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Ottawa Family Fun

Friday Family Fun: Calypso Water Park – and a giveaway!!!!!

15 July 2011 Ottawa Family Fun

It’s no secret that I love Calypso Water Park. I went on a sneak-peek tour when they were getting ready to open it last year, and I blogged about our first visit last summer. We’ve since been two more times, including on Canada Day this year. This most recent visit was our best so far, [...]

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Friday Family Fun: Rainbow cupcakes

8 July 2011 Fun for kiddies

For this third installment of my summertime Friday Family Fun series, after suggesting some places to get out and visit around the national capital, I thought I’d post a suggestion for a fun kid activity that you can do whether you live in Ottawa or anywhere else. We did this last weekend and the boys [...]

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Friday Family Fun: Five places to get soaked

1 July 2011 5 things

Hooray, it’s summer vacation, and according to the forecast, the first week of summer vacation is going to be hot and steamy — just the way I like it! All summer long, I’m going to be posting suggestions for activities to keep families busy and happy. This week, I’ve got five suggestions for ways to [...]

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Friday Family Fun: Five places to meet the animals

24 June 2011 5 things

As I mentioned yesterday, this summer I’m launching a new bloggy series: Friday Family Fun! I thought I’d get us started with one of my favourite summertime activities: meeting the animals. Here’s five great places to visit if you’d like to get to know our furry friends in and around the Ottawa area. 1. Valley [...]

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Summertime feature series: Friday Family Fun!

23 June 2011 Ottawa Family Fun

Hooray for summer!! I don’t know about your house, but at our house we’ve been counting down the days. Only three more days of school lunches and then we’re free for the summer. Yippee!!!! One of the things I love best about living in Ottawa is that there is no shortage of fun family activities. [...]

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Fantastic Summer Camp Giveaway from our newest sponsor, Starr Gymnastics

9 June 2011 Ottawa Family Fun

You know I’m fairly selective about the companies that I endorse, and even more so for the ones that I accept as sponsors for the blog. That’s why I’m extra excited today to be able to tell you about our latest sponsor, an amazing Ottawa company that I’ve been appreciating for years. And! They’re offering [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Fun at the Gloucester Fair

1 June 2011 Ottawa Family Fun
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Come shiver in Manotick this weekend!

26 January 2011 Ottawa Family Fun

One of the many things I’m loving about Manotick is that there’s a community festival of some sort about every six weeks or so. This Friday and Saturday, it’s Shiverfest! There’s all sorts of family fun, including a bonfire, public skating, a chili cook-off and even a photography contest. There’s a pancake breakfast followed by [...]

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The Great Christmas Tree Quest 2010

6 December 2010 Happy holidays

The alternate title of this post is “In which she becomes convinced that natural trees are the best possible option for Christmas.” It was about -10C with the faintest hint of snow in the air when we headed out to Ian’s Evergreen Plantation to find our very first not-plastic-and-metal Christmas tree. Did I mention it [...]

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Christmas Parades of Eastern Ontario – the 2010 Edition!

1 November 2010 Feature

Edited to add: Looking for the 2011 information? You’ll find it here! Last leaves drifting from the trees? Check. Halloween safely behind us, tucked into bed with a sore belly from too much candy? Check. Weather turned cold, grey and damp — and snowy?!? Check. Yay, it must be time for my annual guide to [...]

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