Events at the Kids Market

Saturday May 1 to Sunday May 2

                  Mother's Day Card make and take

                   I'm Impressed Paper Arts on the main floor

                             11:00 am to 2:00 pm

                                       FREE

                          Saturday May 8

            Ceramic and Sand Art on the main floor

                               11:00 am to 5:00 pm

                                    $5.00 and up

                 Victoria Day Weekend Events

             Rainbow the Dragon will be at Kids Market

                          on Monday May 24

                        12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

             Saturday May 22 to Monday May 24

                            Face Painting

         Kids and Adults can choose from a variety of designs

                           12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

                               $5.00 and up

                 Second Floor landing under the turret

                 

                    Nicole the Henna Artist

                Temporary Tattoos for Kids and Adults

                         11:00 am to 4:00 pm

                               $5.00 and up

              Outside by the pond (weather permitting)

                     Child Find Program

               Child ID Booklet and Fingerprinting Clinic

                         11:00 am to 4:00 pm

                                     FREE

             Outside by the pond (weather permitting)

At Kaboodles We're Balloonologists!

Having a party?  Did you know that Kaboodlians LOVE helium balloons? We have a huge selection and just love to blow up bouquets for your special days. Come in and pick your own or just give us a call and we'll set it all up over the phone. (604) 684-0066

Knotty Toys

For the last 25 years Knotty Toys of Vancouver has been selling the most complete collection of wooden toys for boys and girls anywhere in Canada! Our wooden toy selection consists of wood puzzles and games, play furniture and dollhouses, building blocks, model kits, percussion and musical instruments, as well as traditional rocking horses and wheeled toys.

Happy Valentines

With Valentines just around the corner we at I'm Impressed thought you might like a little inspiration

Give this card to a special friend. With it's many hearts , it is bursting with love !

Instructions:

1. Swirl blue ink on a white piece of cardstock to create a sky effect.
2. To create clothes line glue 3 strips of cream cardstock to the sky as shown .
3. Tear the edge of a strip of green cardstock and glue to the bottom of the panel.Optionally, using an unthreaded sewing machine or a straight pin , poke holes along the edge of the green strip.
4. Glue to a blue notecard.
5. Stamp 5 hearts using red and pink ink and cut out.
6. Attach hearts to tiny clothespins and then to the card using foam tape.

All the supplies are available at I'm Impressed on the lower level of the Kids Market.

Need more Valentine's card ideas? 

Check out the I'm Impressed blog!

Homemade Valentines

Nothing says love like homemade Valentine's Day cards and it's a great open ended craft to stimulate a child's creativity! 

Materials:

• hearts (various sizes) cut from various coloured and pattern paper
  
• construction paper
• tape
• glue
• crayons or markers
  
• paper doilies
• stamps and stickers
• glitter, bling, pompoms
  

Directions:

1. Spread out all the materials on a covered table.
2. Depending on your child's age, show some examples of how to make valentines: layer hearts one inside the other; add doilies for a lacy edge; decorate with stickers and/or glitter.
3. Allow your child to randomly decorate hearts.  
   
4. They or you can then glue the decorated hearts piece of construction paper.
5. Your child can add more designs to the background with markers and write a Valentine's message.  You can add a photo for that special one to Grandma.
   

Tip:
 If you are creating Valentines to handout in class don't address the cards to specific children. Simply put  "From (you child's name)" It saves you time writing them, saves time sorting them in class and you don't have to worry about missing a certain child or spelling their name wrong.

For more idea's come to the Kid's Market and visit us at I'm Impressed or check out our blog.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year! Did you resolve to be more enviromentaly friendly this year?  Then check out this out what's arrived at Kaboodles Toy Store! Serve tea to your Teddy while doing something good for the earth! Green Toys elegant pastel children's tea sets are made entirely from recycled curbside-collected plastic milk jugs and are considered one of the safest, cleanest plastics around. The material contains no phthalates or BPA, earning Green Toys the Today's Parent stamp of approval. The packaging is also eco-minimal, made from recycled cardboard.

Talk about GREEN TEA!

Robeez - The perfect New Baby Gift

Scallywags carries a full line of the most adorable shoes made for babies and toddlers. Robeez (pronounced "Robbies") started as a home-based mom business in Vancouver.  Over the years, they have become one of the most popular shoes with parents  -- they're easy to walk in, washable, skid resistant, and stay on little feet! And I do mean all parents, in fact, several celeb babies have been spotted in Robeez, including the children of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, Julia Roberts, Brooke Shields, Kate Hudson, Heidi Klum, Angela Bassett, and Bradgelina.

Oh, and did I mention how cute they are?

Made with colorful leather, Robeez shoes are available with over 70 designs, including dinosaurs, race cars, soccer balls, monsters, butterflies, hearts, flowers, bunnies, lions and tigers and bears! OH MY! 

Santa Has Arrived

Santa Arrived at the Kids Market on Saturday!

Holiday Shows

December 5 to 24, 2009

11am to 3:30pm

Sing-a-long with Santa

December 5-9,12,14-18,21-24 (Dec 24th show to 3:00pm)

Holiday Magic Show with Elfina 

December 10-13, 19&20.

Need a Hand?

Our charity gift wrap booth is open December 10th through December 24th (Minimum donation is $2 per gift).

Kids Market Shop & Save with Rainbow Rewards is back!

Spend $100 (before taxes) at any of the shops and services in Kids Market and bring the receipts to the Administration Office to receive a $5.00 gift certificate.

Help Santa Help Others

Join Kids Market and the Elizabeth Fry Society along with the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau and give a gift to less fortunate children. Choose a name from our tree and donate an unwrapped gift at Kids Market before December 18th.