If you are looking for what is hot right now, it is time now for my winter trends must-haves!

Trend 1: At home mixologist with a WOW factor

• Flavour Blaster is an at-home accessory for your bar.
• Given we have been home a lot recently, there is a trend where self-made, self-proclaimed mixologists are trying to create some theatre at their own home bar. Flavour Blaster is the coolest accessory to impress!
• Flavour Blaster infuses any food or drink of your choice with an aromatic flavour bubble
• The innovative technology within the device creates decorative bubbles and aroma clouds, perfect for a theatrical serve.

Flavour Blaster

Trend 2: Fall Sangria with my favourite Canadian Wines

• The IT drink of the moment is Sangria—but what makes this such a fun drink…is focusing on all the Fall flavours.
• Sangria is so perfect because it is great for sharing amongst friends and family and has so many flavour profiles—making it a perfect Fall drink.
• My two favourite local Canadian wines are perfect to make this drink
• Inniskillin is Canada’s original estate wine—and they have a white wine that is so perfect for an Apple Pie Sangria
• Use 2-3 varieties of Green and Red Apples, Cinnamon sticks, and some pomegranate seeds for colour
• Jackson-Triggs is Canada’s most awarded winery—and I love their red wine for a Stone Fruit Sangria
• Peaches, Pear, Vanilla Beans, Nectarine, Apricots, Cherries—flavours that are perfect for Fall.

Trend 3: Organic Traditions Pancake and Waffle Mix

• This superfood pancake mix is brand new
• Flavours come in matcha, original, and chocolate
• It has pre-biotic banana flour, coconut flour, and oat flour
• Very high in fibre
• Tastes and feels like a real pancake

Trend 4: Barumba Play

• Founded by a Canadian mom during the pandemic who was watching her kids play but without engagement in the activity
• Created foam blocks that can be made into many different configurations from couches to castles
• The blocks are super soft and the kids can be creative and build without missing all of the cushions off of your couch

Trend 5: Give your kids a new way to “play” with Backyard League

• Parents are always fighting to get their kids off their phones, Xboxes, or other gaming devices.
• Backyard League combines baseball and gaming into a real-world arcade game with real players.
• Play it anywhere, anytime. There are always players out there to compete with.
• The game uses a special baseball that connects to an app.
• When engaging in outdoor or indoor games—the ball will “talk” to the app and keep score, stats, metrics for you.

Backyard League

Trend 6: Fall fashion with Canada’s own: Sophie-Grace