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Local Gingerbread, Christmas Movie Night, and Your Festive Outings List!

December 22, 2017 By Kari Leave a Comment

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Holts Cafe: The cafe at Holt Renfrew is getting a revamp. It will be rebranded as Colette Grand Cafe, with a “chic sophisticated French-inspired menu.” No specific date for opening has been announced. All we know is it’s sometime next year.

Local Gingerbread: We built a gingerbread house last week that wound up looking like a tear-down. Next time we’ll go with the pro kit from Sugared and Spiced Baked Goods. Baked in-house, your kit includes gingerbread pieces, sprinkles, icing powder and a piping bag. They’re $13 and there’s still a few still in-store.

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Giveaway Winners:

$1,000 Local Love Giveaway: Thank you for taking the time to enter. Congratulations to Lacie Dallyn!! Enjoy your $500 GC from Lipstick Empire, $250 GC from Bella Maas Boutique, $150 GC from Northern Chicken, and $100 YEG Box “The Guy Box”!

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Wyatt’s Wish List: Congratulations to Amanda Ward who won the $500 Wyatt’s Wishlist giveaway! She gets $100 to Creation Space, $100 GC to Love Pizza, $100 GC for Shop the Skinny, $140 three-month subscription to Gathered: A Boxed Collection, and three of Wyatt’s favourite Christmas books.

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Eggnog Cookies: A twist on my Eggnog Cookies recipe: ‘Rose Gold Eggnog Cookies‘! Find out my little trick to give the cookies that magic. Whip some up this weekend! Why not? You have tons of time. 😉

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Snowshoe and Stargaze: This sounds like a breath of fresh air (literally) in the midst of the chaos of Christmas prep. Enjoy a short guided snowshoe hike around the shore of Astotin Lake at Elk Island Park, followed by a lesson in stargazing around the campfire with hot chocolate and s’mores. It goes down tomorrow night (Saturday, December 23) at Elk Island Park from 7-9pm. More here.

Moses Must-Haves: Do you have pup or pup-lover on your Christmas list? Check out a few of our favourite pet products here. 

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Case App: I’m in love with my new laptop skin. It’s a pre-design from Case App. The quality is so good! You can also design your own with your favourite photos or by using their graphics. Use my code ‘SKELTON20’ for 20% off sitewide until December 30. Happy shopping!

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Holiday Cheers: Every Christmas Eve I whip up my famous Caesars, with two very unique ingredients. Get my recipe here. I’m also loving this low-cal sparkling vodka beverage for the holiday season!

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Movie Night: Telus World of Science is hosting a Christmas movie night at IMAX tonight. On the big screen, The Holiday (one of my favourites). Doors open at 6:00. The Purple Pear will be open with a special holiday-inspired meal for $12. More details here.

Secret Market: RGE RD restaurant is opening up its butchery to the public today! From noon-6pm you can pick up fresh terrines, rillettes, sausages, cured meats, and bread featuring grains from local farmers.

Festive Outings:

Christmas Carol: You can still get tickets to A Christmas Carol at the Citadel for today 1:30pm and 7:30pm (tomorrow is sold out). We’ve been several times in years past. It’s a spectacular show.

Zoominescence:  This looks like a fun one for the family. Zoominescence is on at the Edmonton Valley Zoo. See the light displays, do crafts with your kids, watch the fire dancers, go for a skate, or zoom down the ice slide. Tickets and more details here. 

Lights at the Legislature: Grab a candy cane latte and walk the beautifully lit-up Legislature grounds. Take in musical performances, ice sculptures, and get a photo by the big beautiful tree.

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Candy Cane Lane: Plan a walk or book a sleigh ride to take in some off-the-charts houses, all decked out in decorations and lights. On from now until December 31 on 148 Street between 92 and 100th Ave. Make sure to bring a non-perishable donation for the Food Bank.

Castrol Raceways: The Magic of Lights is on until January 6th out near Devon. You stay in your vehicle for this one: a 2km drive around the race track, featuring numerous beautiful light displays.

NYE Celebration: A massive, family-friendly celebration is on at the Legislature grounds on New Years Eve, from 6-9pm (fireworks at 9). All the details here.

