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Oct 28, 2024 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Elsie Jordan
Halloween marks a time of year filled with yellow leaves, morning frost, pumpkin-spiced everything, spooky décor, dressing up, and a heck of a lot of play time!Growing up, Halloween was always a wonderful experience. It was the holiday that I always looked forward to and one I continue to look back on with the fondest of memories.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Elsie Jordan
Beach days are the best. There is something so utterly magical about waking up on the morning of a day you are planning to spend at the beach. Knowing that you’ll soon feel the sand between your toes, the wind in your hair, the sun on your face and the refreshment of cool water (okay, cold water) splashing all around you. It brings a true sense of peace—at least for me and I am sure that I am not alone.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Elsie Jordan
My child has a wondrous imagination. He has always been a creative kid who loves to make things—constantly. Whether it’s making figures out of Play-Doh, building with Lego with his dad, or creating colourful drawings to decorate our fridge, his imagination has helped him develop things from games to stories to songs. It truly is something magical to behold. Another important thing to know about my son is that he is typically an all-or-nothing type of child. He doesn’t do anything halfway.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Elsie Jordan
I wanted to bake a cake. My son was about to turn four and his accompanying birthday party had inspired me to create something special for him and his buddies. I thought that instead of purchasing a cake, like I had done the previous years, I would surprise him with a birthday dessert that would utterly delight him. A ‘froggie’ birthday cake seemed to be in order — he just adores frogs right now. Now, to be upfront, I’m no Cake Boss.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Elsie Jordan
Children have a lot of energy. It’s true. And as a parent of a little boy who is about to turn four, I am constantly looking for new ways to help him exert that energy and exercise his growing body in fun and engaging ways. Enter soccer. In the past I have seen those adorable pictures of young children playing soccer in their colourful Timbit jerseys. And I always thought that one day, when I had children of my own, I would love to get them involved in something like that.
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May 23, 2024 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Elsie Jordan
Whitehorse has been getting an unusually long spring this year. And springtime brings with it a lot of water, which, in turn, gives us something that children can’t seem to get enough of. Mud. More specifically, mud puddles. Now, when I think of mud puddles, I’m immediately brought back to the classic Robert Munsch storybook. Mud Puddle tells the tale of Jule Ann, a young girl who is continuously ambushed and covered from head to toe by a mischievous pile of mud in her backyard.
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May 13, 2024 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Elsie Jordan
All I want for Mother’s Day is a great big hug. It is the one thing that never fails to make me happy. Even after the craziest, most-challenging and stress-inducing days. When my child runs up to me and wraps his arms around my neck, as he snuggles into me, all my stresses vanish. It’s like magic. After all, it is the very first thing we did together after my Little Buddy was born.
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Apr 14, 2024 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Elsie Jordan
This time last year, my family was beginning our potty training journey. And this journey was filled with highlights, lowlights, setbacks, long stretches of greatness, occasional meltdowns, and eventual success. The funny thing about it is that it seemed to be much harder on us as parents than it was on our kid. After all, he didn’t seem to feel pressure about it like his mom and dad. He just did what he did until one day he just didn’t want to use the diapers anymore.
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Dec 17, 2023 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Elsie Jordan
You better watch out, Yukoners, because Santa isn’t the only one who has come to town. Christmastime in Whitehorse hosts another popular figure that has been making the rounds for the last few holiday seasons, and he’s a little less likely to greet you with a jolly “Ho ho ho!”That’s right—straight out of Whoville—the Yukon has their very own Grinch, and he has made a home for himself in our wonderful city, charming and entertaining families for four years now.
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Elsie Jordan
I remember, as a child, lining up behind all the other kids, wearing my best dress and impatiently waiting my turn to sit on Santa’s knee and ask for something special for Christmas. This was typically followed by enthusiastically taking my candy cane as we waited for the picture to develop. It always made for a fantastic conclusion to a fun family day spent on the snowy streets of Toronto while watching the Santa Claus Parade.
