Wonderful ways to celebrate Canada Day
Love the great outdoors? Head off for a camping weekend in Canada’s great wilderness. If you’re thinking about a provincial park or campground, you’ll likely have to book ahead for the most popular long weekend of the year. But you don’t have to leave town to get away – hike out the back door and set up tent in your own backyard! For families with young kids, it’s an ideal first camping experience.
Enjoy a backyard barbecue! Fire up the grill and serve up foods and treats the family will love that and celebrate the holiday weekend in true Canadian style. Canadian bacon cheeseburgers, grilled skewered veggies, corn on the cob, red and white pasta salad and strawberry shortcake – all dressed up like a Canadian flag!
Organize a family reunion! Expand the celebration to include extended family (and friends) and share what you all love about being Canadian, their favourite Canadian celebrities and stories and how Canada today is different from when you all grew up. At the end of the evening, toast Canada’s birthday with red fruit punch and cap off the festivities with fireworks!
Host a fundraiser! It’s a great opportunity to broaden your social network and gather your friends – and raise funds for a great cause. Have a golf tournament, a beach volleyball contest, a boat race, a games day – and ask people to come with a contribution of food, gently used clothing or money to donate to your favourite cause.
Arrange a street party! Make it a multicultural event – invite the neighbours to embrace the cultures that make up our Canadian mosaic by bringing a dish from their country (or their favourite country) and share their dances, music, games and other ways to have fun.
Free for all! Celebrate without spending lots of money – go online and search for free Canada Day events in and around your city, town or district. Some of the most popular ways to enjoy the day don’t have to cost you anything. Look for fireworks displays, concerts, fairs, farmer’s markets, festivals, parades and other holiday events.
Celebrate with your kids! Cook up some maple leaf-shaped pancakes and Canadian syrup for breakfast. Create some Canada Day crafts – a flag, wreath, centrepiece, kite or cake are all great ideas. Then read your family a book that celebrates Canada’s past, like Anne of Green Gables.
Stay home! You don’t have to go anywhere or do anything to commemorate the day. Go online and ask friends, family and all your social connections to share their visions of Canada in words and pictures. It’s a great way to have fun and celebrate the day without leaving home.
Enjoy a backyard barbecue! Fire up the grill and serve up foods and treats the family will love that and celebrate the holiday weekend in true Canadian style. Canadian bacon cheeseburgers, grilled skewered veggies, corn on the cob, red and white pasta salad and strawberry shortcake – all dressed up like a Canadian flag!
Organize a family reunion! Expand the celebration to include extended family (and friends) and share what you all love about being Canadian, their favourite Canadian celebrities and stories and how Canada today is different from when you all grew up. At the end of the evening, toast Canada’s birthday with red fruit punch and cap off the festivities with fireworks!
Host a fundraiser! It’s a great opportunity to broaden your social network and gather your friends – and raise funds for a great cause. Have a golf tournament, a beach volleyball contest, a boat race, a games day – and ask people to come with a contribution of food, gently used clothing or money to donate to your favourite cause.
Arrange a street party! Make it a multicultural event – invite the neighbours to embrace the cultures that make up our Canadian mosaic by bringing a dish from their country (or their favourite country) and share their dances, music, games and other ways to have fun.
Free for all! Celebrate without spending lots of money – go online and search for free Canada Day events in and around your city, town or district. Some of the most popular ways to enjoy the day don’t have to cost you anything. Look for fireworks displays, concerts, fairs, farmer’s markets, festivals, parades and other holiday events.
Celebrate with your kids! Cook up some maple leaf-shaped pancakes and Canadian syrup for breakfast. Create some Canada Day crafts – a flag, wreath, centrepiece, kite or cake are all great ideas. Then read your family a book that celebrates Canada’s past, like Anne of Green Gables.
Stay home! You don’t have to go anywhere or do anything to commemorate the day. Go online and ask friends, family and all your social connections to share their visions of Canada in words and pictures. It’s a great way to have fun and celebrate the day without leaving home.
Happy Canada Day! :)
ReplyDeleteit was one of the most memorable days of my entire life!!!!