Schedule
September 28, 2019 [Saturday]
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Doors Open! Welcome!
10:00 am
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Peppa Pig & George Meet & Greet
11:30 am - 3:30 pm
MEET Peppa Pig & George
Oink, oink! Your little one can meet Peppa Pig & George.
Bring your smiles – and cameras – and get ready for a fun-filled day!
Appearance and break times as scheduled. Subject to change without notice.
We will do our best to accommodate everyone having a visit – please be patient and arrive early.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Fit in Five: Finding the Time for Exercise
11:45 am – 12:15 pm
Kiana Cowger, Personal Training at True Training Co.
Description: Learn how, in just five minutes, you can ignite your strength without sacrificing time with your family. Feeling stressed? Burnt out? Busier than you ever thought ‘busy’ could be? Join Kiana for her interactive talk to learn some quick and FUN exercises you can incorporate into your busy days. Improving your fitness and ‘getting your body back’ doesn’t need to mean dreaded workouts or sacrificing hours with your family.
Bio: Kiana is a Certified Personal Trainer and holds a degree in Kinesiology from the University of Victoria. Her company, True Training Co. was built from her years of academic studies and designed to cut through the BS of the fitness industry. After graduating from high school and stepping into the "real world" Kiana found it increasingly difficult to maintain her health and fell victim to several "quick fixes" that caused her great physical and mental distress. Kiana created True Training Co. and her programs to bypass those hardships and get you real, maintainable fitness results without sacrificing your lifestyle. At True Training Co. together, we ignite your strength.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Baby Carrier Fashion Show
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Eva Bild, Mothering Touch
Description: Join Eva and parents and babies from the Mothering Touch community for a Baby-Wearing Fashion Show. Learn about the different sorts of carriers and wraps, and how they fit different size and shapes of people, and different ages of babies. See the newest trends in Baby Wearing. And enjoy some beautiful babies along the way!
Bio: Eva Bild is a Doula, Childbirth Educator and Lactation Educator with 25 years of experience here, in Victoria. She is the owner and director of the Mothering Touch Centre, and has watched and supported many families in the transition for parenthood. She is delighted to share some tips and ideas with you, so you can go into this adventure feeling confident and prepared!
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Infertility and Entrepreneurship: Moms are Unstoppable
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Shauna Stewart Douglas, Mommble
Description: For a long time I thought infertility would break me. How our life-altering challenges help pave the way to our wildest and most fulfilling dreams.
Bio: Shauna Stewart Douglas is the founder of Mommble, an online community supporting over 20,000 moms. She is also the founder of Permission to Profit, an online course designed to help entrepreneurs who are also moms use simple, profit building systems to create exponential growth in their businesses without sacrificing time with their families. She has been featured in media including The Huffington Post, CBC, Upworthy and BlogHer and, most importantly, she is a mom. Shauna is a biological mom, an adoptive mom, an infertility warrior and a hystersister.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Diaper Dash
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Diaper Dash
DESCRIPTION:
👶🏽THE DIAPER DASH!👶🏼 #BabyRaces
Do you have a FAST baby that LOVES to crawl?
We are hosting our annual BABY RACES at The Victoria Baby & Family Fair again!
Everyone is welcome to watch! If you are not racing your little crawler…come help cheer on your favourite baby!
Sponsored by:
EV Rentals http://ev.rentals/
Discover Toys www.toylady.ca
www.facebook.com/ToyladyLisaWoo/
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Top 10 Tips for Your Water Baby's First Bath and Swim
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Lara Martens, Water Baby
Description: Join Lara Martens, founder of Water Baby, as she shares her top 10 tips for making the most of bath and swim time with your little water baby. Whether you have a little one on the way or you’ve been to the pool many times, you’ll leave this fun presentation feeling more confident, knowledgeable and ready to share your love of water with your little water baby.
Bio: Lara Martens is the founder of Water Baby - a modern neck floatie designed with you and your water baby in mind. As a new mom herself, she understands the need for a safe, high quality, modern floatie by today’s parents. Lara is always full of helpful hints and tips for swimming and floating with your newborn. You don’t want to miss this dynamic presentation!
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Child Passenger Safety – BCAA
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Judy Dryden - BCAA
DESCRIPTION: Judy will be discussing Child Passenger Safety and answering audience questions with regard to ensuring that children are safe while traveling on BC roads.
