Empire theatres and Happy feet two

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Our experience at the Empire theatres was fabulous. The theatre at North York has parking that is validated. The elevator from the underground parking goes directly to the movie theatre, which is fabulous when it is cold. The manager and all the staff were courteous. The theatre has a pleasant, clean and casual environment. The washrooms are clean, which is very important with young children.

The theatre has 10 rooms that are large, with spacious seatings and bigger screens compared to other theatres. Based on this experience, I will visit Empire theatres again.

We watched Happy feet 2 and enjoyed this funny movie. We loved the different accents of the characters. The children loved some of the songs. I thought there was a lot of songs in the movie which can be reduced, and there could have been more dialogue.

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Mini cards and gift tags

These holiday gift tags or mini cards are made with things that are easily found around the home. It gives a nice personal touch and a cute thoughtful addition to holiday gifts.

You will need ...

Bristol board, scrapbook card or any type of cardboard

Pens i.e. glitter gel pens

Stickers i.e. holiday themed

Scissors with decorative edges

Candy canes or chocolate optional

Get creative and have fun making these with the little ones.

The giveaway winner of Me Myself and Us is Sadaf at My culinary adventures

The winner of the Camelina oil is Eri at It all tastes Greek to me

Happy holidays from our family to yours.

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Ice cream cone cupcakes review and giveaway

Yummy ice cream cupcakes that are easy and delicious to make. I received these lovely box full of fun products from Me Myself and Us, which we had loads of fun making and eating.

We had a fabulous time making these cute cupcakes. The children were excited from the time they saw the box. This is a very good product to spend time together, bake, become creative and have fun while learning.

The presentation is really cute, the best thing is the silicone cones can be reused. The cake is very soft and delicious, which makes it hard to remove from the cones. All the packages have information clearly written with step by step pictures.

The cupcake mixture is a vanilla cake mix, in which we add 2 egg whites, 1 cup water and 1/4 cup vegetable oil.

For the vanilla frosting we add 1 cup icing sugar, 4 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp milk.

The cake mixture is filled up to the first line and baked in a preheated oven for 18 to 22 minutes at 325F by placing the cones on a baking tray. Let it cool completely. Then put the icing and sprinkle over it and serve.

We were so excited we couldn't wait to put the icing and sprinkles, so it started dripping like real ice cream :)

These creative baking kits from Me Myself and Us are available at Mastermind, Party Packagers, Hallmark, Toy stores in USA and Canada.

Review of the brownie mix and cookies are coming soon... There is also a giveaway of one of these products so do look at Me Myself and Us and leave a comment here to win.

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Kodak picture kiosk

I was very happy to be invited to experience the Kodak picture kiosk in a one-on-one session; and to print some fabulous keepsakes.

Using the Kodak kiosk we can print:

- pictures in different sizes 4 x 6, 5 x 7, 8 x 10, wallet size pictures, collages

- greeting cards

- calendars

- photo books

- creative themed pictures with borders

- personalized items i.e. mugs

- we can scan old pictures and print

- prints from Facebook, Picasa

- can edit and crop

I was very happy with the outcome of the pictures as the prints were beautiful. The printed pictures can be touched right away without worrying about finger prints :)

It is fun, easy and creative to make affordable personalized gifts. Do take a look at the Kodak kiosk at supermarkets and grocery stores if you get a chance. Hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.

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Tandoori chicken wraps

Tandoori chicken wraps

6 pieces of chicken

1/2 cup yogurt

3/4 cup VH tandoori sauce

1/4 cup water

2 tbsp oil or more if needed

To dazzle windows

You need...

sparkles different colours

shiny stickers

white glue

craft foam any shape

one hole puncher

ribbon

First hole punch the foam and put a ribbon through the hole, any desired length so it can be hung.

Then put some glue and get creative with sparkles and stickers.

Hang it by a window or anywhere you like and see your craft shinning from inside or outside of your home.

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Toboggan during winter

Tobogganing is one thrilling fun activity for winter, here is what we did sliding from a top of a hill.

Going up drains me out :)

Yay this is fun :)

God willingly next year I can do this like a pro no help needed.

Yes we had lots of fun.

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Skating at Nathan Phillips square

Skating at Nathan Phillips square, a popular winter activity. It is fun to watch as much as it is to skate.

The stage is being fixed for the new year celebration.

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Holiday season at Eaton centre

Here are some pictures from the holiday season in December where the streets are full of light.

Crowded Eaton centre

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