It’s well known that scents can be a powerful memory trigger. A particular scent can often bring forth a rush of vivid memories. That’s how I felt when I first tried out Air Wick’s new Canadian Parks series. I remembered some of my favourite moments from my childhood which were spent exploring the great outdoors with my family. Almost every weekend was spent exploring a new area, trail or national park. Once we were older, we started going on annual family camping trips to Algonquin park. We’d paddle, hike, portage, fish, have camp fires, and tell stories. 
My older brother moved to Edmonton once he finished medical school so we were excited for the new adventures that awaited us in some of Canada’s most beautiful national parks like Banff and Jasper. We spent many trips enjoying the all the great things nature had to offer. My husband and I have been back there on several occasions including some of our favourite and most memorable ski trips. 
My husband also grew up with a fondness for the outdoors. Summers were spent at the family cottage swimming in the lake, catching frogs in the stream, canoeing, water skiing, jumping off rocks and cruising the lake on the boat. It’s no wonder it was an easy decision for us to buy a cottage 11 years ago on the same lake. While we love the city and everything that it offers young families, we also love to come here for a quiet, relaxing weekend to escape the business and weariness of city life. We also hope to instill in our sons a love for nature and hope that one day, their most treasured memories will include spending quality time together outdoors.
What says Canada more than the fresh scents of our beautiful national parks? Celebrate this Canada Day with Air Wick and bring the fresh fragrances of Jasper, Banff, and Cape Breton Highlands into your home. My personal favourite is the Banff scent, inspired by the untouched beauty of the Banff waterfalls, which includes a hint of wild strawberries infused with soothing mists of mountain rain for a wonderfully sweet and unique scent. The Canadian Park Series is available in either Air Wick Freshmatic or Scented Oils.
Together with Air Wick, one lucky Mayahood reader will win Air Wick Canadian Parks Series products & a family pass (4 people) to Canada’s Wonderland (total value of $250). Enter the giveaway via Rafflecopter below (please give it a few seconds to load). Contest is open to all residents of Ontario. Contest ends Sunday July 13, 2014. Good-luck!
Every year on Canada Day we go to our local community’s Canada Day celebration that’s free for all! With amazing entertainment like Eroll Lee & Bernadette Connors and lots of kids activities from the splash pad, bouncy houses, arts and crafts with momstown Georgina & East Gwillimbury and so much more!
Every year we have a family gathering and BBQ!
I like to have friends over for a BBQ and then head to the town fireworks
Ohh, just only realized the giveaway was open to Ontario residents only. Sorry! Case of the Mondays 🙁
No worries 🙁 Sorry you can’t enter this one… stay tuned I have TONS of great giveaways coming up! Happy Canada’s Day
We like to watch fireworks around the lake on our boat.
I love having BBQ with our friends and all the kids, then going out to see fireworks!
Our family loves to party on Canada Day with a BBQ and then fireworks!
We love going to Bayfront park pier4 and having something to eat and ice cream and then watching the fireworks together.Look forward to it year after year 🙂
Great giveaway – it would be our toddlers first time to Canada’s wonderland:)
every Canada day we spend the day as a family and go to the attraction in our home town. It is free and the kids love all the great activities. Then we go to the fireworks. Happy Canada Day everyone
Thank you very much for this gift!!!!!!!!! haven’t gone to wonderland in so long! it could be so awesome to win!
Go to the lake and watch the fireworks!
With our young boys we plan on going for our first family bike ride.
Family getogether usually at Spencer smith park
Barbecue for sure
Would love to take my daughter to Canada’s Wonderland. Thank you so much for the great giveaway.
Whoa! Excellent giveaway! Love it!!
We always spend the afternoon at the lake in the splash pad and other festivities finished off by fireworks!
We love to head down to the lake. The kids enjoy the water and playing outside. We stick around to watch the fireworks and all the kids are in awe over them.
BBQ with the family & fireworks!
BBQ
we celebrate with friends and family with a BBq and a bonfire
We love going to see the fireworks at Ashbridges Bay!
Spend time with the family and watch fireworks.
I love get together with friends and family for drinks, fun and food (BBQ of course)
And topping the day off with fireworks
My kids have been begging me to take them to Canada’s Wonderland It would be their first time and I know they would love it.
Spend the day together!
We usually go to Woodbine Park during the day then head home for BBQ dinner then back out for fireworks at Ashbridges Bay! 🙂
We love getting together for food, fun and fireworks!
Jodi
I just love hanging out with ny 3 awesome little boys and hubby! Getting together with friends is always an added bouns as well 🙂
We love to go to Canada’s Wonderland!
We sit out on our front lawn and watch the town’s fireworks display.
Love to go to wonderland with kids
I like to go to the local Canada Day Parade.
Go to the park and see fireworks!
Our local park has a huge carnival type activity going on. We do that and then attend the city fireworks at night.
BBQ followed by fireworks later in the day
We love spending time outside with the kids – going on nature walks, playing sports, having bbqs, and going to Canada’s Wonderland!!! 🙂
Would really love for my family to enjoy a beautiful day at wonderland
Beautiful pics!!!
We too are firm believers of having out children experience nature, different places, etc.
Watch fireworks with family!
We love BBQ’ing and celebrating at home with friends/family. Evening we love the city fireworks.
Spending time with my family watching fireworks.
watch the fireworks
We love to sit outside around a campfire and roast marshmallows.
We love to watch fireworks
My daughter and I watch fireworks in the neighbourhood after dinner and a movie.
We have a family BBQ and head down to the lake to watch the fireworks.
We love to bbq and we love the fireworks display..but most of all I’d have to say the local activities.
BBQ and fireworks in the backyard with the kids 🙂
We like to attend the parade in my local town.
our fav thing was to watch the fire works
We love watching fireworks.
We spent the day at a splash pad. Then a BBQ and fireworks at my brothers house. It was a great day!
Fire works and family time !
Celebrate my daughter’s birthday, she celebrates her birthday along with Canada day
We like to have a bbq and do fireworks.
BBQ with family and watch the fireworks
We have a party every year complete with fireworks!~
We love going to our town events and then going to the fireworks! (Suzi)
Having a family bbq and fireworks
I love spending the day with family and watching fireworks at night.
Strawberry picking is a fun way to spend Canada Day.
We love camping!
We like to watch fireworks.
I love watching the fireworks!
BBQ with family and friends and then head out to watch the fireworks.
Watch the fireworks, eh!
Watch fireworks!
Favorite is always to BBQ and watch fireworks when we can!
On Canada Day we like to have a bbq with all of the family..
I love to go to the Canada Day parade
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BBQ’ing!
Going to see live bands!
we love watching fireworks and bbqing
fireworks and boat parade
Our family and a few friends have a BBQ at my house then we go down to the waterfront for the fireworks!
We like to go downtown to see the fireworks