• Fort St. John loves Families Week – Oct. 13th – 20th

    Only 7 sleeps until Family Week starts!  If you don’t measure time between exciting events in sleeps you might be on the wrong website. But Fort St. John loves Families Week has something for all ages from infants to seniors.  Check out the special events all around town,

  • Families In Motion

    I’ve had many families calling about the Families in Motion start-up.  Well, here is the information for all five events this winter.
    If you missed the Families in Motion events last winter, they are a series of physical fitness events aimed at families of pre-school children.  These events happen on Friday evenings once a month around the city.  No registration is required.  They’re free and very FUN!

  • October SD60 Early Learning opportunities

    October is going to be SUPER busy for anyone looking for family activities!!!  Information about Family Week, October 13 – 20th, will be out shortly.  For now, though, here is what is coming up with the School District.

  • What is self-regulation and why should I care?

    Self-regulation is the current “buzzword” for parents and educators.  Teaching jargon can be annoying when it doesn’t have a context or seems trendy.  In my opinion, though, self-regulation is the most important concept I have learned in 15 years as a teacher.  It has helped me on a daily basis as a parent and in group teaching situations.

  • Walking Bingo

    I LOVE walking in the fall with my kids.  But often, it gets pushed aside for more “urgent” issues.  We tried this activity on Sunday and loved it.  We had to change gopher to cat, though.  This re-activity initiative is from Saskatchewan where gophers are plenitifull!  Now my youngest wants to write our own BINGO sheet and walk again this week.  With this element of FUN,

  • Right from the Start – Early Learning conference

    The annual Dawson Creek Parent and Caregiver conference is coming soon.  The conference takes place October 11th – 13th at the Kiwanis Arts Centre 1100 – 95th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC.
    The conference has a minimal cost and a variety of presenters aiming to support parents and caregivers of children 0 –

  • Sport For All

    Pacific Sport is hosting several opportunities for sport participation this fall for kids aged 4 – 12.  My kids have participated in these programs.  They are well run and very engaging.

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