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The World's Biggest Coin: The Big Nickel We recently took a trip to see the World's biggest coin which is made of nickel but what is nickel and why is it important? Keep reading to learn more... Nickel: The Everyday Element Helping Build Our Modern World When children learn about the elements, they often hear about oxygen, gold, iron, or carbon. But hidden in many everyday objects is an element that quietly helps power our world: nickel . Nickel is a silvery-white metal found naturally in the Earth. It is strong, resistant to rust, and extremely useful. From coins to kitchen tools, batteries to stainless steel, nickel helps make many of the things families use every day possible. Teaching elementary-aged children, nickel offers a wonderful opportunity to connect science, geography, technology, environmental studies, and everyday life . What Is Nickel? Nickel is a chemical element with the symbol Ni and atomic number 28 on the periodic table. It belongs to the group of m...

10 Non Toy Gift Ideas for Kids

Point of View: You're only days away from that special holiday, birthday or special milestone of a child in your life and you are searching your brain for the perfect gift. 

Spoiler Alert: That perfect gift does not have to be a toy. Here are 10 non-toy gift ideas for that special little someone in your life.

1. A Subscription that is not toy based and there are are loads out there. It can be for a body care product, art supplies or snack on Amazon or Walmart. Or it could be for an educational app like LeapFrog Academy, Reading Eggs, ABC Mouse or Osmo etc. 

2. A Monthly or Annual Membership at a place of learning like the Science Centre, Kumon or Coding Ninjas etc.

3. Cover the cost of a new extra curricular activity such as music lessons, dancing lessons, sports etc or gear/equipment that they need to participate in extra curricular activities. 

4. New Clothes and or Shoes. That saying 'they grow up so fast' is 100% Facts.

5. Annual Membership or Season Pass to a place of Fun! Think amusement parks, water parks, indoor playgrounds etc.

Zoo/Petting Farm that offers Membership

6. A movie day/night where you cover the cost of the ticket and the movie snacks. 

7. Tickets to a performing event or game.  Think musicals or big arena sports matches.

8. Contribute to their travel fund so they can catch flights not...whatever the young people say.

9. Contribute to their future education fund. If they don't have one start one on their behalf.

10. Buy them profitable Shares, GICs or Gold. Think some form of monetary investment in their future as opposed to giving the money for ice cream or the piggy bank.


Comment below if you have any other ideas for non toy gifts that we can give to our little ones. 💚

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