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Local Love List: Mermaid School, Best Croissant, and More!

January 24, 2020 By Kari 1 Comment

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

The Local Love List is published every Friday at KariSkelton.com. Be sure to pop in next week to see what’s up!

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Mermaid School

  • This is amazing. You can now learn how to swim like a mermaid through a new class right here in our city! People of all ages can book mermaid swimming lessons (private or group), leisure swim, or for a birthday party or corporate event (how cool would that be?!). Classes are held at MacEwan University’s indoor pool. Find all the fabulous details on Edmonton’s Aquamermaid School here. 

Local Love Edmonton-2

Local Lunar Art

  • I’m loving Local Artist Samantha Williams-Schapelsky’s Lunar collection! Shop it here. She also hosts workshops on the regular. All the details on those here. 

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Cookie Gram

  • A cookie Valentine would be the best kind to receive…am I right? Bloom Cookie is back with it’s Valentine’s Day Cookie-Gram, where you can send a box of 14 yummy egg- and dairy-free cookies to someone you love. The best part? $5 from each order goes to the Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE). Place your order here, but make it happen fast, because last year’s sold out right away. Watch for a special feature on Bloom Cookies next week at KariSkelton.com!

Local Love Edmonton-4

Best Croissant Ever

  • Pardon me for being dramatic, but this is 100% the best croissant I’ve ever had…ever. When my dad was visiting at Christmas, we popped into Lui Chi’s in the Phipps McKinnon Building downtown. The decor is gorgeous (complete with a mini model train that circles the top of the espresso bar) and the coffee was really good, but the croissant stole the show. Upon further investigation, I found out the warm pastries at Lui Chi’s are brought in by Arnos. The fine French pastry shop is located at 10038 116 Street. The owner, Arnaud Valade, took home Gold in the pastry category at The Canadian Food Championships in 2015. When you try either place out, be sure to tag me and let me know what you think!

Local Love Edmonton-5

Dine In An Igloo

  • In true Edmonton fashion, we’ve found another way to spend more time outside in the winter! As far as unique culinary experiences go, this one is pretty spectacular. The Riverside Bistro at The Courtyard By Marriott has set up three heated igloos on their patio overlooking the river valley. Each igloo seats six and comes fully stocked with blankets and heaters. For the safety of guests, they won’t operate in temperatures less than -10. You can order right off the menu or choose a set menu. Either way, it’s $150 to start ($100 dining voucher and $50 booking fee), and it sounds like the igloos will be set up until the first week of April. Call 780-423-9999 to make a reso.

Local Love Edmonton-6

Valentines Day Stuff

  • Plum Home has a whole bunch of cute Valentine’s Day stuff! Everything from cards, to bakeware, and gifts. Go check them out in The Oliver Exchange Building at 12021 102 Ave or shop online here.

Local Love Edmonton-7

Culina on The Lake

  • Delicious local eats are coming to the river valley in what could be Edmonton’s only lakeside cafe. Culina to Go has been given the green light to set up shop in the Hawrelak Park Pavillion right beside the lake. Family meals after a day of skating or picking up a picnic basket to enjoy in the park – I’m loving everything about this! They’ve started a crowdfunding campaign to make this happen. Check it out here. 

Cooking Classes

  • If you’re looking to step up your game in the kitchen, Polar Park Brewing hosts cooking classes once a week. Tuesdays With Trevor (Head Chef Trevor Connie) are three hours long and include delicious craft beer and a three-course meal you’ll create all on your own. Details here. 

Kids Heart Sweater

  • We love the prints over at Plum Kids! Snag their latest organic cotton heart sweater just in time for Valentine’s Day. All Plum pieces are made at their shop in St.Albert. Shop it here. You can also pre-order Plum creator Jas Ogar’s new children’s book coming out this March. Do that here.  

Flying Canoe

  • I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about The Flying Canoe Festival in Mill Creek. It’s on next weekend – January 30 through February 1 – starting at 6 pm daily. Inspired by the Legend of the Flying Canoe, the festival celebrates Mill Creek ravine and the newly established French Quarter of our city. There’s dancing, storytelling, bannock making, activities for kids, all sorts of awesome things to eat and drink, and the ravine is illuminated! Details here. 

New At KariSkelton.com

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Discount Codes To Shop

  • Just a reminder – exclusive to KariSkelton.com readers – you can find discount codes to shop local and Canadian brands right here. Updated each week!

Read more Local Love Lists here.

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

xx

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  1. Rhonda Abbott says

    January 26, 2020 at 5:00 pm

    Hi! Love this blog! In need of some advice….how do you store your Stockport jacket? Do you hang it or fold on a shelf? Unsure of what to do with it!

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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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