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Local Love List: Charming Picnics, Cool Benches, + More!

September 4, 2020 By Kari Leave a Comment

Hidden gems, cool local products, and unique events in the Edmonton area.
Here’s what’s on your Local Love List this week!

The Local Love List is published the first Friday of every month at KariSkelton.com.
Thank you for continuing to read my blog, and supporting my small business!

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Charming Picnics

  • Add this to your Date-Night Ideas list! True North Picnic specializes in “charming picnic packages set in beautiful surrounding parks”. All you have to do is book online and show up! They have several packages available with all the decor, cushions, blankets, table, food, etc. set up for you. They even have bug spray, hand sanitizer, and disinfecting wipes on hand as well. Check them out here! 

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Back-To-School Book

  • Edmonton teachers Kristi Chip & Cassandra Christen wrote this book to help kids with back to school in pandemic times. I LOVE it! To show these teachers some support with this awesome back to school resource, get your copy here.

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Bread & Flowers

  • How adorable is Chartier’s bread bar?! Right next to the delicious loaves and treats, you’ll also find bouquets of flowers from The Little Flower Truck. A shop local double whammy! Chartier is also accepting reservations for dining here.

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Cool Benches

  • Grab your bike, cruise around the Holyrood neighbourhood, and check out these cool benches! ‘The Holyrood Bench Project aims to promote walkability by providing spots for walkers to rest, chat and enjoy the outdoors’. The benches are built by South East Edmonton Seniors Activity Centre volunteers, and then families in the neighbourhood ‘adopt a bench’ to paint and display outside their home. Can’t wait to visit!
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Sourced from Garrett McGowan on Twitter.

 

Geo Dome Camping

  • Elk Island Retreat has opened up its two Geo Domes available for booking from March 1- November 30. This is the same spot we visited in August when we glamped in a yurt. They also have trapper cabins, RV sites, and spots to tent camp. Go here to check it out! 

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Pumpkin Time!

  • Watch my Instagram next week for details on a fun pumpkin patch event to take in with your family! The best part is you can book your spot online with no worries about overcrowding!

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Montreal Bagels For A Cause

  • There’s a bagel record being set in our city! Two locals – Tamara Vineberg and Stacey Leavitt-Wright – are organizing a Montreal bagel fundraiser for BBYO youth. So far, they’ve received 250 dozen bagel orders – that’s 3,000 bagels (a record amount of fresh Montreal bagels being shipped to Edmonton). They’re accepting orders until September 11. Get yours in here!

“Montreal bagels are very different from the bagels that are sold in Edmonton. Authentic Montreal bagels are boiled in water with honey, and as a result, are sweeter than New York bagels. But the bigger difference is that they are cooked in wood-fired ovens, which gives them a crunchier crust and a deeper, richer crust flavour”.

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Baba’s Attic

  • Can’t wait to check out this cute little place! Baba’s Attic and Coffeehouse offers homemade Ukrainian cooking with a coffee shop vibe and second-hand store. The shop shelves are lined with treasures for sale! The 76-year-old woman who runs it handmakes all of the fresh perogy platters, pies, baked good and other treats. See them on Instagram here.

Sharing Activities

  • Edmonton Sport Council is out with a really neat initiative, where you can share ways you’re staying physically active during the pandemic. It’s a great way to encourage others to do the same! Post your photos to social media using the hashtag #LiveActiveYEG. More here. 

FREE Indigenous Canada Course

  • There’s a FREE Indigenous Canada Massive Open Online Course you can take to explore Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. This course landed on my radar when Canadian actor Dan Levy did an Insta Story on it, encouraging followers to join him in taking it!  To learn more and sign up, go here.

Fall Camps For Kids

  • If your kids are enrolled in online school or you’re homeschooling this fall, be sure to check out the fall camps at Creation Space art studio. This is a great way for your kid to still get socialization (and to learn amazing new things)! The class sizes are small, and all of the supplies individualized. Check out the six different options between now and the end of October, including a really cool Halloween-themed camp!

Strathern Art Walk

  • Just over a week left to check out Strathern Art Walk! All of the art is pretty spaced out to adhere to social distancing guidelines. The event is free and runs until September 13 along the path in Strathern Park.

 

Read more Local Love Lists here!

Do you know of any hidden gems or cool local product happening in the Edmonton area that may be a fit for the Local Love List? Please email me!

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and fairly simple to make, with a couple of key ingredients that set them apart from the rest. Get the recipe here. After you make them, share your photos here. I would love to see!

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Home style, organization tips + DIYs. Cocktail + food recipes.
Celebrating the holidays with our three cuties 👦🐶🐶 in our 1913 home 🇨🇦
About #ATBUp:

Kari Skelton
How excited are you to be able to have friends and How excited are you to be able to have friends and family stay over again? We cannot wait for the day we get the green light and it's safe to do so. We're ready for it! 🙌

Our Guest Room Reveal is now up at KariSkelton.com! 💃
After the enormous task of purging this stash room, the team at @simoneandivy.ca surprised us with a room reveal and it's stunning!😍 So, outside of a DIY contribution from me, this room – the design, the colours, the everything – is all them!

Head to KariSkelton.com (tap the clickable blue link under my bio to get there) for some inspiration for your own guest room, to see all of the before & after photos, and shop all the pretty things! 🤍🤍 
Ask any questions in the comment section below ⬇️⬇️.
What do you do when other kids are mean to your ki What do you do when other kids are mean to your kid? How do you handle it? No matter what season you're in with parenting or how old your kids are, I would love to hear your tactics! Please share below in the comments and we can all learn from each other👇👇. #pinkshirtday

Even when Wyatt was littler and would sometimes get rejected at the park when he asked to play, it would shatter my heart. 😫

I was bullied in high school pretty bad. My aunt stepped in one time and regulated some mean girls. Shared the (now) hilarious story on my Stories.❤❤

Wyatt's cute tee is from @deuxpardeuxkids, I'm wearing my @smashtess sweetheart roper and that heart print out is @justinema's free printable Kindness Challenge! (Looks like I have some catching up to do)! 🤣
See that cute little face photo bombing in the bac See that cute little face photo bombing in the back? 😊 He helps with my mental health on a daily basis. I know what each person needs varies, but for me, getting alone time to walk the dogs has been key in managing my anxiety and stress (especially this past year).

I believe investing in mental health initiatives is more important than ever. I’m so happy to be partnering with @atbfinancial for a really meaningful campaign called #ATBUp.

Each weekday from March 1-12, one more simple, FUN social challenge will be presented. When you complete and share on social using #ATBUp, @atbfinancial will donate $1 to @mentalhealthab!

I’ll be heading up two challenges—and including Moses 🐶 and Monroe 🐶. I hope you’ll join me! 😊💛

Visit up.atb.com to enter to win prizes, and get more info about the challenges and Alberta’s Mental Health Foundation.
I love you, my Valentine.❤ I love traveling with I love you, my Valentine.❤ I love traveling with you. I miss traveling. The end. Happy Valentine's Day!

With @ryanjespersen at @trsyucatanhotel in 2019.
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