One Bulb Brighter and Christmas Lights Ducky

Name: One Bulb Brighter and Christmas Lights Ducky
Interests: Detangling lights and doing puzzles
Where to Find: Zydeco Gifts
Brand: Oriental Trading Company
Price: $2.00

Take it one bulb at a time.

It’s so annoying when there is one bulb on the strand that won’t light. The best way to fix this issue is to wrap the lights around your entire body and wiggle each one until it is fixed. Nowadays, the trick is no longer to just replace one bulb and then hope that all the others work. Typically, if one bulb goes in the LED strand then you are just hooped. As we experienced this year, only half of one of our strands of lights lit up.

Thanks to my neighbour Christina for Christmas Lights Ducky (green ducky on the right with the start on his head). I happened to already have One Bulb Brighter Ducky with the Santa hat. They are both great friends with Strung out Ducky.

Mr. and Mrs. Claus Duckies

Name: Mr. and Mrs. Claus Duckies
Interests: Watching All I want for Christmas with Mariah Carey (such a cute cartoon)
Where to Find: Zydeco Gifts
Brand: Oriental Trading Company
Price: $2.00 each

We love stocking hangers (Warning: Stocking hangers are an extreme hazard. I've always wanted them, but as soon as there was a stoking hanging on one of them, my 4 year old pulled the entire thing down and it landed on my 6-year old's foot. Therefore, if you have kids, don't really hang your stockings on them or your stocking hangers will become know as the "concussion maker.")

Mr. and Mrs. Claus duckies are all ready for the holidays. However, they really look forward to January. It’s the only month of the year that they take off and just veg at the beach drinking margaritas and soaking up the sun.

I love how every year my Santa ducky collection grows. Every year I place all my Christmas rubber duckies on our Christmas tree. I have my neighbour to thank for these duckies too (different neighbour from the Aloha Ducky). Thanks Christina. I have the best neighbours.

Aloha Ducky

Name: Aloha Ducky
Interests: Snorkelling
Where to Find: Ka’napali Beach Hotel, (west shore of Maui)
Brand: Assurance
Price: Perhaps free at the hotel? My neighbour gave him to me.

Island Life is Best

I spent a fun morning at Alicia's school making pancakes for her class. When I came home, I had a surprise on my door step. A rubber ducky from Maui! There were also 3 colouring contest sheets from the Expedia cruise centre. Did one of my neighbours go to Hawaii or is this customer appreciation from when we took a trip with Expedia in 2014? I am thinking it has to be from someone we know. The mystery remains. (Update: It turns out that the ducky is from our neighbour. I found this out by quizzing another neighbour.)

Aloha Ducky has been in the hotel and travel industry for quite some time. She makes her own leis and is always ready to snorkel. When she isn’t at the front desk of the Ka’napali Beach Hotel, she can be found giving guided snorkelling tours.

While she is enjoying her stay on Vancouver Island, she is finding that the water requires a wet suit and a lot of getting used to. 

Purple Camo, Piggy, and Random Uniform Duckies

Name: Purple Camo, Piggy and Random Uniform Duckies

Interests: Watching Peppa Pig and Coco (what a tear jerker)
Where to Find: Claw machine in the Westshore Cineplex Odeon
Brand: Rinco
Price: $15.00 but this really works out to $15/24 items = 62.5 cents each

The claw rules and ruins lives.

For $15.00 of claw game fun, we received a great haul for our money. We managed to grab onto 2 stuffed animals, 11 rubber duckies, and 11 Minions. This was with our entire family taking turns which consisted of a 36 year old, 35 year old, 6 year old, 4 year old and 2 year old. We could see that all the adults were having just as much fun as the kids were trying to line up the claws to grab certain duckies. We were trying hard to get a pink pirate rubber ducky with a pink heart eye mask, but she was too close to the edge and it was hard to knock her down. Alicia also managed to almost get the heart eye emoji pillow numerous times, but it kept slipping through. A little boy did offer to give her one but she declined. She was quite happy when she scored the kitty cat stuffy though. I had a blue number 3 ducky, but he bounced out on the plexi-glass rim before he made it into the shoot.

Random Uniform Ducky is quite interesting in his orange and black referee shirt but then he also has a white sailor or maybe police cap on and a tie. Maybe he an officer with a safety vest? There is nothing quite like a ducky in uniform. There was a green one in the machine too. I have some mini camo duckies but this my first purple camo ducky.

