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Canadian Winter Festivals – Winter is Fun, Get out There!

By //  by Katja Wulfers 3 Comments

Canadians know how to throw a party, and we don’t let a little thing like -21C (that’s -6F for our American friends) stop us. After all, if we restricted our celebrations to the days we felt all ten toes and our ears weren’t red, some parts of Canada would only get out for nine weeks of the year. We’ve adapted to the conditions by coming up with some creative Canadian winter festivals, and we’re happy to share them with visitors. What’s a party without guests? Let’s get the big guns out of …

Filed Under: Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Family Fun, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Ottawa, Quebec, Travel, Travel Tips, Yukon Tagged With: Canada, Carnaval, Edmonton, family fun, Festival du Voyageur, Fredericton, FROSTival, Ice on Whyte, Lac La Biche, Montreal, Montreal en Lumiere, Ottawa, Pacific Rim Whale Festival, Quebec, Quebec Winter Carnival, Tofino, Whistler, Winnipeg, Winter Festival of Speed, winter festivals, Winterlude, World Ski & Snowboard Festival

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Why You Need To Visit A Dude Ranch

By //  by Katja Wulfers 3 Comments

Let’s face it: getting away from it all is on everyone’s mind almost all the time. Maybe this general malaise we feel is rooted in the noise of our lives: running from one activity to another, juggling work, another late night at the rink, pasta sauce that’s exploded on the stove again thanks to a grade 7 math emergency, the phone glued to our hips…it all equals get me out of here. But it’s not enough to check into a hotel, flop back on half a dozen pillows of different thicknesses and flip …

Filed Under: Canada, Family Fun, Travel, United States Tagged With: campfire cookouts, Canada, cattle drives, dude ranch, family fun, guest ranch, horseback riding, horses, nature, outdoors, ranches, rustic retreat, the West, USA

Top Ten Back to School Movies

By //  by Life In Pleasantville 2 Comments

There are curled, dried up maple leaves on my driveway this morning and I can hardly smell sunscreen on my kids anymore. There's been no sticky burnt marshmallow crust in my hair for almost a week and every store I go to has aisles full of sullen children crying over pencil crayon displays. Summer's all but done, and come this time just a few days from now, it'll all be a frozen margarita-soaked memory. So, buh-bye Summer 2014! We had a decent run, but the fun's gotta stop sometime, and that …

Filed Under: Family Fun, Living, Tips & Advice, Top Ten Tagged With: back to school, Best Movies, family fun, Martini Mommy, top ten

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Rafting On The Grand River And Visit The HMCS Haida

By //  by Katja Wulfers Leave a Comment

The last time I went exploring in the Heart of Ontario the snow was deep and the air frosty enough to freeze maple syrup into taffy. Now we’re deep into a beautiful Canadian summer, and what better time to discover a bit more of what the region of Hamilton Halton Brant has to offer. With historic sites, cultural events, and outdoor adventures to choose from there’s enough to keep any family occupied for the remainder of the summer. We went rafting on the Grand River after a stop to visit a star …

Filed Under: Canada, Family Fun, Ontario, Travel Tagged With: Barangas On The Beach, Blue Heron Rafting, Brantford, exploring, family fun, Grand River, Hamilton, Hamilton Halton Brant, Hamilton Harbour, Heart of Ontario, HMCS Haida, summer, tourism, Travel

Blue Man Group Is Family Friendly Fun at Universal Orlando

By //  by Candace Sampson 1 Comment

I like my entertainment straight up. When I go to the ballet I expect I'll see the ballet. A concert is a concert. A play is a play. This simplistic approach to entertainment is most likely why I sat scratching my head in true "What the heck?" fashion for the first 15 minutes of the Blue Man Group. What was this? Was it a concert? Was it performance art? Was it comedy? Check yes to all of the above and then some, but here's what I know for sure — Blue Man Group is family friendly fun at it's …

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized, Universal Tagged With: Blue Man Group, family fun, Florida, performance art, theatre, Universal Orlando

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