10 Recipes & Crafts to Celebrate Canada Day

Canada’s 150th birthday is coming up! How are you planning to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation? It’s amazing what differences an invisible border between us and our cousins in the south can do, but divisive it is, and it’s led to some interesting foods that we can call uniquely Canadian.

In Canada, eh…

• Milk might be something found the world over, but we confuse the south (and even some neighbours here in the north,) by purchasing our milk in bundles of 1.3L bags.
• Ketchup is totally a legit flavour of chips.
• We love our coffee so much, it must naturally be paired with chocolate for an afternoon snack, known as Coffee Crisp. (And we call ’em chocolate bars, not candy bars.)
• It’s been estimated that about 15% of Canadians visit Timmies daily, can you imagine how many whisper the code words “double-double” with their order? I’ll give you a hint: It’s uttered so frequently, that it graces the pages of a Canadian English Oxford dictionary.
• Butter tarts and poutine! If nothing else warrants a visit to Canada, these two Canadian foods are a must.

Want more? Here are 10 delicious recipes, and ultimately fun crafts that are all Canadian.

Butter Tarts from Ann’s Entitled Life

Canada Day Chocolate Covered Pretzels from Little Miss Kate

Canada Day Red Velvet Cake Pops from Ottawa Mommy Club

Canada Day Word Search from Thrifty Mommas Tips

Canadian Burger Recipes from Simply Stacie

Celebrate Canada Day with a Fun Noisemaker from Preschool Toolkit

Easy Poutine Recipe from The Starving Chef Blog

Handprint Canada Day Flag from Mom vs the Boys

Maple Glazed Pound Cake & Candied Bacon Pecans from The Weeknight Chef

Maple Leaf Sandwich Cookies from An Italian In My Kitchen

What is your favourite thing about Canada? Is it our colourful currency? Do you have a more than healthy penchant for the Canadian tuxedo?

Whatever makes you a Canuck, you do you, and have a fantastic Canada150!