After an amazing run of 18 years, we are sad to inform you that Whats' UP Magazine will not be published in 2013. It has been a wonderful, fulfilling journey and we've loved growing up with our readers. To each of you, all the best and here's to a year of new and exciting things! … [Read more...]
Most families who celebrate Christmas have their own special traditions, but these can be difficult to execute when you’re packed up and headed to Grandma’s on the 24th instead of tucked in your own beds preparing for the morning magic to unwind. It can be daunting for kids to be away from home during the holidays and they may feel disgruntled about not waking up in the cozy comfort of their bedrooms. Having family spread out across the … [Read more...]
Holiday decorating means different things to different people. Walk into one person’s home, and you’ll see a minimalist nod to the festive season. A cursory tree with a handful of decorations hides in the corner, daring you to say, “Bah Humbug.” Walk into another home, and you need sunglasses to dim out the glare from thousands of mismatched, brightly coloured bobbles, trinkets, lights, and oversized … [Read more...]
Considering how many songs have been wistfully written about having a “white Christmas” I feel lucky to live in a country where they’re relatively easy to encounter. In most regions of Canada, we can expect plenty of decorative flakes to flutter effortlessly into our yards by December 25, and if not, we rarely need to drive far to find them. While carols like “Frosty the Snowman” and “Jingle Bells” coax us into the holiday spirit, … [Read more...]
It is mid-December, just over a week before Christmas. I am a mess. My clothes are crooked and rumpled, my hair is tangled and wild, and my eyes are stained red with exhaustion. I haven’t shaved in three days or slept in four. Something has me very worried, and it’s all my fault. A few days earlier I had said something I’ve come to regret, and now I have to find a way to fix it. Today I am standing in a courtroom at the North Pole, … [Read more...]
It’s not just decorations and presents. Stress, anxiety, injury and illness are all indicators that the holidays are here. Often, it’s the more mundane or seemingly benign aspects of our lives that can be the most dangerous. Take stairs, for instance. People die from stair injuries every year, and tens of thousands of children in Canada will end up in the Emergency Room as the result of a fall down a … [Read more...]
Post-holiday and New Year Celebrations often bring the winter blues. The cold weather, short days and long nights don’t help, but a trip to Great Wolf Lodge in January can! Warm up inside our 84 degree water park, or enjoy snow showers inside the Grand Living Room each day between January 7 and 31 as part of Wiley’s Winterfest. This special celebration pays homage to the weather in the great white north, and … [Read more...]
“It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes, or bags!” If this quote had you visualising the ultimate green Christmas character—the Grinch—you aren’t alone. Each year, millions of Canadians snuggle up with this favourite book or watch the animated film while giggling at the antics of the Grinch (and possibly sniffling when he has his … [Read more...]
Online shopping during the holidays is a convenient, green, inexpensive way to share the joy of the season. As you gear up for the holidays don’t forget to take simple precautions to keep your credit card, banking and identity information safe. Here are 6 tips from ProtectMyID (www.protectmyID.com): 1) Never Shop on a Public Wi-Fi Connection Although you may trust the baristas at your local coffee shop, you can’t … [Read more...]
Reading the ingredients off the wrapper of your kid’s favourite snack food can be like trying to decipher a foreign language. The difference is, by now most of us know which words are naughty and which words are nice. The naughty words are the ones that represent the fillers and the additives, the preservatives and the flavour enhancers—words like “partially hydrogenated oil,” “high-fructose corn syrup,” “acesulfam,” and … [Read more...]
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