Inside the Pea Pod

Baby Fair decides on next charity- Share your ideas!

At each Vancouver Island Baby Fair we support a charitable organization that is doing good work in our community. We do this through community participation by fundraising at our popular photo contest, face painting and stroller parking areas at the fair. Plus, our spotlight charity benefits from exposure before, during and after the fair. We have [...]

Great prizes at the Baby Fair!

We’ve got thousands of dollars worth of great prizes to win at the Vancouver Island Baby Fair! Not only will many exhibitors have great prize draws in their booths, but we’ve lined up some amazing prize packages for the photo contest, baby races, and grand prizes at the door. Check them out! Parent and Tot Grand Prize (Total Value: [...]

2011 Tickets now on sale!

Advance tickets to the upcoming Vancouver Island Baby Fair on Sept. 24 & 25 in Victoria are now on sale at several locations! There are a limited number of advance tickets available for just $5 (+HST) for a weekend pass (at the door, it’s $7/day or $8/weekend). Get these discounted tickets while they last at: Abby Sprouts – [...]

Baby Fair supports local charity- Make your suggestion!

The next Vancouver Island Baby Fair will take place Sept 24 & 25 in Victoria BC and we will be celebrating our 5th anniversary and our seventh fair on the island! (Including our two shows that have taken place in Nanaimo) At each fair we love to support a local charity that focuses on pregnancy through [...]

Happy New Year + Happy February!

It’s February already! What? Already a month into 2011??!! Where does the time go? A little update on what’s going on at Vancouver Island Baby Fair head quarters… We are working on getting ready to open for registration for the next Vancouver Island Baby Fair which will be held on Sept 24 & 25 in Victoria BC. [...]

Cool diaper bag giveaway coming!

The Vancouver Island Baby Fair e-newsletter is coming on Thursday, Dec. 9 – if you’re not already subscribed, do it now! We’ll have an exclusive giveaway of this Kemby Sidekick DiaperBag Carrier from Cat and Fiddle Kids! Cat & Fiddle Kids has everything your organic, earth-friendly child needs, and something for Mom too. You will find their [...]

Victoria 2010 Photo Contest Winners

As always, it was a very tough decision… but the judges have spoken and we are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Vancouver Island Baby Fair Photo Contest! Congratulations to Samuel A., winner of the 0-24 month old category, and Kailan G., winner of the 2-6 year old category! Samuel’s [...]

Toopy and Binoo are coming to Vancouver Island!

We are so excited to tell you that Toopy and Binoo are bringing their first live tour to Vancouver Island with shows in Victoria, Nanaimo and Duncan in January! Pre-sale tickets will be available for a very limited time, starting Tuesday, Nov. 2nd: VICTORIA – Jan. 9 at 1pm, MacPherson Playhouse: Buy online. NANAIMO – Jan. 10 [...]

Photos available now for pickup!

Participants in the 2010 Vancouver Island Baby Fair Photo Contest may now pick up their free 5×7 print at ROCKBEBE in Mayfair Shopping Centre. Photos will be available for pickup only until Nov. 15. Winners of the contest will be announced on Nov. 1. If you’d like to see a sampling of some of the cuties [...]

Bumbleride stroller giveaway from Sprouts!

If you joined us at the recent Vancouver Island Baby Fair in Victoria, you might have noticed the stunning Bumbleride stroller from Sprouts Children’s Boutique we had on display near the Grand Prize booth…. well it’s nearly time to give it away! In our next e-Newsletter, due out this Monday, Oct. 18th, we’ll run a contest [...]