BIO: I’ve been a Child Passenger Safety Educator for 18 years, and an Instructor for 11 years. My background is in nursing. I’m a retired Public Health Nurse, but early in my career I worked in Intensive Care Units. This was before car seats were available and when seat belts were worn infrequently. This experience greatly influenced my view of the importance of passenger safety. I’m the happy mother of two adult daughters.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Doors Closed! See you tomorrow!
5:00 pm
September 29, 2019 [Sunday]
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Doors Open! Welcome!
10:00 am
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Peppa Pig & George Meet & Greet
11:30 am - 3:30 pm
MEET Peppa Pig & George
Oink, oink! Your little one can meet Peppa Pig & George.
Bring your smiles – and cameras – and get ready for a fun-filled day!
Appearance and break times as scheduled. Subject to change without notice.
We will do our best to accommodate everyone having a visit – please be patient and arrive early.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Fit in Five: Finding the Time for Exercise
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Kiana Cowger, Personal Training at True Training Co.
Description: Learn how, in just five minutes, you can ignite your strength without sacrificing time with your family. Feeling stressed? Burnt out? Busier than you ever thought ‘busy’ could be? Join Kiana for her interactive talk to learn some quick and FUN exercises you can incorporate into your busy days. Improving your fitness and ‘getting your body back’ doesn’t need to mean dreaded workouts or sacrificing hours with your family.
Bio: Kiana is a Certified Personal Trainer and holds a degree in Kinesiology from the University of Victoria. Her company, True Training Co. was built from her years of academic studies and designed to cut through the BS of the fitness industry. After graduating from high school and stepping into the "real world" Kiana found it increasingly difficult to maintain her health and fell victim to several "quick fixes" that caused her great physical and mental distress. Kiana created True Training Co. and her programs to bypass those hardships and get you real, maintainable fitness results without sacrificing your lifestyle. At True Training Co. together, we ignite your strength.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Top 10 Tips for Your Water Baby's First Bath and Swim
11:45 am – 12:15 pm
Lara Martens, Water Baby
Description: Join Lara Martens, founder of Water Baby, as she shares her top 10 tips for making the most of bath and swim time with your little water baby. Whether you have a little one on the way or you’ve been to the pool many times, you’ll leave this fun presentation feeling more confident, knowledgeable and ready to share your love of water with your little water baby.
Bio: Lara Martens is the founder of Water Baby - a modern neck floatie designed with you and your water baby in mind. As a new mom herself, she understands the need for a safe, high quality, modern floatie by today’s parents. Lara is always full of helpful hints and tips for swimming and floating with your newborn. You don’t want to miss this dynamic presentation!
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Getting Ready For Your Baby
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Eva Bild, Mothering Touch
Description: Congratulations on your pregnancy! You must have a million questions! This presentation will address the things you can do BEFORE your baby comes, to make your life AFTER baby run more smoothly. We'll talk about things you might want to acquire, like equipment, supplies, clothing (for the baby and for you). But we will also talk about planning for the time after baby comes, identifying resources, deciding what help and support you might need. And we will also talk about preparing as a family, to work as a team with our life-partners, or our other support-people, and communicate well."
Bio: Eva Bild is a Doula, Childbirth Educator and Lactation Educator with 25 years of experience here, in Victoria. She is the owner and director of the Mothering Touch Centre, and has watched and supported many families in the transition for parenthood. She is delighted to share some tips and ideas with you, so you can go into this adventure feeling confident and prepared!
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Child Passenger Safety – BCAA
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Judy Dryden - BCAA
DESCRIPTION: Judy will be discussing Child Passenger Safety and answering audience questions with regard to ensuring that children are safe while traveling on BC roads.
BIO: I’ve been a Child Passenger Safety Educator for 18 years, and an Instructor for 11 years. My background is in nursing. I’m a retired Public Health Nurse, but early in my career I worked in Intensive Care Units. This was before car seats were available and when seat belts were worn infrequently. This experience greatly influenced my view of the importance of passenger safety. I’m the happy mother of two adult daughters.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Diaper Dash
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Diaper Dash
DESCRIPTION:
👶🏽THE DIAPER DASH!👶🏼 #BabyRaces
Do you have a FAST baby that LOVES to crawl?
We are hosting our annual BABY RACES at The Victoria Baby & Family Fair again!
Everyone is welcome to watch! If you are not racing your little crawler…come help cheer on your favourite baby!
Sponsored by:
EV Rentals http://ev.rentals/
Discover Toys www.toylady.ca
www.facebook.com/ToyladyLisaWoo/
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Doors Closed! See you next year!
4:00 pm
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