25 Markets Happening This Holiday Season

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Mission Where: Heritage Park Center, 33700 Prentis AvenueWhen: November 9th and 10th from 10am to 5pmInfo: This is the 38th Annual Christmas Craft Market. Over 115 vendors will be selling unique one-of-a-kind hand crafted items. Entry is by donation. There will be an ATM on site and…

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Ladies Night Out: Rest, Relax and Recharge Event

by in Activities, events, Fraser Valley, Health and Wellness, Local, local events, Modern Mama, Mom, Partner Events, Pregnancy, Reviews, School of Mom, Seasonal, Services, Vancouver, Women, Workshops Comments Off on Ladies Night Out: Rest, Relax and Recharge Event

As part of this year’s Self-Care September series I co-hosted a “Moms Night Out” with Luna Float in Chilliwack (101-45645 Tamihi Way). It was so much fun that we decided to do it again on November 13th from 5pm to 8pm. For $99 participants will…

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How Does She Do It?… with Hollie Fraser

by in Business, Children, Cooking, Eats, Family, Food, Fraser Valley, How Does She Do It, Kid, Local, Mama Survey, marriage, Modern Mama, Mom, Parenting, Restaurants, School of Mom, Seasonal, Vancouver, Women Comments Off on How Does She Do It?… with Hollie Fraser

Once a month we interview Moms in our “How Does She Do it?’ feature. If interested in being featured please reach out on Facebook or Instagram.  We are very excited to introduce you to Hollie Fraser. She owns Punk Rock Pastries in Burnaby. It is…

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Do-nut Hesitate To Try These Fun Donut Crafts

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Fall weather can mean more indoor time. Crafting can be a great activity way to get away from spending too much time behind a screen and spend together as a family. These donut crafts can help beat the boredom and all of the craft options…

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Giveaway: Disney On Ice Tickets

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I have been gifted tickets to facilitate this giveaway. All opinions are my own. Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party brings the magic closer to fans than ever before through dynamic and immersive moments that take place on the ice, in the air and…

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7 Fun Pumpkin Decorating Ideas For Halloween

by in Activities, Calgary, Crafts, Edmonton, Fraser Valley, Modern Mama, National, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Toronto Midtown, Vancouver Comments Off on 7 Fun Pumpkin Decorating Ideas For Halloween

  In our house, everything seems to be left till the last minute and that includes pumpkin decorating. Several years in a row we have found ourselves scrambling to just find pumpkins to decorate. So, this is your last-minute list of fun ways to decorate…

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Apple Season is Wrapping Up at Taves Family Farms

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This is not a sponsored post. U-pick apple season is almost done at Taves Family Farm. The farm closes for the season on October 31st, 2019. They currently have Jonagold apples left, which are one of my favourite that they grow. It is also one…

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Ticket Giveaway: The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito

by in Activities, Child-Friendly Places, Children, Contest, events, Family, Fraser Valley, Giveaway, local events, Modern Mama, Play, Preschooler, Seasonal, Vancouver Comments Off on Ticket Giveaway: The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito

I have been provided tickets to facilitate this giveaway. The Carousel Theatre for Young People is presenting the Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito this November. The play is from St. Catherine’s, Ontario and will be making its BC premiere this fall. This is the…

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Alice in Neverland has arrived in Stanley Park

by in Around Vancouver Town, Child-Friendly Places, Children, Crafts, date-night, Eats, events, Family, Fraser Valley, Local, local events, Modern Mama, Preschooler, Reviews, Seasonal, Toddlers, Vancouver Comments Off on Alice in Neverland has arrived in Stanley Park

I had the opportunity to attend a media preview of this event. All opinions are my own. We look forward to the train in Stanley Park every year. This year’s theme is a twist on Alice in Wonderland. Alice falls down the rabbit hole again…

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Potter’s House of Horrors is open until November 2nd

by in Activities, Around Vancouver Town, Children, date-night, events, Family, Fraser Valley, Kid, Local, local events, Modern Mama, Preschooler, Reviews, Seasonal, Surrey, Vancouver Comments Off on Potter’s House of Horrors is open until November 2nd

We were gifted passes to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own. We had never been to the Potter’s House of Horrors (12530 72nd avenue, Surrey) before but had heard that it was super scary. My daughter and I are big fans of Halloween…

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