Fun ideas to Celebrating Saskatoon’s “Cool Culture”

Well it’s a fact. If you live in Saskatoon or in Saskatchewan from early November to the beginning of April you will have a chance to experience this “cool culture” I am speaking about. By this I am speaking of WINTER! I have decided that if you can’t beat the winter weather you might as well join in some of its fun! PotashCorp WinterShines 2011 showed us that there are so many ways to celebrate winter! Ice Climbing, snow carving, sleigh rides, maple taffy making, dog sledding and ice carvings are just a few of the ways we celebrated at PotashCorp WinterShines 2011. The long winter months sometimes keep us in our houses. Here are 10 fun and easy things to do in Saskatoon and right in your own backyard.



1. Go for a walk- enjoy a walk down by the river. The riverbank in Saskatoon is so beautiful. Enjoy the beauty of the South Saskatchewan River, hoar frost on the trees and wonderful walk paths!



2. Build a snowman or snow fort. Put the snow piles that you have shovelled to good use and create an awesome fort with it!



3. Take a card board box and pack it with snow. Let it sit for a week or so cut the box open and carve away! Using old paint scrapers and files you can create beautiful snow sculptures right in your front yard.



4. Add some color to your front lawn. Fill 1gallon pails or larger with water and add some food coloring. Let them freeze. Then spread them around your yard. Add an LED light for night time! Not only have you had fun outside doing it but your yard will look beautiful as well!



5. Go for a skate at the Cameco Meewasin Skating rink (right next to the Bessborough Hotel). They have skates if you need to borrow! There is also a great spot to warm up if you get chilly!



6. Have a fire in your back yard and make Maple taffy! This is a fun and tasty treat for all ages! Check out www.canadianliving.com for a recipe on how to do this!



7. Challenge yourself to try a winter activity that you have never done before. A few popular activities are Cross Country skiing, downhill skiing, and snowshoeing.



8. Shovel your neighbours drive way or sidewalk. The extra fresh air will make you feel great!



9. Cross country skiing is a great way to get exercise. Visit Kinsmen Park or Wildwood golf course for wonderfully groomed ski trails.



10. Next year Visit PotashCorp WinterShines 2012 for more wintery fun activities to do by yourself or with your families!

Invitation Confusion

One of the major steps when planning a wedding or event comes with choosing your invitations. With all the styles, colors, and designs to choose from the options may seem endless and often overwhelming. Your invitations provide the first glimpse into the feel of your wedding so it is important to stay true to yourself and show your guests what your big day is all about! Here are a few tips to take the guesswork out of choosing your invites.


Back to Basics

Before you meet with anyone about your invitations be sure to have the basic information decided. How many invitations? How much information needs to be included? How do you want your RSVP’s handled? Having answers to some of these questions nailed down makes the invitation process a little less confusing.


Talk to the Experts

Instead of trying to sort through the mountains of design options that you would find in magazines or on the internet, set up a consultation with us. Looking through actual invitation samples and talking through the options can help you get a tangible idea of what your invitations could look like. Bring samples of colors or design styles that suit your wedding so we can come up with a design that is true to your style.

Make Time your Friend

Why stress if you don’t have to? We can generally make your ideal invitations happen under a time crunch, but if you have some time before your wedding come see us early!

There are lost of decisions to make in regards to invites so take your time and be confident in those decisions!

Hopefully these tips will help sort out this sometimes confusing process.  Stop in anytime to talk to our knowledgeable staff about your upcoming wedding or event and let us help you design the perfect invitations. The options really are endless, but perhaps with us they’ll be a little less overwhelming!