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The Singing Christmas Tree’s 50th and Final Show

by in Activities, Edmonton, Gift ideas, Out & About, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert Comments Off on The Singing Christmas Tree’s 50th and Final Show

*Disclosure: I did receive complimentary tickets to attend this event however, all opinions are my own*   The holiday season is upon us and with it brings some amazing Christmas productions including – The Singing Christmas Tree. I’m sure you and everyone you know has…

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Bad Hat Theatre’s Peter Pan Has Landed in Granville Island

by in Around Vancouver Town, Business, Child-Friendly Places, Children, events, Family, Fraser Valley, Kid, Local, local events, Modern Mama, Out & About, Play, Preschooler, Seasonal, Vancouver Comments Off on Bad Hat Theatre’s Peter Pan Has Landed in Granville Island

We were provided tickets to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own.   The Waterfront Theatre has plush comfortable seats but be prepared to be snuggle up close to your seat mate. The show itself tells the classic tale with pirates, lost boys, Tinkerbell,…

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5 Reasons to Visit the 10th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market

by in Activities, Around Vancouver Town, Business, Child-Friendly Places, Children, Dad, date-night, Eats, events, Family, fashion, five things, Food, Fraser Valley, Gift ideas, Gifting, Holiday Guide, Hot Finds, Kid, Local, local events, Modern Mama, Mom, Out & About, Parenting, Preschooler, Seasonal, Shopping, Vancouver, Women Comments Off on 5 Reasons to Visit the 10th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market

I was invited to a media preview of this year’s event. All opinions are my own. The Vancouver Christmas Market always makes me feel like the Christmas season has arrived. Between the festive decorations and the Gingerbread Men singing carols it’s impossible not to enjoy…

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Flyover Canada’s Christmas Experience

by in Activities, Around Vancouver Town, Child-Friendly Places, Dad, date-night, events, Family, Fraser Valley, Modern Mama, Out & About, Parenting, Reviews, School of Mom, Seasonal, Toronto Midtown, Vancouver, Women Comments Off on Flyover Canada’s Christmas Experience

I was provided tickets to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own.   Flyover Canada and the Christmas experience truly showcases what a beautiful country we live in. Flyover Canada is a breathtaking, all-ages, flight simulation ride. You get an 8 minute warm up…

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Cirque de Soleil’s LUZIA has Landed In Vancouver

by in Around Vancouver Town, Business, Child-Friendly Places, Dad, date-night, events, Family, Fraser Valley, Hot Finds, Local, local events, Modern Mama, Mom, Out & About, Seasonal, Vancouver, Women Comments Off on Cirque de Soleil’s LUZIA has Landed In Vancouver

I was provided tickets to the show in exchange for this review. All opinions are my own. Before I tell you about this show, I want to put a bit of a warning about an over-zealous usher we encountered so that if you go, you…

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Gallery 7 Theatre’s 2019/2020 Season Has Officially Started

by in Activities, Business, Child-Friendly Places, Dad, date-night, entrepreneurship, events, Family, Fraser Valley, Local, local events, Modern Mama, Mom, Out & About, Play, Seasonal, Women Comments Off on Gallery 7 Theatre’s 2019/2020 Season Has Officially Started

I have been gifted a ticket to each show in the 2019/2020 season. All opinions are my own. The theme of Gallery 7 Theatre’s 2019/2020 season is Ordinary Heroes. Gallery 7 Theatre’s productions are all family friendly in the themes. The theatre productions are located…

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Rocky Mountain Flatbread in South Surrey is Now Open

by in Business, Child-Friendly Places, Cooking, Dad, date-night, Eats, Family, Food, Fraser Valley, Local, Modern Mama, Mom, Out & About, Restaurants, Reviews, Seasonal, Surrey, Vancouver, Women Comments Off on Rocky Mountain Flatbread in South Surrey is Now Open

We were gifted a meal in exchange for our review. All opinions are my own. My family travels from Abbotsford to Vancouver on a weekly basis, so we are always looking for new restaurants to try. Rocky Mountain Flatbread is perfect for us because it…

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Why Traveling Can Be The Best Thing For Your Health As A Parent

by in Calgary, Edmonton, Family, Family Travel, Fraser Valley, Modern Mama, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Out & About, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Vancouver Comments Off on Why Traveling Can Be The Best Thing For Your Health As A Parent

*This family travel article was contributed by Emma Johnson from Beaches All-Inclusive Resorts*   It’s one of the unfortunate realities of real life that you don’t always get around to doing all the things you want.  You have all these great ideas, but because you…

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Alberta Ballet: A Midsummer Nights Dream

by in Activities, Child-Friendly Places, date-night, Edmonton, Family, local events, Modern Mama, Out & About, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert Comments Off on Alberta Ballet: A Midsummer Nights Dream

*Disclosure: I did receive complimentary tickets, as always all my opinions are my own*   The Alberta Ballet is back with their adaptation of the classic A Midsummer Nights Dream.  We love how family friendly a lot of their productions are as this will be…

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