Vacation Idea #15 ~ The Canadian Maple Leaf Game

One of the beautiful water features in Whistler, BC.

WISH i was (still) on HOLIDAY

- Vacation Idea #15 -

Maple Leaf Game

We invented a game!
During our recent trip to Canada we invented the maple leaf game.

Above my older two kiddos are on a bear statue. The condo we stayed at is in the background.

Below is a photo from a hike we took.

During this trip we noticed the amazing way maple leaves, which is Canada's national symbol, are used throughout Canada. We joked that in the same way Disneyland has 'hidden mickeys' (these are mickey mouse shapes hidden all throughout disneyland); Canada seemed to have 'hidden maple leaves' everywhere and we had fun finding and taking photos of them.

Here are some of the maple leaves we found:

The ones on the sign above were found on a tourist shop.

And this one was probably for the benefit of tourists as well. 

But this one is all through Canada on a popular grocery store.

And in the grocery store we found maple cookies!

Bacon (which I have see in the U.S. too).

On the milk.

On spices. Notice the side decorations too.

On the ATM.

And the pub.

On a 'green' gas station. (If you look very closely you will see 12 of them).

And as Petro's symbol.

As a decoration on a menu.

We found this one in a childrens playground embedded in a 'sandcastle'.

These were in a library.

On a matchbook in our room.

On a child's carseat in a tour van.

On the side of a grayhound shipping van.

Photo boxes in a drug store.

100% Canadian (notice the maple leaf in the window next to the cup too).

And as a highway sign.

Even the arches got into the act.

And there were plenty of real maple leaves too.

Now that we are back in the U.S. I kind of miss seeing all of these fun little leaves!