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Moms, Dads and Kids is the Only in Alberta. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please click on the Balloons to share your favorites with us!

We have just launched the 2nd phase of our website and we are very excited to also launch a provincial contest, "Fun Finding Across Alberta".

We are searching for the TOP TEN best family-friendly adventures, places and businesses across Alberta! But you've already seen our websites..so what makes this different?

We have a ton of really cool prizes that you can win!!!

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Between now and August 29th, every time you submit one of your favorite family-friendly businesses, you will be entered to win, Win, WIN!! Ten prizes will be randomly drawn throughout the month and an additional ten prizes will be drawn from all entriesand the topo ten favorites will also win great prizes.

So enter your favorite business and check back often to see if you are one of our winners.

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We will be sharing all the cool ideas with you, so you will be able discover new things to do and places to go with your family too. For a complete list of contest information, details and a list of the trendy prizes up for grab, visit www.momsdadsandkids.com/freestuff

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The TOP TEN favorite family-friendly businesses chosen will receive a listing on our website for an entire year -- Free of Charge -- along with a company listing in our published guide (Value $800)...so send in your favorites today!

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Start to use our website and you will discover the great places that we have already found. We want to help you take the frustration out of planning your errands and family day-trips.

We are presently in the process of compiling:

• Great family adventures to try.
• Festivals, events or dates to mark on your calendar.
• Great local businesses & home services that make your life easy, fun and welcome your family.
• Everything that new parents might need to search for.
• Fabulous online family shops, resources and information.
• Family accommodations that make your trips memorable & treasured.
• Restaurants & cafes that roll out the Welcome mat for families that have special menus, play areas, or changing facilities.
• Choice Summer & Winter camp experiences.
• Party planning ideas, venues, and entertainers so you can host the hottest party.
• All things GREEN; what businesses or products your family uses, purchases or supports that lessens your carbon footprint.
• Health care practitioners & alternatives that provide families with peace of mind.
• Educational & fun classes that kids want to take and learn life skills from.
• Non-profit agencies and support organizations that have helped your family.
• Or maybe it&rsquos just your favourite sight-seeing place, wading pool, trail or park.

Happy hunting,

Kimberly

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Reality Check!

It takes 9 months to have a baby, and includes much preparation, well beyond those 9 months. Well, this week we launched the 2nd phase of the website, which was like giving birth. Our labour is a labour of love, but it has taken much help from my team, husband, friends and associates, late nights, brainstorming, moments of panic and planning every little detail. We hope you like it and look forward to watching it grow with all of the great input we have had from every mom that has helped us along the way.

The next phase is the book that is coming soon; it&rsquos like having twins but at different times. We would love your feedback and ideas on how we can help you make life easier and fun.

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COOL TIPS!

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With it being at the height of summer and the season for festivals, parades and large events, here is a cool safety tid-bit: Friday afternoon with my girlfriends and we were out fun-finding. When we arrived, unpacked and got our bearings, my girlfriend, Jennifer Krysa, lined up our kids and started to take pictures of each of them one by one. I thought it was kind odd & so I asked what she was up to. She told me when ever she goes to an event or large crowded area she always takes a photo with either her camera or phone, in case it should ever happen that her child goes missing at that place she will have an up-to-date photo with exactly what they were wearing when they arrived. Very cool idea; and I hope that no one needs to use the photo to find their child, but it could be well worth the time to take it.

Here's another for large crowds: If you have two children in tow, take a dog leash and attach it to your stroller and let the child hold one the other end. It gives the child a bit of walking space so the stroller wheels don't keep running over their toes, and it keeps them close while offering them a touch of independence. My son loves his "leash” and we tease him that he is in control of us, and it makes him feel like the king.

My girlfriend, Wendy - a home economics teacher, also shared a cool idea: Costco has these great big durable white table cloths for sale right now. She uses them at functions, reunions and birthday parties with a bucket of crayons and lets the kids decorate the table cloth. She also puts them on the grass and puts tempura paints in containers and lets them do a little finger or toe painting. elmer's has some tempura paints that are ready to go. She says that the grass gives it a neat texture as well. So buy a few for rainy-day projects or for your next big event or picnic.

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COOL WEB SITES!

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www.savvyaunti.com for all those Aunts who like to dote on our children.

www.Instructables.ca offers many lessons on almost everything you can make with your hands. This site itself is for us adults to give us parents some great ideas on things to make.

(Don't forget to always supervise your children on ALL activities & especially ones that call for small pieces or strings, glues or other ingestible liquids, things that need cutting, or things that need heat, like cooking or ironing.)

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COOL NEW ADDITION

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The Calgary Zoo just had another baby. Carrie the Giraffe gave birth Tuesday July 28th to a little, tall baby girl. I believe she is already over 5-feet tall. They needed to ensure there was lots of extra bedding as Giraffes give birth standing up and it is a long way down for the newborn to drop. Everyone is fine and the new little girl was walking within the first few tries of testing out her new feet. Be sure to stop by and congratulate the new, proud momma. As they say at the Calgary Zoo "littler is cuter," so go visit her, the baby gorilla, and the baby elephant before they all grow up.

Calgary Zoo's littlest elephant is a year old so you'll see how much she has grown.

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WAYS TO SAVE ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL CLOTHES!

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Please Mum stores across Alberta are having their Customer Appreciation Days from Thursday August 8th- Saturday August 10th where you can save from 10-50%off. The back-to-school fashions are in and be sure the kids come in to find &ldquoBucky the Beaver&rdquo in the store and they can win a prize. To find the location nearest you, you can visit www.pleasemum.com. Remember, they are a Canadian Retailer that gives back to our community, so let&rsquos show them our support.

Two other communities are putting together a local Home-Based Expo and Used Children's/Toy Sale:

September 6th in Innisfail at the Legion from 10-5pm, and Drumheller at the Co-op Mall in the old Mark Work Warehouse location on September 27th from 10-5pm.

For more information or to book a table please give Melissa Urbinsky a call 403-820-4401

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FUN-FINDING FRIDAYS!

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Are you interested in Friday Fun Finding?

We are looking at getting together to find different adventures on Fridays at different venues around the province.

I am surveying to see if there is any interest in joining me? If there is any interest I will announce our locations and how to reserve your spot.

If you know an adventure we could try in your area, let me know. I can't wait to hear from you on this and feed back is vital. Tell us.

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Thank you for reading our August eZine.

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Saturday and Sunday: 9am - 5pm

Mom, Fun Finder, Publisher

P.S. Our List is growing, but we learn more when we have more moms sharing, so if you loved this article, can you please pass it on to 3 of your favorite friends? They will receive great tips, affordable cool places to go, and they may even lose their Boring MOM Status when they sign up at www.MomsDadsandKids.com Thanks a million!

Join Our Team! kimberly@momsdadsandkids.com