
Tracy Tong
Editor at Ottawa Parenting Times Magazine
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Jun 27, 2024 |
ottawaparentingtimes.ca | Tracy Tong
Richard Robinson Fashion Design Academy offers young artists a unique camp experience Your young designer’s dreams of catwalks, high fashion and red carpets can come true right here in Ottawa. This summer, your fashion-obsessed child can attend the same school that trained well-known designers Frank Sukhoo, Eve Gravel, Louise Campeau and Amy Scarlett, the latter of whom has dressed Lady Gaga, Machine Gun Kelly and Avril Lavigne.
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Jun 27, 2024 |
ottawaparentingtimes.ca | Tracy Tong
Here’s what’s happening in the National Capital Region this summerWhat: Summer Solstice Indigenous FestivalWhere: Mādahòkì Farm, 4420 West Hunt Club Rd.When: June 21 to 23Why: The Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival returns to Mādahòkì Farm, Indigenous Experience’s property located in Ottawa’s Greenbelt. The festival features a competition Pow Wow, creative workshops, a family fun zone, culinary experiences, and more.
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Jun 27, 2024 |
ottawaparentingtimes.ca | Tracy Tong
Inspired by her son, a Curran mom creates a soothing solution for an oral fixation Connor was a bright and happy baby who learned quickly and loved looking at books, being outside and spending time in the water. To the shock of his mother, Anne-Marie Chartrand, Connor was diagnosed with epilepsy following a grand mal seizure and later on, with level 2 autism.
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Jun 27, 2024 |
ottawaparentingtimes.ca | Tracy Tong
As a former daily news journalist, Ottawa resident since 2007 and mother of two active kids who like to see and do all the things, there are very few festivals, events, or attractions that I haven’t been to at least once (and that’s the truth, not just a weird flex). I’m always surprised when I meet a fellow Ottawan who hasn’t visited our local museums, yet makes an annual trip to Whistler.
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Jun 27, 2024 |
ottawaparentingtimes.ca | Tracy Tong
Whether they’re reading at the cottage or from the comfort of a couch at home, these books will make the most of your kids’ downtimeAfter a long day of exploring, playing outside and making new friends at camp, there’s nothing like curling up with a good book. Here are new reads by Canadian authors and illustrators.
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