Grand Summer Fall 2019
Zoom. FaceTime. Facebook Messenger. Skype. If you are like 38 per cent of grandparents surveyed for a new study, you use video chat to communicate and stay in touch with your grandkids. In this issue, you’ll find ways to stay connected with your grandchildren and the importance of kids having their grandparents as allies. Looking for some fun things to do with your grandkids? Look no further: on the following pages you’ll find 7 things to do with your grandkids, how to keep cool in regional parks and activities this summer at Swan Lake.
Zoom. FaceTime. Facebook Messenger. Skype. If you are like 38 per cent of grandparents surveyed for a new study, you use video chat to communicate and stay in touch with your grandkids. In this issue, you’ll find ways to stay connected with your grandchildren and the importance of kids having their grandparents as allies. Looking for some fun things to do with your grandkids? Look no further: on the following pages you’ll find 7 things to do with your grandkids, how to keep cool in regional parks and activities this summer at Swan Lake.
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Over 6700 members belong to the<br />
SSRH FB group, so it’s a great way<br />
to connect with other people in your<br />
community and meet other members.<br />
In July 2016, Kristi Nelson started the<br />
group. Erin Devine teaches the mandala<br />
class and has helped keep the group going.<br />
They both do admin work for the<br />
group and Susan Nelson is the group<br />
moderator. It’s a fun treasure hunt and<br />
you learn to always be on the lookout<br />
for rocks. It’s neat to see rocks that<br />
might be in a certain shape, which can<br />
influence the drawing chosen for it.<br />
For example, I’ve seen a kitty cat face<br />
shaped rock, a hot dog, a chocolate<br />
coated candy that has a bite looking<br />
chip missing off the rock.<br />
There are a few etiquette rules to follow<br />
such as take only one rock per person<br />
per hunt (so there are lots of rocks<br />
for other to enjoy), and post a picture<br />
of your find on the SSRH FB group.<br />
Rocks need to be sealed, so the paint<br />
doesn’t chip. The rocks that are hidden<br />
need to be accessible and can’t be hidden<br />
in cemeteries.<br />
Recently, monthly rock challenges<br />
were introduced. Each day of the<br />
month you paint a new rock that fits<br />
the daily theme and then post a picture.<br />
There are even prizes. It’s also fun to<br />
paint your own rocks and then post<br />
pictures to the group to reveal where<br />
you hid them. It’s thrilling to see someone<br />
post a picture of a rock that you<br />
painted and hid. We have even found<br />
rocks from other nearby rock hunting<br />
groups such as Tacoma Rocks in<br />
Washington. We have a Kindness Rocks<br />
garden in our neighbourhood too. Our<br />
kids were excited when they found<br />
rocks at their school that were specially<br />
hidden by an artist who said the kids<br />
could keep them.<br />
Rock painting and hunting is a great<br />
way to feel part of the community and<br />
it’s a great activity to introduce your<br />
grandkids to this summer. Once you get<br />
started, you’ll never look at rocks the<br />
same way again. You’ll be visualizing<br />
your painting upon each rock. You’ll be<br />
collecting buckets of rocks with your<br />
grandkids to paint and hide yourselves.<br />
Happy rock hunting.<br />
Serena Beck works full-time as a technical<br />
writer. She loves to write, travel, and swim at the<br />
beach with family and friends.<br />
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<strong>Summer</strong><br />
Fun!<br />
Night Illuminations<br />
Firework Saturdays<br />
Rose Carousel<br />
Boat Tours<br />
Family Discovery<br />
Walk<br />
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Building<br />
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for grades K thru 9. Limited space in some grades.<br />
Please check our website: queenofangels.ca for an application form<br />
and/or call our school at 250-746-5919 to arrange a tour.<br />
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