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Drink Wine & Playtime, a New Donut Shop, and Two New Restaurants!

October 20, 2017 By Kari Leave a Comment

Edmonton Love-1

New Donut Shop: There’s a new doughnut shop in town. The sign is up at Destination Doughnuts on 106 Ave and 124 Street (several blocks from Doughnut Party) but the doors aren’t quite opened yet (they’re aiming for the next few weeks). It’s a family operation with a lot of history, including running a bakery for many years in Old Strathcona. Check their Facebook page for updates.

Drink Wine & Playtime: Wyatt and I went to Juniper Bistro last Saturday to meet our friends for dinner. You can sip wine while your kids play in the adorable toy area. (Seriously, more places need to adopt this business model.) My girlfriend Bonnie and I really enjoyed catching up while our babes played. They even have little charcuterie boards for the kids!

Edmonton Love-2

Jewelry Line I Love: I recently discovered a very unique, fairly new jewelry line called Tiny Zen Jewelry. The pieces are created by Kate Ko in her studio outside of Edmonton. Each item is made with ethical, fair trade gemstones, and a tree is planted for every piece sold. She also makes these incredible necklaces out of your kid’s printing! I mean.. how cool is this?! Kate has graciously offered 20% sitewide to my followers! So, check out her website and do some shopping. Use the code ‘Kari20’ at checkout.

Edmonton Love-3

DIY Nightstands: Be sure to check out the Notable Nightstands exhibit at this weekend’s Edmonton Fall Home Show. Myself and a few other local bloggers each created two DIY nightstands – one for a kid’s dream room and one for an adult oasis. You can bid on and win these pieces with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity! The Edmonton Fall Home Show starts today and runs until Sunday. These are my two pieces:

Edmonton Love-4Edmonton Love-5

Home Show Contest Winner: Congratulations to Elaine Bolivar, who won my Edmonton Fall Home Show contest to meet Kortney and Dave Wilson of Masters of Flip! Have fun, Elaine!

New South-Side Restaurant: London Local opens today. The English-inspired, contemporary food restaurant in Ellerslie (2307 Ellwood Drive SW) is taking over the now former Cured Wine Bar space. This is the project of celebrated Chef Lindsay Porter (formerly of Woodwork), and her business partner Evonne Li. Can’t wait to check it out!

Stealing Baby Names: I put together a few tips on what to do if someone steals your baby name. I would love your thoughts! Did this happen to you or someone you know? Check out the post here. 

New Old Strathcona Eats: The Holy Roller opens today in the historic Crawford Block next to El Cortez and Have Mercy (same family). Dubbed as “…a welcoming space brimming with Instagrammable murals, neon signs, colourful bathrooms, unusual antiques and a wall of herbs.” You have our attention! Go for coffee, breakfast or cocktails with friends.

Edmonton Love-6

RAAS Opens: West Edmonton Malls’s RAAS market opens on Sunday, October 22. It’s one big space in the mall housing several local shops. It’s smart for the shops because they get the mall traffic without having to pay big rent or commit to long contracts, and it’s smart for the mall because they’re addressing the desire customers have to #ShopLocal. Some of the current 26 vendors include Cloud Nine Pajamas, So Pretty Cara Cotter, Apollo Originals, and The Makers Keep. Find it next to the big ship on level one.

Edmonton Love-7

Curated: Another big mall tapping into our desire to shop local. City Centre is now on board with “Curated”, a pop up market featuring 39 local artists. Check it out for the entire month of October, located pedway level across from Papyrus (near The Bay).

Childhood Unplugged: Join the chat on the importance of unplugging and see all the photos from our latest adventure to my parent’s place in Saskatchewan! Read and view – here.

Edmonton Love -8

Movie Night: Shop the Skinny is hosting a free Halloween movie night at its store in Southgate on October 28th. Popcorn and light refreshments will be provided throughout the viewing of Hotel Transylvania 2. Bring your own pillow! Get your tickets here. 

If you know of a hidden gem or unique event that may be a fit for the Local Love List, please email me- kari@kariskelton.com

 

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Here's what works best for me and my family. Share ⬇️ what works best for you + yours!
❤️ Wyatt, Noah, Moses🐾 Monroe🐾
❤️ Ry

Kari Skelton | Motherhood Community
First time going to Disney? We got so much great a First time going to Disney? We got so much great advice and awesome tips for how to maximize our first time at the park as a family.

➡️ The number one thing I want to pass along is to allow breathing room in your days there. Don't overplan it. Try not to be SO scheduled that you miss the magic. ✨️

Of course you want to have a general plan of the rides you want to hit, your strategy for tackling the pack, etc. but leave space so when suddenly Goofy is walking down the street and your kiddo wants a photo - you have time. 

➡️ Book your hotel and park passes ahead of time for sure. Reserve a character dinner too (we booked ours the day before and got the last spot). 

There are a lot of to-the-minute schedules you'll find out there for how to hit every ride and try all the food in record time but for a family with young kids, I don't recommend it. Just go with the flow and have fun! 🤗

➡️ Make sure to head a few reels back and see how we surprised our seven-year-old with the trip! Ask any questions below. ❤️ Like and save this post if it was helpful for you.

More Disney tips coming to my Reels feed and KariSkelton.com this week! 

#familydisney #disneylandtips #babyatdisney #disneyfirsttime #disneyparents 

family travel tips, Disneyland tips, Disney as a family
Happiest place on earth. ❤️❤️❤️ We di Happiest place on earth. ❤️❤️❤️

We didn't know how it would go... (or work) with bringing a baby to Disney. It was amazing. 🥰  What do you want to know? I've got a whole bunch of tips now. 😄👍

#disneybabies #babyatdisney #familytraveltips
Easiest Easter Dinner! ➡️ Give yourself a bre Easiest Easter Dinner!

➡️ Give yourself a break this year and just order your Easter dinner from @fresonbros!

📍These delicious chef-prepared Easter Dinner Boxes are totally customizable. Your main course  is mouth-watering, tender Mountain Park ham, with a delicious ham glaze, roasted garlic parmesan baby potatoes and honey dill carrots.

Customizable add-ons include:

- Granny’s Stuffing
- macaroni salad
- Alberta sourdough
- iconic sourdough hot cross buns
-choice of desserts like
coconut macaroon cookies, sourdough cinnamon buns, and sweet coconut cream pie!

➡️ Order online (link in my bio) from now until April 16 and pick up at your nearest Freson Bros. location. Save this idea and make sure to share with your friends!

{partner}

#cateredeasterdinner #easydinner #easyEasterdinner #yegfood #easterbox #ordereaster
Disney photos! Having a blast! ❤️ Noah got to Disney photos! Having a blast! ❤️ Noah got to go on a lot of the rides too. 🤗 

What's your favourite food to get at Disney? A must-try. Share ⬇️
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