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Weekend Family Events for January 4 and 5

Welcome to the first weekend of 2020! I hope everyone has enjoyed a great holiday season, but is anyone else feeling REALLY ready for their kids to go back to school? Let’s try and make the most of the weekend before we get to send those kids back…

Weekend Family Events for December 28 and 29

I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful holiday celebration! I’m writing this late in the day on Boxing Day and I am still in my pyjamas, eating treats from my stocking. So, I apologize if this list is a little rushed because I’m still in that holiday…

Weekend Family Events for December 21 and 22

It’s a big weekend! School is out and it is the final weekend before Christmas, as well as Sunday evening marks the start of Hanukkah! I hope that you all have a wonderful holiday with your families and wishing you a healthy and peaceful (is that even possible…

Weekend Family Events for December 14 and 15

It is another busy weekend full of holiday fun! Can you believe we are less than two weeks away from Christmas? Here is my list to help you plan for the weekend of December 14 and 15. Saturday: Breakfast with Santa – St Mother Teresa Highschool, Barrhaven, 8:00 am…

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…

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…

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…