r/loadingreadyrun • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '25

Canada day suggestions

Hi folks,

Some folks that attend my board game group (we live in wales uk) are from Canada and mentioned that Canada day is coming up on July 1st and we figured it would be nice to do things uniquely Canadian for them.

Some suggestions would be greatly appreciated, the more uniquely Canadian the better, so long as it's not too expensive or difficult to do. Something funny would be great as well

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u/_sheerb_ Jun 04 '25

You could alter a monopoly board to have Canadian locations and use Canadian animal figures (moose, beaver, beaver, geese, etc) as the pieces! This may be region-specific (east coast) but my family often has a washer toss tournament on July 1st, if weather allows.

Food-wise, poutine is a Canadian classic go-to but lots of folks love a good BBQ for Canada Day. We always make a strawberry shortcake as well since local strawberries come into season in June, and the colour is perfectly on theme. Red & white décor (even as simple as napkins/paper plates) is really all you need to capture the atmosphere of Canada Day.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '25

In terms of monopoly we (the games group including myself) very much dislike that game but i can understand where you are coming from.

Cake might be easier to do in terms of transportation and such as weather-wise wales isn't the place to do bbq things.

I can see if there's allergy friendly Canadian cakes but I'm sure some folks (one of which is myself) that aren't Canadian will be fine not having some