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Pumpkin Patch Season
It’s officially pumpkin patch season! With the cool fall air finally rolling in, it seems like the perfect time to head out for a day of adventure at the pumpkin patch. Keep reading to find suggestions on where to explore!
Continue reading →What to do around town this Fall
Fall is officially here, which means it’s time to begin planning this seasons activities. Keep reading, there’s tons of options to explore!
Continue reading →Halloween Events Are In Full Swing
I am an absolute Halloween lover. There’s something about decorating your house, going to pumpkin patches, and visiting haunted houses that’s so exhilarating! If you’re on the look out for Halloween events around you, this blog post is for you. Keep reading…
Continue reading →Trick-or-Treating COVID Edition
Are you thinking of handing out candy for Halloween this year or taking your kids out trick-or-treating? Read below to find out how you can have a safe, and fun Halloween evening!
Continue reading →Vancouver Halloween Activities
While this year Halloween won’t be quite the same, I’ve sourced some fun activities that you can still do around Vancouver to enjoy this spooky holiday from Vancouvers Best Places.
Continue reading →It’s Time For Halloween Decor!
Ready to decorate your home for Halloween? It’s a great way to entertain the kids and have some fun! Keep reading to find my favourite spots in North Vancouver to get some seriously spooky stuff!
1360 Main St, North Vancouver
If you’re a DIY enthusiast you are likely very familiar with Michaels. Their stores have everything you need to make your own spooky decorations or choose from a huge range of ready-made decor! Creating your own haunted house with scary skeletons, tombstones and bats, or going for a classic look with lights, pumpkins and pillows has seriously never been easier! Michaels is currently offering same-day delivery and curb-side pickup.
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Click here to visit the Halloween section of their website and to place your delivery order!
879 Marine Dr, North Vancouver
Party City is another great option for Halloween Decor. This spot is very well known for their large array of Halloween decorations – everything you need to make your home look spooky and festive on the inside and out! Head over to their website to take a look at their decorations and place your order online and pick up in store, or get your order delivered to your home! Click here to also take a look at their costumes, they have everything from toddler to pet costumes.
Photo Courtesy: Party City
1350 Main St, North Vancouver
This year Canadian Tire is upping their decoration game. Whether you’re looking for pumpkins or animated ghosts and skeletons, you can find it all at Canadian Tire.
Head over to their website to browse through their huge selections of decor and check out their Halloween Decor Ideas. They currently offer curb-side pick up, so you can just shop online and pick up your order!
1160 E 3rd St, North Vancouver
915 W 1st St, North Vancouver
When it comes to both indoor and outdoor decor, Rona has a large Halloween selection for you to choose from!
They have tons of inflatables, and an array of lighting + special effects available both online and in-store – because who doesn’t love giant Halloween inflatables and fog machines? For a limited time, they also have 30% off some Halloween and Harvest decorations, click here to take advantage.
I hope these North Shore spots help when it comes to your Halloween Decorating this year. With Thanksgiving already over and the sunsets getting earlier and earlier, it really does feel like Halloween is right around the corner!
Pumpkin Patch Season!
With Thanksgiving and Halloween right around the corner, it’s time to make a trip to a Pumpkin Patch to pick up and carve your pumpkins! Over the weekend, I visited Richmond Country Farms where my close friends and I were able to take a ride along, explore a corn maze, enjoy the beautiful Dahlias floral field, and of course take home a pumpkin each of our choice.
If you’re thinking of heading to the Pumpkin Patch I visited, you can either do the Pumpkin Promenade which requires you to walk out to the Pumpkin Patch and pick one pumpkin of your choice, or do the Wagon Experience.
Should you choose the walk out, you would head down to the Pumpkin Patch and enjoy the beautiful sights, Corn Maze, and the various food vendors. Tickets are final sale and non-exchangeable, click here to purchase in advance (you must purchase online and book your visit time, make sure to checkout carefully as the tickets are non-refundable).
Another option which I would definitely recommend is booking the Wagon Experience where you can ride out to and from the Pumpkin Patch on a tractor-drawn Wagon, with an entertainer who will make sure your ride is enjoyable at all times – just remember to bring a mask! While you ride through, there are spooky Halloween inspired props set up to get you in the holiday mood, as well as tons of other fun props around the fields that you can spot while you enjoy the ride. Once you get off the Wagon, you can head to the maze/ Dahlias field / vendors, or to the private Pumpkin Patch that is there just for Wagon riders!
Here’s a peek at what you can expect to see once you’re in the Dahlias fields – a seriously beautiful sight!
This fun experience is great for all ages, because who can go wrong with seeing gorgeous flowers and picking out their own pumpkin to carve?
The Pumpkin Patch is located at 12900 Steveston HWY and is open weekdays 10:00am to 4:30pm and weekends & holidays 10:00am to 4:30pm. Make sure to book your tickets and visit this awesome farm for a fun day with friends or family. Trust me, you won’t regret this activity!
Oh, and here’s a quick and easy recipe for roasting the fresh pumpkin seeds you’ll be retrieving from your pumpkins!