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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…

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 December 22-23

Christmas is just days away! Are you ready? Hopefully you don’t have much, if any shopping left to get done, and instead can enjoy some quality family time this weekend. If you are looking ahead to make plans for New Year’s Eve, be sure to check…

Weekend Family Events for December 1-2

December is here, so in my books it’s “go” time for everything Christmas! This weekend is jam-packed with events…this list took me quite some time to put together! Here is your family friendly event listings for the Ottawa area for December 1-2…

The Best Spots for a Great Photo with Santa Claus

It’s that time of year again – when we make our kids sit on a stranger’s knee in hopes of getting the perfect Christmas photo with Santa Claus. When my kids were little they were pretty traumatized with meeting the big guy in red. Now that…

The Ottawa Area Santa Claus Parades for 2018

Everyone has different opinions on when we should turn our attention to, and start decorating and celebrating, the upcoming Christmas season. I try to wait until after we have celebrated Remembrance Day, and then I figure it’s all systems go. But, I wanted to at least LOOK and…

Ottawa’s Best New Year’s Eve Celebrations for the Family

It’s hard to believe that 2017 is coming to a close already. It feels like we were just kicking off the Canada 150 celebrations and now the wrap party is underway. 2017 has not been an easy year for my family, and the hardest part is yet to…

Oh How I Love a Christmas Cookie Exchange

I love the Christmas season so much – the trees,  the Christmas attractions , the decorations, the music, the family gatherings and probably most of all…the food! I always get the season going with a little Christmas baking of my own, and my annual tradition of hosting a Christmas…

Ottawa’s Best Christmas Attractions

The Christmas season is upon us! Have you started decorating yet? I haven’t yet brought out our decorations, but I am taking a close look at the calendar and planning out when to hit up the different holiday events offered around the capital region. I recently blogged about…