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⛷️WIN 4 CYPRESS MOUNTAIN LIFT TICKETS!! ⛷️ ⛷️WIN 4 CYPRESS MOUNTAIN LIFT TICKETS!! ⛷️ ⁠ Celebrate the 2022/23 Winter season at Cypress Mountain! ⁠ ⁠ Cypress Mountain offers amazing skiing and riding for families on 2 mountains only 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver! With the most vertical drop, most terrain, most lifts, and best snow conditions on the highest skiing and riding peak of the North Shore Mountains, Cypress has something for everyone including lessons for the whole family. ⁠ ⁠ A new patio coming this season will bring comfortable and cozy fire pits, three monster euro-style umbrellas, each seating up to 80 people in heated comfort, and food-truck-style outdoor dining. Not a skier/rider? You can enjoy Canada’s most popular Cross Country Skiing Area, a huge Snowtubing Park, a sliding area for little kids, and a unique LED-lit snowshoeing experience with Lights To The Lodge!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🎿See full details on BC Ski Hills for families in bio link!⁠ ⁠ ONE LUCKY BC FAMILY WILL WIN 4 DOWNHILL LIFT TICKETS TO SKI OR BOARD AT CYPRESS MOUNTAIN! ⁠ TO ENTER TO WIN:⁠ ✅ Like & save the post;⁠ ✅ Follow @cypressmtn & @hflvancouver; AND⁠ ✅ Tag a BC friend who'd love to hit the slopes at Cypress Mountain this season! (tag as many people as you like, max one per comment)⁠ BONUS ENTRIES:⁠ ✅ Let us know how many in your family are on #teamski or #teamsnowboard 🏂⁠ ⛷️ ✅Share this post to your stories tagging @cypressmtn & @hflvancouver⁠ ⁠ Contest closes at 11:59 pm PST on Sunday, December 4th, 2022, and the winner will be announced by Healthy Family Living Vancouver on Monday December 5th. Winners have 24hrs to reply or we will pick a new winner. Only BC residents aged 19+ are eligible to win. Good luck! ⁠ ⁠ Note: This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram & we will never ask for credit card information to claim a prize.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #sponsored #ski #snowboard #northshore #familyski #cypressmountain #bestskihills #familyskiing #familyskitrip #skihill #skilessons⁠ #snowfall
Breakfast feeling a little flat? Looking for a new Breakfast feeling a little flat? Looking for a new way to roll into the morning? All puns aside, you will not believe how yummy these Pancake Roll-ups are! ⁠ ⁠ Follow this simple recipe and you will have the morning all wrapped up... sorry we couldn't help it! ⁠ ⁠ This recipe for pancake roll-ups call for @goodgoodbrand Sweet Strawberry Spread but you could use any of their other fruity flavours such as blueberry, raspberry, apricot, black currant, concord grape or forest fruits... they are all delicious! We love to add an extra kick with a drizzle of Choco Hazel Spread. All @goodgoodbrand spreads use only natural occurring sugars from real fruits so their low-calorie fruit spreads have the same sweet taste without the added sugar. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠🥞Full recipe in bio!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #sponsored #foodpics #instafoodie #foodstagram #igfood #instayum #nomnom #foodlover #healthyfood #healthyeats #foodblogger #foodgram #foodphotooftheday #yvreats #vancouverfoodie #vancityeats #dishedvan #vaneats #yvrfoodie #myyvr #yvrfood #yvrfoodies #vanfoodie #vancouverfood #vancouvereats #vancityblogger
Would your kiddos love to learn how to play in a b Would your kiddos love to learn how to play in a band or write songs over Winter break? ⁠ ⁠ Try School Of Rock Vancouver! @schoolofrockvancouver offers an amazing variety of music camps and workshops.. ⁠ ⁠ Their Metro Vancouver music camps for kids 7-12 are perfect for musicians of any skill level who want to play guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and vocals. Whether your kids are just starting out or want to do a deep dive into the work of the world's greatest bands @schoolofrockvancouver has the camp for you!⁠ ⁠ Choose from camps like : ⁠ ⁠ 🎙️THE BEATLES⁠ 🧑‍🎤ROCK 101⁠ 🎸CLASSIC ROCK REWIND ⁠ ⁠ ➡️See link in bio for full details!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #ad #winterbreak #vancouverkids #wintercamps #vancouvercamps⁠ #yvr #vancity #vancitybuzz #band #musiccamp #schoolofrock
It's not the holidays until we have eaten our way It's not the holidays until we have eaten our way around the #VancouverChristmasMarket. ⁠ ⁠ Check out our favourites in our reels!⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ @vanchristmas #vancouverchristmas #vancouverevents #holidayfeast⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Let the season begin!
