Island Parent February/March 2021
Victoria and Vancouver Island's Parenting Resource for 33 Years • Special Needs Issue • 20 Things Parent of Kids with Special Needs Should Hear • From Stylist to Fashion Police: What to do when kids decide what to wear • Kid-friendly Favourites in Tofino
Victoria and Vancouver Island's Parenting Resource for 33 Years • Special Needs Issue • 20 Things Parent of Kids with Special Needs Should Hear • From Stylist to Fashion Police: What to do when kids decide what to wear • Kid-friendly Favourites in Tofino
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5 Family Day<br />
Field Trips<br />
The following Vancouver <strong>Island</strong> attractions are all open for business and make for a fun Family Day Field Trip:<br />
1. North <strong>Island</strong> Wildlife Recovery Centre. Visit the Eco-Centre, Museum of Nature and the Treatment Centre and Nursery,<br />
among other highlights. Open daily from 9am-4:30pm. Masks required when indoors, except for children under two<br />
years old. niwra.org<br />
2. Royal BC Museum. Take part in RBCM’s Family Day Webinar: Animal Portraits for Kids on Feb 15 from 11-11:30am and<br />
learn about the diversity of creatures, big and small, that live in diverse family structures. To register, visit royalbcmuseum.<br />
bc.ca.<br />
3. Mt. Washington. Try the “plan ahead, buy online, wear a mask, be kind” option that allows skiers and tubers to buy<br />
tickets before they arrive. Tackle the slopes or the tube park, all while staying apart and outdoors. mountwashington.ca.<br />
4. Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea is “o-fishally” open 10am–4:30pm. Download scavenger hunt and activity sheets<br />
and explore the Centre and Salish Sea. salishseacentre.org<br />
5. Courtenay and District Museum and Palaeontology Centre. Explore the museum’s natural history galleries and<br />
delve into the elasmosaur discovery, how ammonites got their shape and name, and mysteries of the rat fish, among<br />
other things. Visit courtenaymuseum.ca.<br />
In-Person &<br />
On-Line Options<br />
STAGES<br />
Performing Arts School<br />
since 1980<br />
Come Dance With Us<br />
• Offering classes for Teens & Pre-Teens in Jazz,<br />
Ballet, Lyrical, Tap. Musical Theatre, Acrobatics &<br />
Hip Hop, in a non-competitive atmosphere.<br />
• Not sure which class to take?<br />
- Try a Drop-In: No hassle, No Obligation.<br />
Daytime Pre-School Classes<br />
for the little angels...<br />
STAGES Performing Arts School<br />
#301 1551 Cedar Hill X Rd<br />
Call 250-384-3267 Email us at: stagesdance@shaw.ca<br />
Or visit our website: www.stagesdance.com<br />
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