Who doesn't love Canada Day? The long weekend, the hot weather, and the chance to feel patriotic are the perfect elements for those who love a celebration. This year's Canada Day party must be extra special—it's our country's 150th birthday! Oh, Canada, you don't look a day over a 100.
Check out our 10 unique and memorable ideas that you can add to your Canada Day celebrations. Personalized Hockey Pucks It's our civic duty to honor hockey on Canada Day. So why not get creative with how you score that? Our caricature artists can turn any puck into the NHL masterpiece of your dreams. Have you ever wanted to see what you'd look like as a hockey player? Or maybe...Read More

As we know, there are many great reasons for holding corporate outings from motivating your employees, rewarding them for hard work, generating new leads, and more. However, how do you choose the right outing for your team? Today, we are going to assess six factors that will help you narrow down the choices for your next team event! 1. Group Size - First and foremost, the size of the team is important because this will change what is available. In the same way you don’t want to have a tiny group doing something designed for a large group, you don’t want hundreds of people all crammed into one tiny room. Therefore, the size of your business and the number of employees...Read More

As we all know, team building events can be a fantastic way to bring employees together and have them working as a unit as opposed to a group of individuals. However, what happens when the morale is low or you want to do some team building in between events? Since you can’t throw a huge event every other week, we have a list of games and activities that you can play to tide the team over and boost engagement levels! Truth and Lie - Perhaps one of the simpler games, this requires each employee to have four slips of paper. From here, they write one lie and three truths about themselves. As long as the lie is believable, the team of...Read More

If you really think about it, the relationships we have with our colleagues are very strange. Why? Because we go through an application process for a job we see on the internet or newspaper; then, we are chosen and forced to work with a handful of strangers who happened to do the same thing when they first joined. Despite being strangers at first, we build relationships and become a unit over time. As the owner of a business, you have a unique perspective but there are also things you can do to make a team even stronger - team building events. For this, we have some fantastic tips! Pick the Right Time - First and foremost, team building events should really...Read More

It’s hard to find someone that doesn’t like sweets. Anytime, anywhere, if you bring out sweets, people will want some. Even those people that stay healthy and steer clear of sweets secretly like them, and relish the thought of devouring a cheesecake on a cheat day. Anatomically, there are multiple reasons for which people may like sweets. Some need sugar intake for health reasons, others are chocolate fanatics, while some go crazy for baked treats. The general consensus is that if you keep it to a limit, and make sure to brush your teeth after every sweet session, you can consume a certain amount of sweets while staying healthy. But we’re not here today to give you a health lesson. We...Read More

She's a successful businesswoman, a member of a rock band and a Women's World Cup Soccer player. Who is she? That’s right, it’s Barbie doll! It might be hard to believe, but the Barbie Doll started out as just a regular person, who over time adopted so many amazing traits and professions. The first ‘Barbie’, was none other than Barbara Handler, the daughter of Ruth and Elliot Handler. In the 1950’s toys were still expensive or non-existent, and little kids were stuck playing with whatever make shift toys they could think of. When Handler saw that her daughter Barbara and her girlfriends liked playing with adult female dolls more than with baby dolls, an idea was born. Handler decided that it...Read More

The big day is finally here. You did all the planning, booked everything you needed to book, and the catering company is already setting up the grill. Your guests are moments away from arriving, and you’re only now beginning to realize what kind of a day you’re in for. The panic may cause you not to think clearly, terrified of the mess that’s about to ensure. Here’s how you can prevent that, and make sure you enjoy the party just as much as everyone. Most importantly, keep calm, and keep a clear head throughout the whole party. Drinks will be spilled, things will be broken, and food will be dropped. All of these are normal occurrences at any party, and by...Read More