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Ottawa Family Fun

An experienced mom’s guide to kid birthday parties in Ottawa

24 February 2010

We’re thick in the midst of birthday party season at our place: all three boys have birthdays in a five week span. Over the years we’ve mostly contracted out the birthday party, largely because the idea of avoiding 10 caked-up boys drunk on adrenaline on the loose in my house is worth just [...]

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A new perspective on the Canadian War Museum

15 February 2010

We were watching the Olympic mogul races (Go Canada Go!) the other day when one of the boys started talking about how Germany was evil. I don’t know whether it was something they’d been watching on TV or something from school, but it led to a long talk about heritage and ancestry (Papa Lou [...]

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Five warm and frost-free indoor places to visit on Family Day

13 February 2010

The weather forecast for Family Day in Ottawa looks just about perfect for Winterlude’s outdoor activities, which means that the entire population and half the tourists will be skating on the Canal or zooming down the ice slides at Jacques Cartier Park. Had enough of outside? (If you haven’t, here’s five ideas of [...]

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Five free family things to do in Ottawa on a cold winter day

18 January 2010

It’s January in Ottawa, and if you don’t get the kids out of the house soon, it’s going to get ugly. Here’s a quick list of five free (I love free!) things you can do to enjoy winter in Ottawa without breaking the bank.
1. Feed the birds. This is a perennial favourite [...]

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Update on Ottawa’s Olympic Torch Relay and Christmas Light celebration

9 December 2009

Remember last month when I mentioned that the Christmas Lights Across Canada program (where each year hundreds of thousands of lights throughout downtown Ottawa are launched with a special lighting ceremony on Parliament Hill) will this year coincide with the arrival of the Olympic Torch Relay? Pretty cool stuff, eh? Well, the National [...]

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Ottawa Olympic Torch Relay meets Parliament Hill Christmas lights!!

17 November 2009

How cool is this? According to the NCC’s website, the annual Christmas Lights Across the Capital festival, otherwise known as the lighting of the downtown holiday lights, will this year coincide with the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Ottawa:
On Saturday, December 12, at 7 p.m., the 25th edition of Christmas Lights Across Canada [...]

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The Giant Christmas Parade Post, 2009 edition

1 November 2009

Edited to add: lots of people are dropping by to find 2009 parade information, so for the next little while, I’m going to leave this post stuck to the top of the front page for easy access.
This is an exciting year for Santa Parades in and around Ottawa. For the first time ever, the [...]

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Ottawa’s Hidden Treasures: The Lime Kiln Trail

28 October 2009

I think I’ve discovered the most beautiful place in the entire city of Ottawa to have as a setting for a family portrait! On the weekend, the big boys and I, together with my cousin and his son, took a hike that I’ve been meaning to check out for years, the Lime Kiln Trail [...]

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Five ideas for family fun in Ottawa this Thanksgiving weekend

10 October 2009

Looking for some family fun this Thanksgiving long weekend in Ottawa? Here’s five ideas!
1. The Lego exhibit at the Museum of Science and Technology. Free with museum admission, this is a wonderful exhibit in one of Ottawa’s best locations for family entertainment. We checked it out last weekend, and all three [...]

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New Ottawa Waterpark Photos!

9 October 2009

How excited am I? Here’s the Flickr feed of the new Ottawa water park, Calypso, due to open June 7, 2010. You can see the rides, slides and pools under construction — way fun! And their new Web site is pretty cool, too, except for the annoying calypso music in the background. [...]

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