Rainy Day Remix: 3 Ways to Get Over an Overcast Day

A dull, rainy weekend at the cottage doesn’t have to put a damper on your plans - but let’s face it, it usually does. Too much time doing nothing and suddenly the lovely bunch you traveled with feel like your rivals on an episode of Lost. Yikes. The next time a rainy day rains on your parade, give your indoor activities a much needed boost with these super fun game ideas:

Creative ideas for organising group meals at the cottage

Last week I was at a friend’s house for dinner, where we shared a delicious spread of enchiladas, homemade chips and guac that we had prepared together. As we mashed up the avocados, diced tomatoes, and experimented with different seasonings, it made me think of all the times I helped my mom make dinner when I was a kid. Well, I thought I was helping anyway. In reality I was licking spoons and getting my fingers slapped away from the meatballs every 5 seconds. Still, I felt proud to be contributing to the family meal and making them together are still some of my fondest memories.

Taking a group trip up to the cottage for a relaxing break full of oodles of meals together?  What a great opportunity to have a bit of fun with it ...

Feeling Frozen? Get Inspired - The Ontario Winter Games is Coming!

Well, based on my snowy misadventures last week when I nearly slipped on a piece of ice like it was a cartoon banana peel, it’s safe to say that the polar vortex is still . . . vortexing? Polar-izing? You know what I mean . . . it’s cold! Winter is officially here to stay for a while. And that’s good news for us Muskoka folks - if you haven’t heard by now, we’re hosting the 2014 Ontario Winter Games! How exciting is that!? Four days of competitions, over 3,000 athletes, and at this point I’m guessing a lot of snow. Ah, the beauty of Muskoka in the wintertime!

(Is it just me or is -8 actually starting to feel like patio weather?)

How to throw a white elephant gift exchange

White Elephant is no ordinary gift exchange.  We love this game in our annual Christmas tradition because it's that wonderful and elusive combination of simple and hilarious.  All you need to do is to show up with a wrapped gift and hope you don't end up with the white elephant ...

Add Extra Laughs to Your Holiday with an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

In parts there yonder and around (huh?), the Ugly Christmas Sweater theme has already broken ground and made its way into popularity.  We went to our first one last year and absolutely regret not having participated, so this year we vowed to host our very own.

Wherever you spend your holiday party, we hope this activity makes it into your traditional rotation of Holiday time highlights...