Category: Christmas
Christmas at Flyover Canada: A Visit to the North Pole
My family adores Christmas at Flyover Canada. It has become a lovely family tradition to visit each year and experience the exhilarating flight across Canada and on to the North Pole while helping Santa Claus search for his missing elves....
A Visit to the Enchant Christmas Maze & Market
The Enchant Christmas Maze is a fun, new holiday event in Vancouver for 2016. Our Christmas loving family was invited to attend the media preview on November 24 and headed into Vancouver on a dark, rainy night with excitement in our...
A Holiday Visit to the Vancouver Aquarium
Visiting the Vancouver Aquarium during the holidays is always a fun Christmastime adventure for our family.
A Visit to Capilano Canyon Lights
This year we made our second annual trip to visit Capilano Canyon Lights – an event which has quickly become one of my family’s favourite things to do during the Christmas holidays. It was so fun to be close to...
Christmas at Flyover Canada 2015
We had a great time visiting Christmas at Flyover Canada this year. The 2015 holiday edition of FlyOver Canada takes you on a high flying tour across Canada AND you get to visit Santa’s workshop at the North Pole. Santa is in...
Family New Year’s Eve Party at Rocky Mountain Flatbread
Rocky Mountain Flatbread has the perfect New Year’s Eve party planned for families – and the best part is there is no babysitter needed! There are two styles of party to choose from depending on which you location you choose....
Vancouver Christmas Market – A Family Favourite
Last week, my family visited the Vancouver Christmas Market which has become one of our favourite activities to do in Metro Vancouver over the holiday season.
A Christmas Tradition: The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker ballet is a wonderful holiday tradition for families. This year, the Goh Ballet is featuring Prima Ballerina Paloma Herrera of the American Ballet Theatre in the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy. I for one am looking forward...
Capilano Canyon Lights: Enjoy the Holiday Magic
The magic of the holidays is all about spending time with family, and luckily there are a ton of great family activities in Metro Vancouver. This year, our family had the opportunity to visit Capilano Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension...
Redneck Grandpa: A Christmas Wish
Is it the Grinch? Ebenezer Scrooge? Nope, it’s Redneck Grandpa with a classic Christmas wish: “Bah Humbug!” About Redneck Grandpa: In small town British Columbia, the main industry is logging, beer is king and the culture varies from r...
A Visit to Luminescence at the Vancouver Aquarium
In December, my lovely group of mom bloggers and our kids hit the Vancouver Aquarium to experience Luminescence. We had a wonderful time exploring how many sea animals are luminescent or glow in the depths of the ocean. Like water...
Favourite Holiday Events: Visiting the Peak of Christmas
This year, we visited The Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain for the first time. We had fun playing in the snow and visiting the attractions.
The Magic of Santa Show Starts this Week at the PNE
Your Christmas wish comes true with The Magic of Santa!
My Favourite Christmas Cookies: Whipped Shortbread
This year I participated in a fabulous cookie exchange and made whipped shortbread. This recipe is by Jean Pare from Company’s Coming for Christmas, but my grandmother and mother have been making these for years. The cookie exchange is the funnest...
How to Save on Santa Photos
Each year, I take my son to Santaland so he can experience the magic of Santa and so I can get a photo to put in my family scrapbook and to share with the grandmas, grandpas and other special people...
