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24 Jun, 2014

Having a blast, with rockets

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy

We did something totally new here at Casa Fishbowl, we launched a rocket. (!) This process started a few months ago with a visit to the Hobby House in Vanier. Have you ever been? It’s chock full of great stuff, mostly, er, hobby related wares (hence the name HOBBY HOUSE) but I picked out a cool puzzle and […]

Tags: family, kids, model rockets, Ottawa, science

01 May, 2014

All aglow at the Canadian Museum of Nature

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: - Ottawa for kids|Easy ways to make kids happy|Fishbowl patrons|Ottawa

One of our favourite places to camp is at an Ontario Parks site called Charleston Lake. We’ve been there five or six times. The beach was great, there were some nice hiking trails, good rock collecting, and the park was very well maintained. One of the things that stands out in my mind is that the […]

Tags: family, fun, kids, Museum of Nature, Ottawa, science

14 Jun, 2013

A SPUD-tacular giveaway for Ottawa families

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: - Ottawa for kids|Fishbowl patrons|Giveaways and product reviews

A great new giveaway for Ottawa families from the Canadian Museum of Civilization – a Fishbowl patron.

Tags: activities, family, fun, giveaway, kids, museum, Ottawa, play, science, toys

24 Sep, 2012

A bit about some squishy marble things

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|Oh! Things!

A bit about some garbled marbles. Science at its squishiest!

Tags: fun, kids, science, shopping, toys

03 Sep, 2012

A family hike around Pink Lake in the Gatineau Hills

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: - Ottawa for kids|Easy ways to make kids happy|Ottawa

A bit about a family hike to Pink Lake in the Gatineau Hills.

Tags: fall, family, hiking, Ottawa, outdoors, science, summer, walking

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