It’s the first Beach Days of the season with my wee kids and the effects on me and mine were wonderful. With all three of us at the tail end of a sniffly/sneezy bug, the salt air and sea breeze were just what we needed. My 5 year old is pumped following his morning soccer game and although my [...]
Mhari Rhiverson is back today with her latest kid-spiration, just in time for the sunshine and the warm weather. Be Brite – M Rhiverson Mhari’s creations are so popular she now even has her own store with t-shirts, buttons, mugs and other goodies with any of her inspirational illustrations. You can score Be Brite gear [...]
From all of us here at OBE to all of you amazing mommas out there. Happy Mother’s Day! Lots of love, Robin, Sue and the OBE Crew
Editor’s Note: Moms have a pretty sound reputation for being last on their own list. But, what if you could take 10 or 15 minutes out of your day, even when the kids are around, to do a little something for your own zen. Danielle Mika Nagel is the studio director for the world’s first [...]
Over one hundred years have passed since Anna Jarvis decided to host a private gathering in West Virginia in memory of her dear departed mama. A year later, in 1908, she took it one step further by organizing a church service that saw over four hundred mothers and their children in attendance. By 1912 the Mother’s Day International Association was up and [...]
Editor’s Note: If there’s one thing we love around here, it’s creative kids. That’s why it makes us way more than a little giddy to introduce to you budding writer and illustrator Mhari Rhiverson. At nearly 7 years old, she spends a whole lot of her time crafting other worlds and a little kid-created fun. [...]
While making the leap all the way to Halloween may not seem quite possible in the middle of May for most folks, the crew here at Our Big Earth has made 2012 the year of goblins and ghouls (and Alphie The Bat, see our new pal below). In fact you can pretty well bet that [...]
I arrived at kindergarten a few minutes earlier than usual so I sat in my car leafing through the newest Avon book dropped off the day before. I’ve found the odd nifty gift through Avon though not to mention their catalog fits in my bag. Perfect for when I get that sacred minute for myself. Avon’s [...]
Mhari Rhiverson is back today with her latest kid-spiration, just in time for the sunshine and the warm weather. Be Brite – M Rhiverson Mhari’s creations are so popular she now even has her own store with t-shirts, buttons, mugs and other goodies with any of her inspirational illustrations. You can score Be Brite gear [...]
Editor’s Note: If there’s one thing we love around here, it’s creative kids. That’s why it makes us way more than a little giddy to introduce to you budding writer and illustrator Mhari Rhiverson. At nearly 7 years old, she spends a whole lot of her time crafting other worlds and a little kid-created fun. [...]
Crafts and the toddler crowd aren’t always a very positive combination. Add in an older sibling and the thought of putting them in the same room with things that don’t come out of the carpet is – well – daunting. Thankfully, the Comox Valley has folks like Maureen Wagner – who runs the Brooklyn Elementary [...]
Our Big Earth and Planet Kids invite young artists ages 6 to 11 to submit poetry and artwork around the theme of “Spirals In Nature” as a part of Elevate The Arts in downtown Courtenay. In this exhibit, which will be displayed in Planet Kids Courtenay, youth explore the connection between design and nature through [...]
I arrived at kindergarten a few minutes earlier than usual so I sat in my car leafing through the newest Avon book dropped off the day before. I’ve found the odd nifty gift through Avon though not to mention their catalog fits in my bag. Perfect for when I get that sacred minute for myself. Avon’s [...]
We keep meaning to post this delicious recipe for pretty much the best zucchini bread EVER. But, about the time one of us has made a batch, it has disappeared before being properly photographed. This weekend, a tiny slab made it to the 24-hour mark. So, we are able to share how pretty it looks [...]
Editor’s Note: As we celebrate the Earth today, I have to admit that I am ALWAYS thinking about food. With 7 billion people on the planet, keeping everyone fed and healthy is a big issue that I often find myself trying to wrap my head around. That’s a lot to take in. But, what goes [...]
Breakfast is one of those meals that, during the week, pretty much gets forgotten about. In between lunches and getting dressed, last-minute homework and the inevitable butt-dragging that constitutes the life of any school-aged kid, the prospect of spending the time to whip up a hot breakfast comes in dead last. But, the morning meal [...]