Follow Friday: A new feature to your Local Love List. Each week I’ll share a local IG account I love (and think you will too). This week I would like to introduce you to @Lentheten! Len is a new dad to adorable twin boys!! Give him a follow for pictures from parenting and from his outdoor adventures. His photos are fabulous!

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Know of any hidden gems, cool local products or unique events happening in the Edmonton area? I would love to hear from you! Email kari@kariskelton.com.

 

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Mom to Wyatt, Moses🐾 + Monroe🐾
Babe on the way! (06/22)
❤ @ryanjespersen
motherhood | style | recipes 👇

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when you feel like you've hit your max bump but th when you feel like you've hit your max bump but there's still nine weeks to go. 😳

It's truly amazing what our bodies can do. 💛

#31weeks #sunsoutbumpsout #beachball
Life update. ❤ I’ll be keeping this piece of Life update. ❤

I’ll be keeping this piece of art forever. Wyatt painted this for me back in January, when I was isolated with Covid. I taped it up on the wall beside the bed during my stay in our guest room. If you zoom in, you’ll see me in the front with the big baby belly. (Wyatt calls me ‘big belly’ these days!)

Rainbows represent promise, hope, and new beginnings. 

It's been a rough past few weeks for our family, hence my absence online. Thank you so much for your messages of love, concern, and support. They mean so much to us. I know I share a lot with you on here, but I’m not going to get into details this time. Just know we're doing alright. Junebug is great (and kicking and rolling around non-stop!), Wyatt is awesome per usual, and Ryan and I are rock solid.

I had to take a break from work. My main focus has always been (and will
always be) protecting the peace, health, and well-being of our family unit. 

Social media can be a beautiful place where connection and inspiration happens. Unfortunately, it can also foster hurtful and harmful attacks. I’ve learned so much over these past few weeks, and have deeply reflected on my presence and future plans online. I’ll share more soon, but for now, I just wanted to check in, say a sincere thanks, and let you know we’re all good. ❤️
The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll be honest - the first trimester wasn’t great. There were moments of joy (like this one) but it was filled with anxiety, scary moments, and a few hurdles. 

🤰I’m playing catchup on some pregnancy blog posts but I wanted to make sure this was up, especially for those who have been following our journey. 

👉 Head on over to KariSkelton.com for ‘Pregnancy Q&A: The First Trimester’ where I get into all of it. Link is in my bio.

❔️Please ask any questions. That’s the whole reason why I share about this. I believe sharing our experiences and personal stories helps all of us feel less alone and often validates what we’re going through. 

(If you can believe it, I took a video of the exact moment I found out but it disappeared from my files. Poof! Gone.💨 Of all the videos to lose…. 🙈 But very happy to have this photo).

#pregnancystories #motherhoodrising #motherhoodunites #Canadianblogger #Canadianmom
Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_q Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_quay! Thanks to all of you for entering! ❤

➡️ Giveaway! To celebrate @fresonbros first birthday tomorrow (Saturday, March 5), we’re giving away a $250 Freson Bros. GC! 🥳

You’re invited to pop down to the party between 11-5 to celebrate with us! 🎉There’s birthday torte, a whole bunch of perks, specialty tastings, and additional in-store giveaways, including a beautiful Camp Chef XT Wood Pellet Grill! 🙆‍♀️

To enter our $250 GC Giveaway:

👉 Make sure you follow me @kariskelton and @fresonbros.

👉 Like this post.

👉 tag some friends who would love this!

✨️ Bonus entry: Head to KariSkelton.com and leave a comment on my ‘Freson Bros. Turns One’ blog post (make sure to add your IG handle in that comment so we know who you are). 

*This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only and is in no way endorsed or supported by Instagram. The winner must be able to pick up the $250 gift card prize at Freson Bros. Edmonton 5139 Mullen Rd. Contest closes Friday, March 4 at 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on this post before 9 a.m MST Saturday, March 5. 

🚨*PLEASE watch out for impersonation accounts that unfortunately sometimes pop up during giveaways. I will only reach out to you via DM from my account (@kariskelton) to confirm your win and then we’ll coordinate details via email only.
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