Holiday Gift Guide 2018

Although, we feel the year has come to an end very quickly we love the feeling of the holiday season! With the holidays around the corner, we always appreciate getting ideas on what we can buy or make for our friends and family! Apart from tangible gifts it is fun to give the people we care about the gift of memorable experiences they can enjoy during the holidays or throughout the year. 

Here are a few items we have put together that may help when you make your holiday list. 

Making Memories

Experiencing Cirque du Soleil Corteo when it arrives in your city! If you live in Toronto, enter the giveaway to win 4 tickets. 

Pottery Painting at Crock a Doodle would be a fun hands-on experience for any age. No art skills needed to have fun and paint pottery themed items, more about this creative space and how it works on our post here.  

Give the gift of outdoor adventure this holiday season. Ontario Parks gift certificates and annual passes which can be purchased at the Ontario Parks online store, or at any operating provincial park office. In celebration of Ontario Parks 125th anniversary, we can help fund five legacy projects aimed at improved accessibility, hiking trails, interpretive displays, and new recreational facilities. One hundred percent of all donations go directly to the projects.

Go tubing on the slopes of Chicopee Tube Park. This would be a fun experience for all ages. 

Enjoy experiencing the Bingemans Gift of Lights with the entire family. It is the largest drive thru Holiday Light Display in Southwestern Ontario. Win an Ultimate Family Gift of Lights package giveaway ends on December 14th. 

Visit the Museum of Illusions close to the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto and enjoy the trickery of the brain and eyes. An experience suitable for people of all ages. Tickets to visit this attraction would make a memorable gift to give anyone on your list!   

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Toys, games, hands-on kits, and books

Hasbro Beyblade Burst Evolution toys will be enjoyed by everyone over the age of eight. This fun game will be entertaining as the family comes together during the holidays. If you want to win one of these toys enter the giveaway by December 2nd.   

Pressman toy and Goliath Games will bring everyone in the family together to cozy up and enjoy friendly competitive games all year long. These games would benefit in teaching children valuable cognitive and social skills. 

Craft Kits make wonderful gifts as they come with instructions and materials to get started right away. Everyone interested in getting creative will enjoy these kits. Check the variety of hands-on kits from needlework, painting to home decor.   

You can enter to win three Klutz kits of your choice on this giveaway, perfect way to learn new skills and keep children busy during the holidays.

Books that develops the love for flora and fauna or books that encourage us to learn about new food and incorporate for a healthy lifestyle. 

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DIY crafts 

Knit some fun and cozy slippers, the pattern can be changed according to the size you want.

The pattern for this crotchet cozy blanket is easy to follow, change the colours and size and make it for a friend, a family member or for yourself.   

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For the Kitchen and home

Hamilton Beach Panini Press and indoor grill will be useful when we make sandwiches, wraps, and want to use the grill indoors. 

Check the post to see a delicious recipe to make homemade wraps that will impress your guests and everyone at home. 

Baking with love

Flavourful decadent Chocolate Mousse that can be made ahead.

This Dulce de leche cake you can make ahead of time, packed with flavour and not too sweet, a delicious dessert to serve after meals or serve at tea time. 

We will be updating this post with more ideas, so keep checking it and sharing it with your friends and family. 

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