A Gift Guide for the Movie Critics

A Gift Guide for the Movie Critics

Are you and your significant other or family member always up to date with the newest movies? Do you have your own personal Rotten Tomatoes movie ranking system? Whether you’re looking for a comfy movie watching outfit, the perfect snack or other gifts for the movie lovers in your life, our newest holiday gift guide is for you!

The Comfy Cozy Combo

At home movie nights call for cottage comfies! Grab the movie lover in your life a matching Classic Hoody & Cottage Comfy Pants combo to make sure they are extra cozy while enjoying their favourite Christmas movie this holiday season!

Flavoured Maple PopCorn from Maple Orchard Farms

You can’t get more Canadian than Maple Popcorn! Located in Bracebridge, Maple Orchard Farms is a great place to stop for snacks like this delicious Maple Popcorn! If your friend or family member is a popcorn connoisseur and tries many fun flavours, they’ll love this Canadian take on this movie snack favourite!

A Gift Certificate and Concession Stand Tickets for Norwood Theatre

Gift an authentic Muskoka cinema experience to the movie lover in your life with a Gift Certificate to see a movie at the Norwood Theatre in Bracebridge, Ontario! Since 1949, this theatre has been family-operated and it has become a staple traditional movie watching experience here in town!

A Gift Guide for Readers

A Gift Guide for Readers

As a company that focuses on comfort, we are not strangers to cozy activities at home like reading! We’ve browsed around Muskoka to find some fun gift ideas for the readers in your life this holiday season so without further adieu, lets get into it!

A Curated Selection of Second-Hand Unique Books from The Owl Pen Book Shop

Located right in the heart of Downtown Bracebridge, The Owl Pen Shop is a family owned and operated business with a wide variety of books to choose from! Not sure what author your reader friends like? Purchase a gift certificate in-store!

A Cabin Comfy Combo

Snuggling up with a good book is best done with comfy apparel! We recommend our new Cabin Comfy Pants paired with a pair of cozy Canadian-Made socks!

A Throw from The Cutter’s Edge

With a location in Huntsville and an online shop, find the perfect cottage throw blanket from Cutter’s Edge for your reader friends to snuggle under as they start a new novel! We love their Muskoka Names Throw blanket (perfect for fellow Muskoka locals) and selection of Cotton Throws!

Gift Guides for the Hostess with the Mostest

Gift Guides for the Hostess with the Mostest

The holiday season is full of festive get-togethers, re-unions and holiday parties! We all know that one friend or family member that always knows how to throw the perfect celebration and this holiday gift guide is all about finding a local Muskoka favourite to gift the hostess with the mostest!

A Quality Canadian Made Candle from Rich Hill Candles

Bring the magic of the holidays with you to your next dinner party and give the gift of winter scents with Rich Hill Candles! These hand-poured candles come in a a variety of scents – we recommend trying their Cranberry & Evergreen Candle, a new perfect blend of two of their best selling scents!

Cranberry Wine from Muskoka Lakes Farm & Winery

Gift local with your wine shopping this season by shopping local unique favourites like this Cranberry Wine from Muskoka Lakes! Made entirely from Muskoka grown cranberries and is a tart and sweet paring with dessert!

Lavender Dish Soap from neob Lavender

Nothing says calm like the soothing scent of Lavender! After a big event, this calming scent is the perfect gift for someone who may have a bit of tidying ahead of them after a party! We recommend pairing this Massuet Lavender Dish Soap gift with the offer of assisting to help clean post get-together!

After a busy evening of holiday carols, dinner and catching-up, it’s always best to unwind before falling asleep! What better way to do that than cuddling up on the couch in Canadian Made Comfies from Muskoka Bear Wear! Give the gift of comfort to the host or hostess with the mostest with one of our signature Ladies Classic Hoodies or Men’s Camo Hoodies this season!

MBW Pumpkin Stencil

MBW Pumpkin Stencil

  1. Clean out the pumpkin, scraping the flesh thinnest in the region in which you’ll carve the design. Use a photocopier to enlarge or reduce the pattern to fit the pumpkin.
  2. Attached the pattern to the pumpkin with tape.
  3. Use a pin to make closely spaced pin pricks along the stencil lines, piercing the paper.
  4. Use thin crafts, linoleum, or wood-cutting knives to carve the pattern. Cut completely through solid lines. Simply peel away skin within dotted line (known as “etching”) to enhance features. You may want to etch before you carve to avoid breakage.
  5. Take a picture of the final results and tag us in your photo and use the hashtag #muskokabearwear
Top 5 Movies this Summer

Top 5 Movies this Summer

And just like that it became August! As we move into the second part of cottage season, rainy days start making an appearance. Our favourite way to spend a rainy day at the cottage? Movie nights of course! We asked our Muskoka Bear Wear community what their top 5 movies were this summer whether that be new releases or tried-and-true family favourites! Here’s what they said:

Top Gun: Maverick

This legacy sequel to the 1986 fan favourite Top Gun came out as the number 1 movie to watch this summer from our MBW community! If you’re looking for an action and adventure movie to catch in theatres, Top Gun: Maverick is our community’s top pick!

Top Gun movie poster with tom cruise, plane, top gun logo and now playing in theatres written.

The Great Outdoors

Coming in at number 2 on the top movies for this summer, our community brought back a cottage camping favourite with The Great Outdoors! This 1988 comedy showcases two very different families spending a vacation together and all the trouble they get up to! Check out this old-school favourite on Amazon Prime.

The Great Outdoors Movie poster with text The Great Oudoors

Sing!

What is a summer movie list without an animated family movie (complete with music and singing animals!). With the threat of the foreclosure of Buster’s theatre, a singing competition seems like the best way for Buster to save it! If you’re looking for a movie that will keep the family smiling, Sing is the way to go!

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Theatre visits are a great way to spend a rainy day, especially when you have the giggles of the minions to keep you laughing! Learn more about Gru’s beginnings as he plans to become a supervillian with the help of all his minions!

Sweet Home Alabama

Because every summer movie list needs a summer romance movie, Sweet Home Alabama takes the 5th spot on our summer movie list suggested by our MBW community! This 2002 classic is a comedic romance rollercoaster where the main character is torn between an old flame and new! Check out this romcom on Disney+!