Handmade Christmas cards are a wonderful way to share some holiday cheer, recycle old materials – clothes, bags, cardboard boxes -  and give kids something to do. Here are a few tips to do it right.

Handmade Christmas cards

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The Sex Pistols played their historic last UK gig on Christmas day, 1977 in Huddersfield, England. 17 days later, during their US tour, the band split up permanently.

A punk rock Christmas story

Stranded in LA, Johnny Rotten begged a plane ticket home from Virgin Records Pres. Richard Branson. Branson flew him via Jamaica, where he introduced Rotten to members of the band Devo and tried to install Rotten as the lead singer. Devo declined the offer.

Justin Bieber continues his quest for world domination, transforming himself into Barbie doll
format, quashing the hopes of Ken dolls everywhere.

Justin Bieber Doll

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Use this promo code for Disney on Ice – Mickey and Minnie’s Magical Journey – at Toronto’s Roger’s Centre December 25 to January 2, 2010 and save money – up to $4 per ticket.

Promo Code: Goofy

Feld Entertainment presents Mickey and Minnie’s Magical Journey in a colourful, well-produced ice spectacle featuring great costumes, family friendly themes and accomplished skating! Use the promo code: Goofy when ordering tickets online or over the  phone through Ticketmaster.ca.

Promo code for Disney on Ice in Toronto

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Netflix Canada announced hundreds of new titles – mostly TV shows – added to the company’s Canadian service on December 13, 2010.

The service currently has 16 million subscribers in the US and Canada and is the most comprehensive internet subscription service for watching TV shows and movies online.

Netflix Canada Adds New Titles

That said, most will have to agree that Netflix initial Canadian offering was disappointing – at least when it came to the varieties of movies available.

In a press release, the company promised more variety in the future.

“Adding to the choice of content we offer our members is an ongoing focus for Netflix in Canada,” said Kelly Merryman, vice president of content acquisition for Netflix.

The TV additions to Netflix in December included:

• Seasons 1-4 of The Tudors
• Seasons 1-2 of Weeds
• Seasons 1-2 of BBC’s Merlin
• Best of Episodes of Saturday Night Live and Kids in the Hall

Iceberg Vodka Classic Candy Cane Martini

Love candy canes? Love martinis? Love Christmas but need a stiff drink to get through it?  Here’s a spiffy recipe for ya.

Tip: Be sure to rim your glasses with crushed candy canes! Next to the minty booze, that’s certainly the best part!

Candy Cane Martini

Iceberg Vodka Classic Candy Cane Martini

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz Chilled (between 5 and 7 degrees) Iceberg vodka
• ½ oz – 1tsp vanilla flavored liqueur
• ½ oz – 1 tsp peppermint schnapps
• 1 oz club soda
• ice
• crushed candy canes to rim glass
• 1-2 drops of food coloring in either green or red for effect

Materials:

• cocktail shaker
• martini glass

Procedure:

1. Put some ice in the cocktail shaker.
2. Once done, pour the Iceberg vodka, peppermint schnapps, and the club soda inside the container.
3. Shake the shaker vigorously then pour its contents in a martini glass rimmed with crushed candy canes.
4. Insert small candy cane for garnish (optional)
5. Serve.

Lion King Toronto

The Tony Award winning show returns to Toronto’s Priness of Wales Theatre April 19, 2011 and is currently scheduled to run until June 12, 2011.

Tickets for The Lion King in Toronto:

Tickets can be purchased in person at the Princess of Wales Theatre, online at Mirvish.com or by calling TicketKing at either 416.872.1212 or 1.800.461.3333.

Ticket Prices: $20 – $120

Lion King Performance Schedule:

• Tuesday – Friday 7:30PM
• Saturdays 2PM & 7:30PM
• Sundays 1PM

Added performances:

• Wednesday matinees: April 20, May 18, June 1 & 8 2PM
• Sunday evenings: May 1, 8, 15, 29 & June 5 6:30PM

No performance: Tuesday May 31

Sell your gold in the comfort of home… or the comfort of your neighbour’s home. What the heck? We’re talking about gold parties, the latest craze among the TupperWare party crowd. Old rings, out-of-date Mr. T style bling and any old bit of the  precious metal you’ve got lying around are all fair game.

Sell your gold at a gold party

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Cheap Toronto travel is possible if you know where to look for freebies and discounts. For example – free tickets and passes to Toronto attractions and museums are available to all Toronto Public Library Card holders at nearly every library in the city. Read on  to find out what attractions are available.

Cheap Toronto Travel - Free Passes to attractions like the ROM

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If you’ve got to be the first to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and you live in Alberta, here is  Cineplex Entertainment’s list of the cinemas that will be showing the film
at midnight on Thursday, November 18th (officially 12:01 am on Friday, November 19th) .

Harry Potter screenings in Alberta

ALBERTA

Calgary

• Cineplex Odeon Crowfoot Crossing Cinemas, 91 Crowfoot Terrace NW
• Cineplex Odeon Sunridge Spectrum Cinemas, 400-2555 32nd Avenue
• Scotiabank Theatre Chinook (IMAX Location), 6455 Macleod Trail SW
• SilverCity CrossIron Mills Cinemas & XSCAPE Entertainment Centre (UltraAVX Location), 261055 CrossIron Boulevard

Edmonton

• Cineplex Odeon North Edmonton Cinemas (UltraAVX Location), 14231-137th Avenue NW
• Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas (UltraAVX Location), 1525-99th Street NW
• Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton (IMAX Location), 8882-170 Street

Grand Prairie – Cineplex Odeon Grand Prairie Cinemas, 10330-109th Street

Medicine Hat – Galaxy Cinemas Medicine Hat, 3292 Dunmore Road SE