[twitter] Kelly Ripa took her Live! With Kelly crew to my backyard this week. She has been broadcasting all her shows from Banff, nestled in the Rocky Mountains just an hour from my home in…
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Christmas Gifts For Teachers?
The email from the parent-teacher liaison in my son’s kindergarten class has arrived. The semi-annual request for donations to buy gift cards for the teacher. How do you treat this request? Toss $10 or $15…
World Diabetes Day
Last week, Erica Ehm of the Yummy Mummy Club posted about charities that she supports and asked the readers to share their charities of choice. It’s an inspiring list of places you can go to…
Who Is Killing Halloween?
Halloween is an excellent time to take the pulse of a community. You can really tell your neighborhood’s age and spirit by the volume of candy in a bowl by your door. To monitor it…
Geocaching For Beginners
This article was written by Sean Funk. Have you ever wanted to explore your city? Go to new places? Have fun with your kids? Geocaching is for for you. What is geocaching?? According to geocaching.com…
Today Is World Diabetes Day
Today is World Diabetes Day. Type 1 Diabetes is the type that usually affects kids. There’s nothing you can do to stop that switch from being flicked one day. You’re born with it. My friend,…
Toddler 101: Living In The Moment
Despite all the recession and budget talk that dominates the news, our local community centre was able to secure funding to hold a series of parenting seminars. Toddler 101 was first on the program and…
November Is Diabetes Month
We’ve learned here on DadCAMP that being a parent changes your perspective. Suddenly the evening news is harder to watch, especially when a child is involved in the headline. Being a parent suddenly propels you…
Halloween Safety Reminders
Bobtown, Pennsylvannia is the latest town cancels Halloween headline. They did it over fear of the safety of their children. You don’t need to cancel Halloween, you just need common sense and extra awareness to stay safe.
Hockey Night In Canada
[twitter]It’s opening night of the new NHL season and whether you’re all about a Penguins repeat or just hoping the Leafs make the playoffs, Dads all across the country have a date on the schedule…
FourSquare Theme Song For Dads
Much hype is greeting the launch of the social networking app (game?) Foursquare as it rolls out in cities across North America. Today it launches in Vancouver. While the single and childless in the city…
Why I Started DadCAMP
I want DadCAMP to be an answer to Mommy Blogging trend that seems to have swept the web. Guys write blogs too, sure ours are usually focussed on games or gear, but there are men…
The Cult Of Mom
[twitter]If you thought Apple Fanboys were off the ledge, you need to get thee to an early morning sing-a-long at your local library. I was lucky enough to find a parking spot outside the play…