Support Local & Spark Creativity! 🖍️📚
For today’s giveaway, we are highlighting one of our favorite local talents! We’ve teamed up with author Basilia Vasileios to gift 3 Lucky Winners a copy of her wonderful book “Short Bedtime Christmas Stories”.
Perfect for quiet afternoons or as a special stocking stuffer, this book is designed to inspire young imaginations. It’s the kind of screen-free fun we all need more of this holiday season!
Click here to enter for your chance to win!
Monday, December 15th
Family Storytime (Series) at 9:30am 📍OPL Rockcliffe
Toi, Moi et la Mère l'Oie - Weekly Series at 10 am 📍30 Rosemount Avenue
Family Storytime (Series) at 10:15am 📍OPL Sunnyside
Family Storytime (Series) Multiple times 📍Multiple OPL Locations - OPL St-Laurent, OPL Greenboro, OPL Gower
EarlyON Baby Playgroup (Series) 0-12 months at 1:30pm 📍OPL Ruth E. Dickinson
Teen Study Group | Groupe d'étude pour ados (Series) at 3:00pm 📍OPL Beaverbrook
Homework Help / Club de devoirs (Series) at 6:30pm 📍OPL Ruth E. Dickinson
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❄️Winter Activities❄️
Winter Lights Across Canada Dec 8 - Jan 9, 2026 Pathway of lights Map
November 23, 2025 to March 29, 2026 (weather depending)
Weekdays: 5:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Weekends: 1:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Open daily, 7 am to 11 pm (weather permitting)
Rink of Dreams (opens Dec 6 at 3pm)
Open everyday from 9am to 11pm, except for Tue & Thur 7am to 11pm
4-7pm📍Sparks Street
5-10pm📍Lansdowne Park
Santa in Carlingwood! until December 24th 10:30am 📍Carlingwood Shopping Centre
Daily Light Show at 5:30pm & 7:30pm📍George Street Plaza
Christmas on Taffy Lane 📍Taffy Lane
🎉The Family Fridge
A little corner for jokes, hacks, and fun ideas to stick on your mental fridge.
📋 The "Last Week of School" Survival Guide
🔲 Check the Spirit Schedule: Check the school email right now. Is tomorrow PJ day? Crazy Hair day? Write it on your hand if you have to!
🔲 The "Lost & Found" Raid: Go today or Tuesday. Unclaimed items are often donated over the break. Rescue those expensive mitts!
🔲 The Gift Deadline: Aim to send teacher gifts in by Wednesday. Thursday/Friday backpacks get chaotic, and you don't want to forget it at home.
🔲 The "Art" Dump: Send an extra reusable bag in their backpack. They will be bringing home 4 months of artwork and empty glue sticks this week.
🔲 The Lunchbox Purge: On Friday, check for Tupperware immediately. You do not want a banana fermenting in there for two weeks.
💡 Pro Tip: Take a photo of the teacher cards/gifts before you wrap them so you remember who gets what!
🎄 Ottawa Parents: We made something special for you!
We know the December hustle is real, so we’ve done the heavy lifting to keep the magic alive (and your stress levels low!). We’ve put together a complete Elf on the Shelf Survival Kit exclusively for our subscribers.
From simple setup ideas that take less than 5 minutes to interactive scavenger hunts and sweet goodbye letters, we have everything you need to navigate this season with ease.
✨ Exclusive Subscriber Perk: Free Coloring Pages!
As a special thank you for being an Ottawa Parents subscriber, we've included a festive Christmas Coloring Page PDF just for you.
Print it out and enjoy some quiet, creative time this holiday season!
"As we head into the final week of school, remember: Your children don't need a perfect holiday. They just need a happy you. It’s okay to lower the bar, buy the store-bought cookies, and just breathe. You are doing enough."
