Toronto Santa Claus Parade
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I live in the south end of Toronto, just a short walk from Lake Shore. That makes attending the annual Lake Shore Santa Claus Parade awfully convenient. With my youngest napping and my oldest kids otherwise engaged, I attended the parade this morning with my nephew Nate. Nate has an
After attending 9 Toronto Santa Claus Parades in a row, I didn't make it downtown for this year's event. But I did attend the Etobicoke Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade along Lake Shore in New Toronto yesterday morning. I was there to support my new hood and check out this annual
Nine Toronto Santa Claus Parade's in a row... I'm a lucky SOB. And I'll most definitely be back... 200420052006200720082009201020112012
I took the kids to the 2012 Santa Claus Parade today. It was my ninth parade in a row, and the kids had a blast, but when I arrived at my usual spot at 10:30am, I received an unexpected surprise... We usually set up camp early just North of
At the tail end of my 2011 Santa Claus Parade recap, I linked to my recaps of the previous 7 parades. Each time I attend a parade with my kids, I try to photograph every float and I put together a Flickr photoset. Every photoset includes at least one shot
I took the kids to the 2011 Santa Claus Parade today. It was my eighth parade in a row, and the weather was the best yet. It was sunny and nice all afternoon, which sure beats the rain / snow combo we were hit with a few years ago. I took
The Toronto Santa Claus Parade needs to mix things up year after year, to ensure they don't rerun the same parade. Often, they'll simply redesign an existing float. For example, here's the Yahoo! float that was in the parade the last few years. As you'd expect from Yahoo!, it's a
I just wrote the sweet as all hell recap of the 2010 Santa Claus Parade. That's the one you can show your kids or little nephews and nieces or cousins. This is the snark version. I'd like to know how much DreamWorks had to pony up for the massive Shrek
I took the kids to the 2010 Santa Claus Parade today. It was my seventh parade in a row, so I've got it all down to a fine art. I know when to arrive, where to score great seats for the kids and how to keep them warm and entertained
As Santa rolled by yesterday at the Santa Claus Parade, he made a request. I captured his plea on video. He's asking that we not leave him cookies anymore. He'd far prefer an apple or orange. My kids have taken note.
As I mentioned in my review this afternoon of today's Toronto Santa Claus Parade, I've now gone to six in a row. Prior to that, I missed at least fifteen, the years between my childhood and fatherhood. The parades I've witnessed these past six years include all new floats and
I took the kids to the 2009 Santa Claus Parade today. It was my sixth parade in a row, so I've got it all down to a fine art. I know when to arrive, where to score great seats for the kids and how to keep them warm and entertained
The 105th Annual Santa Claus Parade is next Sunday, so I just made my annual visit to http://www.thesantaclausparade.ca/ to make sure the route and starting time hasn't changed. I haven't missed a Toronto Santa Claus Parade in several years, and I don't plan to miss it next
Last year I wrote about the Yahoo! float at the Santa Claus Parade. This year it was back, but there was something extra. A young woman was biking alongside the float taking pictures and sending them to Flickr in real-time. Here's my pic of the Flickr Lady promoting Yahoo!'s
I've just returned from taking the kids to the 2008 Santa Claus Parade. We got there nice and early and secured a perfect spot across from Toronto General Hospital on the divider island. That way you score a seat that's far more comfy than the curb. This is my fifth
There are 5,693 pictures in my Flickr account. These 5,693 pictures have been viewed a total of 51,429 times. The picture viewed the most times, at least amongst the shots I personally took, is a shot of Santa Claus closing out the 2004 Santa Claus Parade. I
As this year's Santa Claus Parade got rolling, I was happy to see Elmer the Safety Elephant leading the way. Along with Blinky the Police Car, Elmer the Safety Elephant was a character I remember well from my primary school days. He'd pay us a visit and teach us not
In my write up about this year's Santa Claus Parade I mentioned a new float from Yahoo! Canada. I'm pretty sure this is the first time a web-only company sponsored a float in the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, so it's worth discussing it further. The float, which you'll see below
Earlier today, I took the kids to the 2007 Santa Claus Parade. We got there two hours early and secured a nice spot on the South side of Bloor Street just East of Christie. For those who don't know, the 5.5k parade route begins at Bloor and Christie, so
This year's Santa Claus Parade will be hitting out streets on Sunday. I'll be there, for the fourth year in a row. I just hit up the official parade site to see if they updated it. Even though they added an iPhone to the home page to give it a
James Bow has asked if anyone remembers Blinky, the police car used by the Metropolitan Toronto Police to promote child safety. He remembers Blinky, as do I, and when he hit the web to learn what Blinky's up to now he stumbled upon my first Blinky entry and my follow
I saw Blinky again yesterday. Blinky is the talking, blinking police car that was all around when I was a kid. He's a mascot of sorts for the Metropolitan Toronto Police to promote children's safety. He was participating in the Santa Claus Parade as he always does. Last year I
For the third year in a row, I attended the Toronto Santa Claus Parade. This time I took both kids and parked our butts across the street from the Royal Ontario Museum. It was indeed chilly, but the kids had a blast. James even got some great face time to
James and I attended the 101st annual Santa Claus Parade this afternoon. We had a blast and you can see some of the action by visiting my 2005 Santa Claus Parade photoset. Whereas last year we set up shop near Queens Park station, this time we opted to move closer
Pssst! Wanna see a horrible web site? Check out The Santa Claus Parade site. What's with the cheesy 1997 graphics? Who thought this page made for good navigation? Is this the worst FAQ page in the history of site design? The answers don't even match the questions! It's a great
