants in mind!
Join us on our pile of pillows for a yummy kid-sized Booster Juice, now courtesy of dandelion KIDS (http://www NULL.dandelionkids NULL.ca/index NULL.php), and an entertaining book from our ever-expanding selection, every Wednesday morning. We’ll read to your child and you can choose to enjoy the book with your little one, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
To make sure we have enough yummy drinks to go around, please RSVP at 604.949.1862 or info@dandelionkids.ca (info null@null dandelionkids NULL.ca).
See you there!
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Again, this week for Wednesday Morning Story Time, the book we’re reading is a surprise! As always, we will choose it with our growing gang of 5-and-under participants in mind!
Please join us on our pile of pillows for a yummy kid-sized Booster Juice, now courtesy of dandelion KIDS (http://www NULL.dandelionkids NULL.ca/index NULL.php), and an entertaining book from our ever-expanding selection, every Wednesday morning. We’ll read to your child and you can choose to enjoy the book with your little one, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
To make sure we have enough yummy drinks to go around, please do RSVP at 604.949.1862 or info@dandelionkids.ca (info null@null dandelionkids NULL.ca).
See you there!
If you have a shoe fetish like most of us girls at dandelion then this is a must see show.
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Meet John Fluevog, Peter Fox and Ken Rice: friends, collaborators, trend-spotters, businessmen, and artists. This fashion retrospective explores the story behind their footwear companies, from their early days making the scene in 1970s Gastown to acclaim and powerful brand loyalty on an international scale.
Approximately 150 shoes dating from 1968 to 2000 are featured, complemented by photographs, catalogues, newspaper articles, sketches and customer comments.
Curated: Joan Seidl, Director of Exhibition and Collection MOV
Exhibit Design: Resolve Design Inc.
Photos: Rebecca Blissett
Enjoy the show! Please leave us a comment with your thoughts on the show!
(http://www NULL.museumofvancouver NULL.ca/exhibition NULL.php?id=17)
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