© 2004-2013 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604. Spring Break wouldn’t be complete without PlayDome at BC Place, Western Canada’s largest indoor carnival with over 45 rides and attractions. Photo credit: John Biehler for Miss604 Where: BC Place Stadium When: Saturday, March 16, 2013 to Sunday, March 24, 2013 Hours: Open daily from 10:00am to 9:00pm (until [...]

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© 2004-2013 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604. The Shops at Morgan Crossing are hosting the third annual Spring Break Skate from Thursday, March 21st to Sunday, March 24th. Each day from 10:00am to 6:00pm shoppers, neighbours, and visitors are invited to skate on the artificial outdoor skating surface, rain or shine. Skate rentals will be available [...]

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There’s a lot that’s new at the Vancouver Maritime Museum since I last visited with my two little boys, some 30 years ago. I got re-introduced to VMM through Winter Wander in January. During the Winter Wander, kids visit all venues at Vanier Park for free; adults can enter all for $5 for the day. Revisiting with my son had us both proclaiming: “Wow!” We had thought we’d just do a quick tour of St. Roch and head out to more…

Canada has two official languages: English and French. All of our food and merchandise packages are in both languages (Did you know that The Smurfs is Les Schtroumpfs in French? The more you know!) and any time you call a government or large business line, the first of the many menu selections that you make [...]

Need plans for Spring Break 2013? Get involved with painting a community mural and planting a garden. We’re giving away a spot in “A Mural and Garden For Our Community” – a one week Spring Break camp at Christianne’s Lyceum in Kitsilano. To win, comment on the blog and tell us what you (and/or your kiddo) loves about the Kits community. We’ll draw a winner Friday, March 8. PRIZE: A Mural and Garden For Our Community Monday, March 18 to…

© 2004-2013 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604. The City of Surrey is ramping up for another year of free, family-friendly festivals and the first major event on deck is the Party for the Planet, BC’s largest Earth Day celebration. The concert lineup was announced this morning and it’s a pretty impressive schedule of Canadian talent. The [...]

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© 2004-2013 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604. The Secret World of Sharks and Rays is an experience on now (and for a limited time) at the Vancouver Aquarium that showcases the lifestyles of sharks and their cousins, the majestic rays. Photo courtesy of the Vancouver Aquarium Engage with a beautiful zebra shark and whiprays in the [...]

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If it is not enough to just love the name of this book/movie-you will love the book/movie.For any of you who spent your teens wondering if the shiny happy people over there were really so much shinier and happier than…

Spring Break for kids in Vancouver schools runs from March 18 – 22 (though some schools are off before/after those dates).  Add weekends, district closure days and statutory holidays and many families are looking at a good two week stretch with the ankle biters hanging around the house. I’ve written up a list of Vancouver-wide Spring Break activities that includes crafts, crime-solving, wildlife tracking, sports and more for InsideVancouver.ca. When it comes to activities for kids in Kitsilano, there are…

© 2004-2013 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604. Put on your dancing shoes and get that Guinness flowing, CelticFest Vancouver is coming up March 9th to March 17th with activities, concerts, a parade, dancers, and free family fun. Festival Highlights Festivities begin on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 at the Village on False Creek (plaza at Manitoba St [...]

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One of the most asked questions since we got Teddy is "How does Cuyler like him?"Cuyler loves him and tells us several times a day how much he loves Teddy and wants him to live with us forever. He also…

Yay! It’s almost time for March Break! If you’re in Toronto, or planning a visit, here are some arts events worth checking out!Comic Book Heroes Series at the TIFF Bell LightboxMarch 9 to 24Celebrate those figures heroic enough to fight…

For the first time in a very long time I feel like I have some balance to my life.I’ve been a stay at home mom for the past 12 years. In those 12 years a lot has gone on. Experiences…

My kids like to watch movies from when they were littleSo last week the 3 of us watched some really old ones. It was fun and shocking and tender and embarrassing.It was weird to see us as again as a  family…

A bit about a delicious bar of soap I bought, but it’s more than just about the suds.

So we are still refraining from BUYING STUFF around here. The Embargo ends in a few days. I often have people ask me if I’m happy that it’s coming to an end. This is tough to answer. We’ve been participating in an annual Embargo since 2006, which has added up to many many months [...]

L.A. garage rocker Hanni El Khatib is prepping the release of his second album, Head in the Dirt, for April 30th. The follow-up to 2011′s Will the Guns Come Out was produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys – y’know that guy with all the Grammys? Here’s the video for first single “Family,” which [...]

With 8 children life is busy, crazy, sometimes overwhelming but heyITS WEDNESDAY AND I STILL LOVE MY KIDS!                                              …

It all started when I noticed fresh littleneck clams in the seafood counter at my grocery store on Sunday. I seldom shop with a list that really needs attention, since I do most the shopping and  cooking – I know…

I’ve nothing against nudity.  I’m nude quite a lot, especially in the German sauna, sharing space with genders masculine, feminine, and neuter But there’s a time and space for everything, and this morning, I said to myself, enough’s enough.  Why do we have to avoid our front window every morning because we don’t want to [...]