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Some ideas for Family Day / Family Weekend (UPDATED)

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**
 See also:
**
[
 Open and Closed on Family Day
](http://ottawastart.com/story/13132.php)

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[
 Winterlude
](http://ottawastart.com/winterlude.php)
, of course - but it's looking more like Waterlude this weekend.

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The annual
[
 Sens Skills event is on Monday afternoon
](http://ottawastart.com/story/12580.php)
.

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[
 Teach the family how to cross-country ski
](http://outdoorottawa.com/2011/02/teach-the-family-to-ski-at-xc-ski-for-kids-fundraiser-feb-21st/)
.

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Check out the
[
 free show at the NAC English Theatre
](http://blog.nac-cna.ca/blog/2011/02/17/spend-family-day-with-the-nac-english-theatre/)
.

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[
 Count some birds.
](http://www.kidsinthecapital.ca/?p=4557)

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Pancake Breakfast at the
[
 First Annual Rainbow Family Day
](http://www.apt613.ca/2011/02/16/first-annual-rainbow-family-day/)
.

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[
 Maria McRae is hosting a Family Day Skating Party
](http://ottawastart.com/story/13119.php)
.

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[
 Ski For Kids - Magic On The Snow (Mooney's Bay)
](http://www.snapottawadowntown.com/?option=com_sngevents&id%5B%5D=238066&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=snapd)

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[
 The Palisades 2nd Annual Winter Interlude
](http://www.snapottawadowntown.com/?option=com_sngevents&id%5B%5D=237254&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=snapd)

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At 11am on Monday, the Children's Aid Society is holding a
[
 Adopt a Snow Angel event on Parliament Hill
](http://www.casott.on.ca/en/detail_page.php?EventID=87&SiteLanguage=1)
.  Kids & families are invited to make snow angels on the big lawn from 11am-1pm.

 * 
Great list of
[
 weekend events from KitchissippiKids
](http://kitchissippikids.blogspot.com/2011/02/family-day-events.html)
.

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Another great list of events from
[
 Frugal Fun Ottawa
](http://frugalfunottawa.ca/)
.

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Check out the
[
 Gatineau Loppet
](http://outdoorottawa.com/2011/02/gatineau-loppet-this-weekend/)
.

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Local
[
 sugar shacks
](http://ottawastart.com/sugar-bush.php)
are starting to open. (Check first, not all are open yet.)

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Visit an
[
 Ottawa museum
](http://ottawastart.com/museums.php)

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Go see a
[
 movie
](http://ottawastart.com/movies.php)
.  The Mayfair is showing Back to the Future at 1pm and Megamind at 3pm.

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Ottawa Fire Services wants families to
[
 practice their fire escape plan
](http://ottawastart.com/story/13114.php)
.

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Also, it's
[
 Kindness Week
](http://ottawastart.com/story/13088.php)
, so be nice to somebody.

Add your suggestions in the comments below.

** See also: ** Ottawa Events Guide