November 25, 2009
Check out the festival of lights at Dundarave Village and Dundarave Beach in West Vancouver. Christmas trees will be on display from Nov.28th - Jan. 6th. On Nov. 28th join the West Vancouver Youth Band and a host of other performers for a huge outdoor Christmas Tree decorating party. Take part in the fresh air barbeque, crafts and games for kids provided by Santa himself, a craft market , and festive dancers. There will be an official countdown at dusk for the light up of the trees. On Dec 20th , there will be a 20 metre bonfire at Dundarave Beach with great music and food. Watch for the passage of the Carol Ships this night as well. For more information on activities see festivaloflights.weebly.com
November 23, 2009
Providing a traditional carol ship and shoreside celebration of lights during the holiday season for the benefit and enjoyment of our community and our visitors. The Parade of lights raises close to $10,000 during the 23 day festival to support such charities as the CKNW Orpans’s fund, the Vancouver Province Empty Stocking fund and Global TV. Want to find out more about the carol ships this Christmas season, visit www.carolships.org for more information on times and locations.
These dress up clothes from Villa Carton are such an innovative idea and we have them now in Vancouver, Canada. Children can colour their custom costume using all their favourite colours. We have the following kids costumes in stock: pirate costume, princess dress, queen costume, king costume, geisha costume, police costume, knight costume, oriental dancer costume, nurse costume, super hero costume.
We recommend you buy fabric crayons (color in and then iron to seal color) which we also offer on our website. The costumes are made of 100% cotton and hold particular appeal for children from three years old up to eight years. Each costume is supplied with headgear and packed in a cotton bag for easy storage. These new Villa Carton designs guarantee 100% Costume Fun!
Villa Carton is an initiative set up by two dutch artists. They are committed to creating toys that stimulate the imagination, have educational value and are fun to play with.