Alberta
Enjoy Canada’s Fall with Family Fun From Sea to Shining Sea!
With a gust of wind and a passing cloud, summer slips smoothly away. The kids are back in school with new notebooks and fresh pencil crayons, and the autumn colours sweep exuberantly across the land. From the brilliant yellow of golden larches to the robust red maple trees that symbolize
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Plentiful Pumpkin Patches Across Canada
Oh my Gourd, it’s my favourite season! Pumpkin Patches Across Canada are starting to open, and we’ve got the lowdown on some of the best ones to visit. Why visit a pumpkin patch? It’s a great opportunity to get that picture-perfect moment for your Christmas cards or capture an Instagram-worthy
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Coast to Coast Canadian Festivals
Who doesn’t love Canadian Festivals? One of the best things about travelling to other cities is taking in the culture of a new province, and knowing each location has something unique and wonderful to see. Attending a festival helps you discover the best in each city. I live in Saskatoon,
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Oh Canada! 🇨🇦The Best Summer Camps from Coast to Coast 🇨🇦
Picture this: you’ve planned an epic trip across Canada this summer to explore the sights or visit family, but there are some museums and attractions that you *know* your kids aren’t going to love. Do you a) suffer through the whining and complaining or b) register them in a unique
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Canada’s Best Family-Friendly Ski Resorts for Spring Skiing
Winter vacations with kids are all about striking the ideal mix of adventure and relaxation. Thankfully, Canada is home to exceptional ski resorts that offer more than just fantastic slopes—they’re also family-friendly. Whether your family includes first-time skiers, snowboarding enthusiasts, or fans of snow tubing, there’s a resort to suit
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March Break Camps & Events for Canadian Families
Did you know not every province has a school break in March? And some provinces have a 2-week break while others have a single week? Family Fun Canada is ready to help parents across Canada plan for their March Breaks – both camps and activities. Family Fun Vancouver (Metro Vancouver)
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Have Tent, Will Travel: How to Pack When Car Camping
Originally published April 26, 2021 “Start hauling stuff out of the van, we need to find the tent first.” “No, I don’t know where the flashlights are!” “Where is groundsheet?” “I’m starving – has anyone seen the plates?” Ah, the sounds of making memories… Camping season is just around the corner
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Travelling Your Roots: A Return to Canada
Originally Published March 19, 2019 Returning to Canada after a lengthy absence, Jennifer Morton discovers the joys of ‘coming home’. When I left Canada on a 12-month working holiday to Australia in 2001, I had no idea that I would end up calling Down Under home. But, like a travel
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Do Winter Right in Jasper at Marmot Basin
Originally Published Feb 17, 2021 Gliding through the forest following the ski instructor, as we cross from the mountain shadows into a burst of sunlight and open slopes, brings a vivid spark of joy. This is winter at Marmot Basin ski resort, just outside the town of Jasper in Jasper
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Tips to Enjoy Safe Family Skating on Canada’s Natural Lakes & Ponds
Originally published February 10, 2021 I have early memories of my parents strapping BOB Skates onto my bulky winter boots, and letting me shuffle around with my siblings on a natural lake in Southern Alberta. The sense of wonder and freedom I felt at the wide-open space still remains with
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