Editor’s Note: Moms have a pretty sound reputation for being last on their own list. But, what if you could take 10 or 15 minutes out of your day, even when the kids are around, to do a little something for your own zen. Danielle Mika Nagel is the studio director for the world’s first [...]
Recently my son’s Kindergarten teacher asked parents if we had any plastic grocery bags we could bring to the class. Art projects were having a hard time surviving the trip from the classroom to the car. A recent soggy, wind-blown, tissue-paper flower garden project came to mind as he spoke. “And my wife and I only [...]
Editor’s Note: While just the mere mention of them makes just about anyone’s skin crawl, bedbugs are one of those health concerns that we as parents should be very aware of. Today, Dr. Dianne Saxe and Jackie Campbell of Canada’s Envirolaw are here to breech this touchy topic and give us all the scoop on [...]
On any given day if you launched into a random conversation with me about video games I would be unusually smug. Not a fan of hours lost in the land of light saber duels, evil sorcerers and mindless killing, video games are as far down on my to-do list as cleaning other people’s toilets. Yes, [...]
From all of us here at OBE to all of you amazing mommas out there. Happy Mother’s Day! Lots of love, Robin, Sue and the OBE Crew
Over one hundred years have passed since Anna Jarvis decided to host a private gathering in West Virginia in memory of her dear departed mama. A year later, in 1908, she took it one step further by organizing a church service that saw over four hundred mothers and their children in attendance. By 1912 the Mother’s Day International Association was up and [...]
At just under two months to go until my son’s high school prom I was itchin’ to get him fitted for his tuxedo. A few of my chick pals with two or three graduated kids recently had given me the go ahead to get on it. With the grad parade and prom to follow scheduled for the first [...]
The wood stove simmered along nicely as I approached the hearth in our family room. The stretched out, worn away fabric of my nursing bra spilled out between my clenched fingers. I reached for the wood stove door handle with my other hand and tossed it into the fire and shut the door. Through the heavy glass the cotton was [...]
It’s the first Beach Days of the season with my wee kids and the effects on me and mine were wonderful. With all three of us at the tail end of a sniffly/sneezy bug, the salt air and sea breeze were just what we needed. My 5 year old is pumped following his morning soccer game and although my [...]
Peace Begins at Home. It’s an idea that many of us hold dear. But for many women, children, elders and families in our community – it just isn’t the case. For too many, home is not a place of safety, security and sanctuary. It is a place where family members or intimate partners use [...]
Easter is nearly upon us and this weekend is full on family good times to help celebrate the season in the Comox Valley. Here are a few of the gems happening in the community. Just a note that all of these are generally packed with awesome piles of kids. Prepare for crowds.:) Comox: Cumberland: Comox [...]
With a hint of sunshine and Spring in the air, getting outside with the kids seems a daily requirement. There is nothing like a morning trek through the forest with friends to ensure a long afternoon nap and pretty darn happy tiny people. Our Big Earth is excited to announce the schedule for the 2012 [...]
When I ask friends if they will be participating in Earth Hour this years, the response is often a mix of “maybe” and “my kids would hate me for that.” Turning the power off at home from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. tomorrow night may seem, in the scheme of everyday life, to be a shallow [...]
B.C.’s 41,000 teachers announced Thursday that they will exercise their right to strike and walk off the job for three days starting Monday, March 5 as contract negotiations with the province remain at a stalemate. While many parents may be waving their fists at the prospect of having to scramble to find three days of [...]
Your daughters, right now, right this very minute without you even knowing it, are sexual pawns. Your sons learn a majority of their sex education from the xxx world of the internet. Every time you send them off to school even the youngest of kids whom you thought would at worst be exposed to pop [...]
As I sit here this morning, third cup of coffee in hand after a long night, I made the choice to skip my scheduled hour’s worth of answering work e-mails to shamelessly surf Facebook and catch up with friends. Then, I saw a post – another in a long line of ones just like it [...]
With a heavy heart I placed my husband’s Canucks jersey on a hanger and tucked it away in the back closet for another year. As a die-hard Canucks fan I felt sadness and relief when that game winning overtime goal hit the back of Cory Schneider’s net last Sunday. Sadness that my favorite team had finished the regular season with the President’s Cup but [...]
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