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Curious about Composting? Here’s how to make healthy soil at

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By: Joe McMahan, Vice President of Sustainability & Shared Value, Maple Leaf Foods  Canadians across all coasts are on a mission to champion sustainability, with an incredible 90 per cent of parents feeling they have a responsibility to teach their kids how to be eco-friendly according to a recent survey1. Setting an intention is great,…

August 8, 2024
Joe McMahan

The Wait is Over: Big Changes for Playland’s 2022 Season!

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One of my favourite rides at Playland has always been the Wooden Coaster. I'm sure many of you noticed, the Coaster was out of commission last year. Luckily it was a temporary closure and it is now open!

July 26, 2022
Carlie Parkinson

Playland

Exciting ways to harness the power of play!

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Through play, you become an active role model for your toddler. If you are not the world’s greatest crafter, scientist, and so on, it is still worth taking the time to do some projects with your kids, teaching them that you are willing to give it go. You are showing them it is okay to…

July 9, 2021
Lisa Forsythe

Play

Your families most cherished recipes

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FamilyCookbookProject.com has brought us a way to create a printed personal recipe cookbook filled with your own recipes. Now you can put your favourites from Grandma, other cookbooks, magazines, and the Internet all in one place. Narrow down the huge collection of recipes you don't look at to just the ones you love.

March 16, 2021
Carlie Parkinson

Recipes

Dig This: 10 Big Benefits of Gardening with Kids

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Most parents want their children to get outside away from phones, TV, and video games, and gardening is a great way to achieve this goal. However, recent research shows that there are several other reasons to start a garden with kids. The benefits range from making kids smarter to making them healthier. Here are 10…

June 24, 2020
Janeen Lewis

Gardening

Bubbleology – The Science of Outdoor Fun

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Looking for an inexpensive option for some outdoor summer fun? With a little preparation, you can turn bubble blowing into an afternoon of scientific experiments. The Science: Bubbles are fascinating, no matter how old you get! Every soap bubble is a marvel of chemistry and physics. Soap (a surfactant) lowers the surface tension between liquids,…

June 12, 2018
Care Elise

kids playing with bubbles during isolation

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