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Weekend Family Events for December 7 and 8

Are you feeling that holiday spirit yet? It’s not hard with all of the festive activities taking place around town. It’s another busy weekend with markets, parades, lights and more. Here is my guide to the family friendly events for the weekend of December 7 and…

Weekend Family Events for November 30 & December 1

It’s all systems go with the Christmas events this weekend. Seriously… there is SO MUCH going on this weekend! This post took me a long time to put together! Here are the family friendly events going on in and around Ottawa for November 30 and December 1…

Weekend Family Events for November 23-24

Another busy weekend on the way with more holiday programming. In case you missed them, I recently did blog posts on the Santa Claus parades in and around Ottawa, as well as Ottawa’s best Christmas attractions (of which some are now open). Also, Camp Fortune ski hill is…

Ottawa’s Top Christmas Attractions with New Additions

Christmas season is full-on in this household. We aren’t really decorating yet (we get a real tree, and need to wait a little so it doesn’t get too dry), but we did attend our first Santa Claus parade already. There are more parades ahead, check…

The Best Christmas Gift Ideas for the Kids

Christmas is just over one month away and I haven’t bought a single gift yet. I know many of you are far more organized than me and have already started shopping. Some of you are way, way more organized than me and have probably finished your shopping. But…

Weekend Family Events for November 16-17

It is a wintery weekend ahead of us, and that has me feeling the Christmas spirit. My family will be hitting up a Santa Claus parade this weekend (there are four going on in and around Ottawa). What do you have planned? Here are some great ideas for your family…

Weekend Family Events for November 9-10

What a change a week or two makes. It really feels like we are into winter now! This week I posted a blog on all the area’s Santa Claus parades that are coming up very quickly…they start next weekend! As for this weekend, here is a…

The Santa Claus Parades are Coming to Town

I admit, November isn’t really my favourite month. It gets cold and dark, and it really just seems like that time between all of the beautiful fall splendour and Christmas magic. However, that Christmas magic does creep into November, especially in the form of the Santa Claus parades…

Weekend Family Events for November 2-3

Is anyone else still recovering from the post Halloween hangover? Dealing with sleepy kids, scattered candy wrappers and rotting pumpkins? This is my current reality. Now that we are into November it is a slightly quieter weekend after all those fall and Halloween events, but there is still lots going…

A (Slightly) Spooky Sleepover Party Success Story

Earlier this month I got SUPER lucky and won a prize off an online Instagram giveaway. The prize was a Halloween themed sleepover styled by Sweet T Sleepover Party. It would include 3 stylish tents, air mattresses, personalized name boards, lighting, table trays, cozy bedding, decorative pillows & customized party…