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FREE events with the Edmonton Eskimos

Mark your calendars! 

This Sunday May 31st the Edmonton Eskimos start their Training Camp in Spruce Grove @ Fuhr Sports Park, 211 Jennifer Heil Way. 

(the commonwealth is being used for the FIFA world women cup) 

The training camp starts at 10:00am and goes until NOON!

Can't make it this Sunday? No worries the Eskimo's have several dates scheduled and you can get all the training camp information here. 

Also, the Eskimo's Fan Day is taking place on Saturday June 6th after their practice in Spruce Grove @ Fuhr Sports Park, 211 Jennifer Heil Way.  

There will be autographs from all of the Eskimo's starting @ 1:00pm and FREE activities for the whole family will also be taking place.

(Swag, face painting, and more) 

**Food is available at concession for $$**

This brings back so many fond memories from I was a child and would go to the practices and get those small squishy footballs (I think I still have some in my mom's garage). This is definitely going on my summer list of things to do! 

The day I made Cauliflower pizza "bread" and it was an epic failure

About a year ago I made cauliflower pizza and the kids devoured it. I thought it was delicious. However, since then we have had some epic failures with "sneaking" cauliflower into meals or trying to make it something it's not...
Case and point cauliflower pizza "bread".
Maybe it's that I made them wrong or maybe the 3 different recipes that I tried were just simply okay with these recipes having the consistency of a cheese quiche and the taste of cauliflower flavored eggs...yea...doesn't sound appealing does it? Nope, thats cause its not. And it was even better when Kris and I were choking it down to show the kids how delicious it was. Both Carter and Sophie had meltdowns when we tried to make them eat the "discusting" (carter's words) pizza bread.
No more.
Strike 1 for us and on we go to the next trial and error dish...we are done trying to hide the cauliflower.

Exploring the ULTIMATE list of Alberta Campgrounds with Natrivia

My camping requirements for a family of 5 with small kids is a lot different than when I was camping 10 years ago. The 10 years ago Christine really just wanted a fun place to drink Bacardi Breezers and a beach to get a good tan. 
The present day Christine wants a good park. Family friendly atmosphere. Showers. A kid friendly beach. Tent friendly. Lots of trees. And I am now drinking wine when the kids go to bed and playing a mean game of Cards Against Humanity. 


Being in Alberta there are many private and provincial campgrounds to choose from but there is not was not one place where you could get all that information. That is where the new website Natrivia comes in!! It's a one stop shop for all campgrounds across Alberta and it is also the place for you to go and review the campsites that you have been to. 
It's important to let people know if it's cash only, or if the bathrooms are disgusting. 

You can also earn badges for doing various things on the site such as suggesting edits when changes occur at the campsite or increase your review tier which is based on the amount of reviews that you submit.



Know of a campsite, but it's not on the list? You can submit it so that it can be included on the website.




See a campsite you want to visit in the future, or one that you have been too in the past? There's an option to track that!




There are so many amenitites that the website lists you will be able to see if a campsite allows pets (some have breed rules), has bike trails, or drinking water.
Word to the wise - bring your own drinking water!! 








I can't wait to use this site to plan some camping trips for the summer! 

Geocaching - The one activity you MUST try.

About a year ago I first wrote about how our family loves to go Geocaching (read the post here). Kris and I tried it before we had kids and we were hooked. When Carter was old enough to try it he was hooked too, now we all enjoy it and find that it's a great way to get outside and spend time as a family. 
A real life treasure hunt! 

Geocaching is also easy because you don't need much! There is as app that is available for iPhones as well as Androids and you can also register your Geocache find on www.geocaching.com and also look up Geocache locations close to you by inputting your postal code. 

One of the most fun facts that I read is that there are over 2,628,522 active Geocaches in the World! Yes Geocaching is something you can do ALL AROUND THE WORLD!!!
Camping √
A trip to Europe √
A walk in the River Valley √
A trip to Hawaii √
In your local neighbourhood √
Strathcona Riverside Trail √
Kelowna Wine Country √

Are you convinced yet???
If you want to find out even more information check out what the City of Edmonton and the John Walter Museum have to say about Geocaching here. 

P.S. 
Remember to BYOP (Bring your own pen/pencil) and to also bring small trinkets to leave in the Geocache if you plan to take one!

Butterfly Day @ Devonian Botanic Gardens - Sunday May 24th

Rain or shine!! 

This Sunday May 24th is Butterfly Day at the Devonian Botanic Gardens. 
(See map below for directions)

Event: 12:00pm-3:00pm
The rest of garden is open regular hours 

There will be butterflies from all around the world,  crafts (small fee applies), cookie decorating, and kids can come dressed up as their favourite bug or butterfly. 

Regular admission prices are in effect however garden season pass holders and friends of the Garden Members get free admission for this event. 

Directions:

Dinofest - A dinosaur lovers event

On Sunday May 24th join the John Janzen Nature Centre for Dinofest 

There are many activities happening at Dinofest. 

Learn what its like to be a paleontologist, dig for fossils, hun t-rexes, and get your face painted like your favourite dinosaur. 

The hours are 11:00am - 3:00pm and the John Janzen Nature Centre 

is located at 7000-143 Street 

Admission

Per person over 2yrs -$7

Family - $14 (from same household, max 7 people)

Children 2 and under FREE

Be sure to like their Facebook page too so you can keep 

up to date on their future family activities!