💤 Win A Sweet Sleep Package! 💤⁠ ⁠ All pa 💤 Win A Sweet Sleep Package! 💤⁠ ⁠ All parents want sleep to come easily for our kids, but we know that sometimes a little help is needed. We have teamed up with @drdenisegassner from There’s A Monster In My Closet to help ease your littles ones off to sleep! Denise has brought her caring way of sharing deep knowledge on sleep issues and her empathy as a parent to a beautiful new bedtime story book. She will take you on a journey through early childhood, from nursing in the dark to monsters in the closet and that last cup of water. You can see the book, sleep monster plushies & learn more about how Denise can help your family through our link in bio!⁠ ⁠ ONE LUCKY CANADIAN FAMILY WILL WIN THIS NEW BEDTIME BOOK AND YOUR CHOICE OF 2 ADORABLE SLEEP MONSTER PLUSHIES! ($85 VALUE)⁠ ⁠ TO ENTER TO WIN:⁠ ⠀⠀⁠ ✅ Like & save this post;⁠ ✅ Follow @drdenisegassner & @hflvancouver; AND⁠ ✅ Tag a Canadian parent or grandparent who would enjoy a beautiful bedtime story & plushies to share with the kids in their life! (Tag as many people as you like, max one per comment)⁠ ⁠ BONUS ENTRIES:⁠ ⁠ ✅ Comment letting us know one of the sleep challenges you have faced as a parent.⁠ ✅ Share this post to your IG stories tagging @hflvancouver & @drdenisegassner⁠ ⁠ Contest closes at 11:59 pm PST on Sunday, November 27th, 2022, and the winner will be announced on Monday, November 28th. Winners have 24hrs to reply or we will pick a new winner. Only Canadian residents aged 18+ are eligible to win. Good luck! ⁠ ⁠ Note: This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram & Healthy Family Living Vancouver will never ask for credit card information to claim a prize.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #sponsored #bedtimestories #sleepconsultant #sleeptips #sleeping #bettersleep #bedtimeroutine #abedtimestory #sleepscience #pediatricsleep #kidsleep #babysleep #babysleeping #bedtimestory #newparent
Need a quick breakfast idea? Want bacon & eggs dur Need a quick breakfast idea? Want bacon & eggs during the week but don’t have time? These Bacon Egg Bites are a breakfast game-changer. Make them this weekend so you can grab & go any time! And best of all, these babies are actually “SOUS VIDE” with no fancy equipment besides an oven, a pan, some water, a blender, and a silicone muffin tray. 🥓 🍳 recipe link in bio! No more drive-thru egg bites for us! These babies are easy to make and can be filled with all the ingredients you love (like Grimm’s Traditional Thick Sliced Bacon). #sponsored #eggbites #easybreakfast #baconlovers #quicksnacks #eggbreakfast @grimmsfoods
🎁Want to win a Nintendo Switch & other holiday 🎁Want to win a Nintendo Switch & other holiday gifts? 🎄Our annual Holiday Facebook Party for Canadian families is this Thursday, November 17th at 8 pm PST and you can win over $2000 in prizes, including gifts for the whole family, stocking stuffers and tickets to holiday events & attractions. 🙌 Get into the holiday spirit with @mapleleagirls , @hushblankets , @britanniaminemuseum , @mindful_fud , @masseytheatre , @zazubean , @capilanosuspensionbridge , @bcplaythings , @portfoliocoffeeroasters , @ecoideas , @butzikids , @vanchristmas , @workshopvegcafe , @corkstreet.ca , @middaysquares , @wellfedstudio , @cypressmtn , @wisebitesinc , @goplantx, @kingtut_vancouver 🎁🙌RSVP now! Link in bio!
Eat your way around the Vancouver Christmas Market Eat your way around the Vancouver Christmas Market! The Market is overflowing with amazing food vendors! We even found incredible vegetarian options! And with the weather forecast looking great there is no better time for cider or gluhwein! The 12th Vancouver Christmas Market is back at Jack Poole Plaza until December 24th. Get into the Christmas spirit and feel good supporting @makeawish_canada ! Some of our favourites eats were the sausages at the Bratwurst Haus (we had the veggie), the original flavour poffertjes at the Pancake & Waffle Haus, the warming drinks at the ApfelHaus, the vegan stew at the Gulasch Haus … and of course we can’t go a year without @thosepretzels . BUT DON’T MISS a new vendor @knedla.ca … try the plum dumplings! 🎄Ticket link in profile! #gifted #vanchristmas #vancouverchristmasmarket #vancouvereats #vancouverfood #vancouverfoodie #vancouverevents #vancouverattractions #vancouverfamily #holidayfood #holidaymagic #holidaymemories
❄️ Win 4 tix to Winter Celebrations! ❄️⁠ ❄️ Win 4 tix to Winter Celebrations! ❄️⁠ ⁠ Celebrate the holiday season at the Anvil in New Westminster! ⁠ ⁠ From Dec 21-31, the first floor of @anvilcentre will come alive with the Winter World lantern labyrinth & performances. Winter World visits are free and include community performances & activities. The event mainstage also features 8 ticketed events that offer something for everyone with plenty for families and art lovers alike, including Axis Theatre’s Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish and the always popular Family Ceilidh featuring Blackthorn as well as an all-ages musical variety show for anyone who loves candy canes & snowflakes!⁠ ⁠ 🎟️Ticket info in bio!⁠ ⁠ ONE LUCKY BC FAMILY WILL WIN 4 TICKETS TO THEIR CHOICE OF PERFORMANCES AT THE ANVIL THEATRE DURING WINTER CELEBRATIONS (UP TO $120 VALUE)⁠ ⁠ TO ENTER TO WIN:⁠ ✅ Like & save the post;⁠ ✅ Follow @anviltheatre & @hflvancouver; AND⁠ ✅ Tag a BC friend who'd enjoy attending a festive holiday show at the Anvil Theatre! (tag as many people as you like, max one per comment)⁠ ⁠ BONUS ENTRIES:⁠ ⁠ ✅Comment letting us know what you love most about attending live events! ⁠ ✅Share this post to your stories tagging @anviltheatre & @hflvancouver⁠ ⁠ Contest closes at 11:59 pm PST on Sunday, November 20th, 2022, and the winner will be announced by Healthy Family Living Vancouver on Monday November 21st. Winners have 24hrs to reply or we will pick a new winner. Only BC residents aged 19+ are eligible to win. Good luck! ⁠ ⁠ Note: This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram & we will never ask for credit card information to claim a prize.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #ad #holdayshows #vancouverevents #newwestminsterbc #wintercelebrations #familyfun #familytheatre #myyvr #holidaymmemories #familyholiday
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