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May 27, 28, 29, 2011 in Fun family Actives in Mississauga and Beyond!

Looking for something fun to do with your Mississauga Kids this weekend? Look no further! Here’s a great list of activities in and around Mississauga that should keep you and the family pretty busy!

Sherway Farmers’ Market is held each Friday through October 28 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the north parking lot of Sherway Gardens Shopping Centre (Etobicoke) near Hwy 427 & The Queensway.  Sherway Farmers’ Market, in it’s 21st year of operation, features Ontario grown produce and other Ontario food products including honey and honey products, cheese, fresh baked goods, Ontario raised lamb and venison, grill and deli meats and much, much more. Read More…

On Saturday May 26 come on out to Jack’s Lemonade Stand! Since 2007, Jack has been helping the children at SickKids Hospital by hosting an annual lemonade stand in Oakville, ON. Through incredible community support, more than $220,000 has been raised! The annual event in May has become a community festival and in addition to lemonade, the event now includes activity stations, live entertainment, special guests, a bouncy castle, a petting zoo complete with kangaroos and hundreds of prizes. Read More…

MontessoriWorks the School for Me is hosting and open house for interested parties this weekend. Drop in and find out, what is Montessori and why it could be the best choice for your child’s preparation for life! Summer Camp at Mississauga’s leading Montessori School promises to be full of surprises. From rocking on world music to becoming mini- chefs it will be fun-filled and exciting. Read More…

Come on out and enjoy the fun as Ashgrove Public School hosts it’s 20th annual family fun fair and Saturday May 28th from 11am to 3 pm. Fun to include games and przes, inflatable fun, a live reptile show, and a silent auction.You won’t go hungry because there will be a barbeque, pizza and a bake sale! Read More…

Peel Children’s Water Festival’s Family Fun Day on Saturday May 28 is a community event that offers an array of water-related activities and events throughout the day.  There will be over 50 interactive activities for the family to enjoy! Freddy Fusion will be presenting a Magic Show and there will be a trout release planed as well. Read More…

Discover the beautiful gardens of Lorne Park during the Canadian Cancer Society’s 2011 Spring Garden Tour, which will be held on Sunday May 29 from 10 am to 4 pm. Home owners in the prestigious Lorne Park neighbourhoods have graciously agreed to open their breath-taking gardens to the public view to support the fight against cancer. Renowned garden specialist and City TV and Breakfast Television broadcaster Frank Ferragine will enlighten garden tour guests at several different garden locations. To further enhance the experience local musicians will perform instrumental music in some of the gardens throughout the day. Read More…

Come out to Trillium Health Centre’s Bike $ Betty! Bring your family, friends and bicycles for a 2k, 15k, 30k, 75k or 100k ride to benefit patients at Trillium Health Centre’s cancer care services.  This family ride and festival serves up exercise, barbecue, live entertainment, clowns, face painting, inflatables for the kids, and fun for everyone! Register as a group of 10+ members in the Bike 4 Betty Team Challenge.  All team members will receive their very own personalized team T-shirt. When you “Bike 4 Betty” you help women get expert diagnosis and compassionate treatment at our Betty Wallace Women’s Health Centre and new Betty & Buster Lockwood Cancer Detection and Treatment Centre.  One in nine women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. ”Bike 4 Betty” and celebrate all the courageous women in your life. It’s Never too late to join the fun! Read More…

Do you know of an activity that should be included on this weeks list that we missed? Post it as a comment! We’ll try to get the word out!

It is being reported in the Mississauga News that the Salvation Army has issued a warning to the residents of Mississauga regarding a door-to-door Santa Scam.

On Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009 complaints were received about a man dressed as Santa going door to door soliciting money donations for the church’s annual Christmas Holiday fund raising campaign. This man is NOT authorized to collect donations for the Salvation Army.

“It’s not good, is what it is,” said Capt. John Murray, who believes tough economic times are behind the scam.

“Desperate times, desperate measures … some (people) are trying to take advantage of people to put money into their own pockets,” he said.

It is important to remember that the Salvation Army does NOT go house to house. They do collect donations through a direct mail campaign, a Santa Schuffle Fun Run and the traditional Christmas Kettles located in Mississauga Malls and stores.

Donations are also accepted online at www.SalvationArmy.ca or at 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800 725-2769)

We at Mississauga Kids find this crime to be especially despicable. Santa comes to your door and asks you for money for a good cause in front of the kids and you have to turn him away. We suggest you say something like: “Santa it is lovely to see you and we will be delighted to make a donation to the Salvation Army but we are going to do it online this year, or at the kettle at the Mall when we’re shopping for Aunt Betsy! Say good night to Santa kids you know he is very busy and has other people to visit.” Then call Peel Region Police to report the incident.

If you are looking for places to see the real Santa in Mississauga this year please check our website www.MississaugaKids.com.

Christmas Traditions in Mississauga and around the world.

Our family has always celebrated Christmas. When I was a little girl we would go to a Christmas tree farm and bring home a tree and decorate it. My father would, under my mothers careful direction, make sure the tree stood straight in the stand. He would string the lights on the tree and my mother would fuss over the bulbs unscrewing them and rearranging them to ensure that there were not to many flashing bulbs in one area and that the colored bulbs were distributed in an esthetically pleasing way.

We would go to see go to sit on Santa’s lap much like Mississauga Kids go to sit on Santa’s Lap now. We would bring our carefully written out notes for him. We would promise to leave milk and cookies for him and carrots for his eight beautiful reindeer. He would carefully promise to do his best to bring us something we would like.

Christmas Eve we hung our stockings by the chimney with care and went to bed and tried to sleep. Do you remember how hard it was to fall asleep on Christmas Eve when you were little? Do you remember wondering if that bump or creak on the roof was Santa’s sleigh? When we finally fell asleep Santa and his elves would work their Christmas Magic.

Christmas morning there were presents from Santa under the tree and the stocking were filled with fun little treats and funny little prizes. The cookie plate was empty and the milk was drunk. The carrots were missing as well. Sometimes we’d find a few bits of carrot left over in the snow.

Here’s hoping Santa can make sure every child gets a little something special this year.

If you think you’d like to help him please click here! – Peel Region Police Toy Drive

Do you have holiday memories to share? Christmas , Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or others we’d love to have you post them below!