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Greetings fredkid families!
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Happy Canada Day to all our fredkid families. Did you know that Fredericton has the biggest neighbourhood block party in Canada to celebrate it's birthday?
In honour of Canada Day, we have a very special Canada Day Photo Contest. Summer is finally here, time to rub on the sunscreen
and enjoy some fun outside. In this issue we have included some ideas
on Hot Spots to Cool off, highlights of what is happening in Fredericton this July and we have given you a yummy recipe
that will keep the kids cool and happy.
Continue to log on to fredkid daily, to view classified ads, participate in our forum, and find out what is going on, in our events calendar, there is always something new you won't want to miss!
Sincerely,
Tracy and the fredkid Team!
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Canada Day Photo Contest
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In
honour of Canada Day we have an exciting new contest, with a great
prize! We would like to see a picture of your fredkid/s enjoying Canada
Day. It could be a picture taken at the Canada Day block party downtown
or just your backyard picnic.
The winner will receive "Teach My Toddler". An exciting new educational tool for teaching little ones.
To enter just post your picture here. The contest opens July 1st and closes July 9th at 9am.
A big thank you to the Teach my Toddler company for their generous prize donation.
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Highlights of July Events
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- Visual Arts Festival- June 29th -July 5th, different art activities for kids being held throughout the week.
- Canada Day Block Party- July 1st, held downtown, lots of fun for the whole family, parade at 4pm.
- Calithumpians - 12:15 weekdays, 2pm Saturdays in Officer's Square, Outdoor Summer Theatre.
- Junior Tennis League- Tuesdays at 6pm from July 7th -Aug 11th, a fun introductory tennis league for kids.
- Strollercise - The #1 fitness program for moms and babies is now at the Northside YMCA, starting July 8th!
Be sure to log on to fredkid.com for the latest on what's happening for kids in Fredericton!
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Hot Spots to Cool off!
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July is generally a hot month. Looking for some places to cool off? Why not check out the beaches Fredericton has to offer or some of the great wading pools!
Killarney Lake - Killarney Road off of St. Mary's Street. Supervised fresh water beach.
Mactaquac Provincial Park - Rte 105, Spectacular scenery with two supervised fresh water beaches.
Wilmot Park - on Woodstock Rd, large wading pool and beautiful picnic areas.
Queen Square Park - corner of Aberdeen and Church Street, Outdoor pool and playground
Royal Road - Outdoor pool/Splash pad
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Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag
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 Milk can become homemade ice cream in five minutes by using a bag! This
homemade, creamy treat is a summertime delight for kids and adults
alike.
What you'll need:
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup milk or half & half
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons rock salt
1 pint-size plastic food storage bag (e.g., Ziploc)
1 gallon-size plastic food storage bag
Ice cubes
Fill the large bag half full of ice, and add the rock salt. Seal the bag.
Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag, and seal it.
Place the small bag inside the large one, and seal it again carefully.
Shake until the mixture is ice cream, which takes about 5 minutes.
Wipe off the top of the small bag, then open it carefully. Enjoy!
Tips:
A 1/2 cup milk will make about 1
scoop of ice cream, so double the recipe if you want more. But don't
increase the proportions more that that -- a large amount might be too
big for kids to pick-up because the ice itself is heavy.
Thanks to Kaboose.com for this month's recipe
Have a recipe you would like to share with other fredkid.com users? Please email me at content@fredkid.com.
If we use your recipe in an upcoming newsletter we will send you a prize!
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