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Your NEW Local Love List!

December 3, 2021 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! You can now follow the Local Love List on Instagram here!

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!

 

 

Whoville Gingerbread House

  • Bring your kids to Duchess Bake Shop on 124th to check out the Whoville gingerbread house! These guys always do a stellar job every year with their themed house. Make sure to bring brand new ‘Ginch for the Grinch’ (underwear) for your chance to win their Destroy Gingerbread Whoville contest. They’re also accepting new underwear, socks, mittens and toques to donate to the Bissell Centre. Each time you bring a donation, you’ll be entered to win a private party where you’ll get to destroy the gingerbread structure with your family and friends. Go here for more details.

New Restaurant

  • There’s a brand new place to eat at the Art Gallery of Alberta. May is owned by Jimmy Shewchuk of Prairie Catering which also handles events and food service for the AGA. Local producers make up most of the menu which will be refreshed every few months. They’re doing a Holiday Light Up Brunch on December 4 and 18. Make a reso here.

One-Stop: Shop Local

  • A brand new way to shop and support local this holiday season! Pop by Unite at Kingsway Mall – tons of your favourite local vendors are set up in ‘mini shops’ throughout 6700 square feet of store on the upper level. Plus Uproot Food Collective has a whole section with yummy eats and drinks! Check out the vendor list here. 

Hot Chocolate Sugar Shakers

  • Top off your hot chocolate or latte with these pretty holiday sugar shakers! A collab between Copper Spice Co. and Kira from Northern Style – these come as a set of four jars with two shakers and two grinders – Winter Spiced Vanilla Bean, Salted Toffee, Coffee Bean Cacao, Candy Cane Mocha. You could also use them as a cocktail rimmer! They are currently sold out BUT will be restocked today (Friday, December 3) at 7 pm MST. After that, I make no promises. 🙂  Don’t forget – you can use my discount code KARI15 for 15% off site-wide at copperspiceco.com! 

Beautiful Bear Ornaments

  • Hand-carved and signed by Indigenous Sculptor + Painter Jason Carter, these translucent Alabaster bear ornaments are the perfect gift this holiday season – or put them in your tree and watch the lights twinkle through! There’s a limited supply and each will be original and hand-signed. Get them before December 15 here.

Christmas Lights Map!

  • Grab your hot chocolate, hop in the car with the fam and go check out the best private light displays in the city! Local blogger Christine Bruckman is back with her Drive-By Christmas Lights Map. All the best outdoor house displays in Edmonton for you to check out. If you have a pretty awesome display you can even upload you own to her map. Check it out here!

Festive Bath Bombs

  • I found these Fresh Wife gems at Unite at Kingsway but you can also shop them online here! Made with essential oils and plant-based ingredients, these Santa or Rudolph bath bombs are a perfect gift from your elf or as a stocking stuffer.

Holiday Boxes

  • These holiday gift boxes from Freson Bros. are perfect for porch drop-offs, corporate clients, or your kids’ teacher! You can head to your nearest Freson Bros. and select your items, drop your items at the Gift Station and a Freson Bros. Stylist will arrange everything for you. OR – you can choose from one of Freson Bros. pre-designed boxes. Order in-store or call in to and arrange delivery. More details here!

Little Santas

  • Little Santas is a special day that allows children from single-parent homes to experience the true meaning of Christmas. On December 11th Santa’s Workshop will open and kids can pick out a gift for their mom or dad! You can Adopt a Little Santa for $50. That will fully cover the cost of one child – including a gift, dinner, and gingerbread house kit to take home and make with their family. More details here!

 

New At KariSkelton.com

25 Cute Christmas Jokes For Kids: Toss these in your advent calendar, have your Elf on the Shelf share a few, or just bust out randomly on the drive home from school. You could also print each of the images below and pop in a frame to display at your kiddos’ breakfast each day over the holidays!

All of these jokes are kid-friendly and pretty cute. Get them here! 

24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas: Don’t forget to pop by my ’24 days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas’ to steal some ideas! Go here for that and I’ll be posting new ones this year to my Candi The Elf Highlight on IG here.

DIY Candy Cane Simple Syrup: No need to shell out a bunch of cash for the fancy store-bought stuff! This DIY Candy Cane Simple Syrup is low-cost and SO easy to make. You’re literally just melting candy canes in hot water. Bottle up a whole bunch and gifts to friends and family this holiday season! Use it:

  • in your lattes and hot chocolate
  • on your pancakes
  • drizzled over ice cream
  • as a cocktail mixer

Get the recipe here! 

Coconut Christmas Orange Smoothie: This Coconut Christmas Orange Smoothie is the perfect combination of healthy and a treat! Your kids will love it!

Get the recipe here! 

If you know of any hidden gems, cool local products, or unique online events that may be a fit for the Local Love List, message me here.

Read more Local Love Lists here!

xx

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➡️ Follow @kariskelton where I share tons of local and Alberta finds for families, stuff to do with your kiddos, and motherhood tips and tricks. We often get into meaningful chats about parenthood too. 

Say hi below! 

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#motherhoodconnections #instamoms #momsunite #thisisme #momblogger 

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🧑‍🎄 Save this Christmas inspo! We'll be 🧑‍🎄 Save this Christmas inspo! 

We'll be showing you what our Elf 
Candi🍭 does each day this year so you can share in the joy of the season! We would love to see what your elf is up to as well so be sure to tag us!❤️ 

We're also wondering if she may bring a new elf friend with her this year. 🤔 How cool would that be?! 

🍭Last year she decorated Wyatt's bedroom door with a whole bunch of cool stuff she brought from the North Pole including blown up candy canes, swirly mints, twinkle lights, and a few fun Christmas garland. What do you think?

#elfculture #elfontheshelf #Canditheelf Elf on the Shelf door decoration, decorate your door, Kids room deocrations, Christmas decorations for your kids room.
SAVE this! Pet lovers gift idea! 35% off - today o SAVE this! Pet lovers gift idea! 35% off - today only. Comment 'Puppy Love' and I'll send you the 🇨🇦 link to shop. 🙌

I told my husband not to look at my latest reel because it's a gift for him. If you're reading this, hunny - Merry Christmas! 🤣

Cover photo shot a few years back by @luminariecreative ❤️

#cybermondaydeal #canadiancybermonday #canadianlink #petsocks #sockswithfaces

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Ask any questions in the comments ⤵️ I'm an open book on this one. Feel free to share with someone who may need it. I believe sharing our struggles and stories helps all of us feel less alone.

Ry and I had the talks that maybe this wouldn't happen for us. The biggest heartache in that was thinking Wyatt wouldn't have a sibling- something we wanted for him. ❤️

If you're unfamiliar with our story:

- In 2014 we had a miscarriage at 15 weeks.💔

- Found out I have an 'incompetent cervix' 🙄 and would need a cerclage for future pregnancies.

- Six months later we were pregnant with Wyatt! ❤️

- Wyatt was born in July 2015.

- A few years later we started trying for another babe.

- It turned out to be a 2.5 year journey. In 2021, we took the summer off trying (I turnes 40) and our first month back in the game - boom. 💃 Pregnant!

- Two significant scares in my pregnancy. 

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