Product Review – Strap-On Trainer Skates for Kids

Editor’s Note: If you missed Anthony Edwards this morning, you can read his post on investing in fair trade foods HERE. Now, here’s Robin with the scoop on children’s strap-on trainer skates:
Ken is Mr. Hockey. Seriously, he doesn’t even know what a sports junkie he is. On our first date he told me he was [...]

KidSports – Our Hockey Preschooler

How could I forget that day two Octobers ago when Ken and the tiny person hit the ice for the first time.
It was love at first sight – for both of them.
The trainer skates we’d picked up for our daughter seemed the perfect way to start her off easy. But, she’d have none of this [...]

KidSports – Big Fun, Build Skills with New T-Ball

Editor’s Note: Good Morning! It may be still be Winter, but all signs point to sunshine and outside fun – including T-BALL REGISTRATION, which begins Monday morning (Feb. 16) at the Lewis Centre, Comox Rec and Happy ’s Source for Sports (on Sixth in Courtenay).
That also means there couldn’t be a better time to [...]

Our Big Earth – Now with 35% More Content

Good morning! February has started off with its usual gray and rainy patina outside. But, it kicks off with a bright, lively celebration here at Our Big Earth.
Today, we unveil a new tab structure to make it easier to find the features you are looking for as well as some fantastic new features, columnists and [...]

Digging Disc Golf

The birds are singing.
The sun is out.
Approaching the start of the first tee, you feel the wind blowing gently on your face. It’s a beautiful day.
As you prepare for your tee shot, you shift your target and aim a little bit more to the left, hoping to get around that tree in a tricky spot [...]

On The Rocks climbing gym

Derek Kwan is here today with the scoop on a cool, relatively new climbing gym in Campbell River.
I very much appreciate Derek’s contributions to the site, not only for his plainly Dad perspective, but also for offering up some great scores in the fun locales department.
Without further delay, here’s Derek:

A friend of mine has proclaimed [...]

The Parents Primer for North Island Birthday Party Locales

If there was ever one day that makes kiddos screech with excitement and parents cringe just a bit with knowing the work that will go into it all, it has got to be your tiny person’s birthdays and the ensuing parties that make childhood sweet.
Finding the perfect locale to celebrate that special day can be [...]

The 8-Step Plan to Make Family Fitness Stick

Editor’s Note: I feel moderately guilty posting this today. We’ve done plenty of hiking, beach-walking and generally outdoors loving the last week. But, you can bet that has also included plenty of sleeping in, snacking and lounging around blissfully in need of doing absolutely nothing.
But, upon return, I will be hitting the pool hard, the [...]

Celebrate 2008, Family Style

Ringing in the New Year is generally considered an adult-style event. With traditions that focus on alcohol and late-night parties, plugging the kiddos into any celebration is a challenge to say the least.
That’s where the Comox Strathcona Regional District, Tim Hortons and McDonalds have jumped in to save the day with Family New Years celebrations [...]

The LINC Youth Centre

This ain’t your mama’s indoor skate park.
For the longest time, I have been under the impression that the nondescript, steel-sided building across the street from the Lewis Centre was nothing more than a place for boarders to skate.
The indoor skate park, considered premiere in design and build, is seriously cool.
But, the LINC Youth Centre is [...]

Kayaking Tofino

I know, I know. All of you were expecting Dr. Ivey today, and I planned on it – I promise.
But, the lure of the beach, the crisp of the air and honestly my unwillingness to think about anything other than where I’m at while on vacation means Dr. Ivey’s debut will have to wait until [...]

Rainy Day Survival Guide – Hit The Pool

I used to dream of pools.
Big ones, that would take me what seemed like hours to swim the length of.
Diving for pennies.
Bobbing like a buoy.
Sneaking a trip to the snack bar to eat Tangy Taffy until my teeth fell out.
Except for the Tangy Taffy, pretty much nothing has changed.
So, when we jumped in and got [...]

It’s All About Dad – Learn to Fish

You don’t need to be a sportsman to love what a fishing pole does for a family.
As a kid, some of the daddy-daughter moments I remember best are the fishing trips, sitting along mountain rivers, simply not worried at all about whether or not we got a single bite. Every time my pop dug out [...]