Franky and Witchy Duckies

Name: Franky and Witchy Duckies
Interests: Watching the Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead
Where to Find: My aunt gave them to me and found them at a thrift store
Brand: Unsure Says May 2013 on the bottom
Slogan: With all the emojis taking over Halloween, us ducks need to stick together.
Price: A gift

Alicia decorated the pumpkins behind them

Franky and Witchy weigh in with a special interview: Has Halloween become Christmasized?

Witchy: "I love Halloween, the candy and dressing up and walking for hours getting tons of candy and chatting to your neighbours,"

Franky: "Me too. I always stay out the longest with my son and his friends."

Witchy: "However, Halloween is slowly becoming too Christmastized. I mean there are Halloween wreaths that you hang on your door, ornaments for black trees, and chocolate Halloween count down calendars."

Franky: "It is a great money making scheme for stores selling these items. I even saw this year that Save On Foods was selling Gingerbread haunted houses"

Witchy:  "Outrageous. That is taking it too far!" 


Franky: "November 1st is a great time to shop for decorations for next year. Start planning your Christmas. I mean Halloween party now. Perhaps, you should draw names for gifts too."

Witchy: "Or go sit on the devil's lap and tell him you've been good."

Tennis Ducky from Accent Inns

Name: Tennis Ducky

Interests: Watching her favourite TV show Masha and the Bear, jogging and lifting weights to keep in shape for Tennis season

Where to Find: Accent Inns, Kelowna

Brand: Ad-Line Ind., Inc. (Feb 2017)

Price: Free when staying at the hotel

Tennis with her other 10 friends.

Welcome to the newest Accent Inn ducky fresh off the ferry and all the way from Kelowna! Tennis ducky is professional player. She has played with Serena Williams. She takes her advice from Masha from Masha and the Bear. If she falls behind in a match, she uses Masha's screaming technique to startle her opponent into missing the hit. She is also friends with Ace.

I'm thankful that my father-in-law gets to stay at Accent Inns for work and there is always a new ducky available. I would love to blog about all the Accents Inns duckies, so if you have any you would like to donate please keep me posted. I am looking for the ducky with the curlers in her hair and she is holding a coffee cup too. 

Volleyball Ducky from Accent Inns

Name: Volleyball Ducky

Interests: Volleyball and more volleyball

Where to Find: Accent Inns, Kamloops

Brand: Ad-Line Ind., Inc. (March 2017)

Price: Free when staying at Accent Inns

Check out the fun key card messages.

It's always fun to stay at an Accent Inns hotel. The customer service is superb. In the breakfast room, there were a few ducks up high on the wall. I saw one Volleyball ducky and asked if I could have it. The manager said yes. It completely made my ducky day. This is my 9th Accent Inns ducky.

While on the road, Volleyball Ducky knows the importance of sleep before a big game. Therefore, she always chooses Accent Inns for their comfy beds.

So comfy.

Golden Girl Ducky

Name: Golden Girl Ducky

Interests: Tubing down rivers and waterslides and cliff jumping

Where to find: Bath and Body Works

Brand: Bath and Body Works

Price: $3.50

Golden Girl Ducky is a dare devil. She loves jumping off cliffs into lakes. For example, Horseshoe Lake in Jasper and she loves riding in tubes down rivers and waterfalls. She has been down the Cowichan River and the Red Deer river and many others.

You get the most air if you ride in the back

Pilot Ducky from Accent Inns

Name: Pilot Ducky

Interests: Travel and meeting new people

Where to find: Accent Inns, Kamloops

Brand:  Ad-Line Ind., Inc.

Price: Free with a stay at the Accent Inns

It’s always a bit sad when vacation time comes to an end. However,  spending our last night of vacation at my first Accent Inns hotel in Kamloops definitely cheered me up. I was super excited to experience the ducky hotel. Pilot Ducky will hold an extra special place in my heart since he was the ducky waiting in our room for us. We also received motorcycle ducky as well. I was really hoping to get the ducky with the curlers in her hair and the coffee cup, so if you happen to have her and our willing to part with her, I am happy to trade.

This ducky has a slightly larger head than most of my other Accent Inns duckies. This is my 8th Accent Inns ducky. I really want the entire collection and want to blog the entire collection.

It’s too bad our stay was under such smokey conditions with all the forest fires, but we still enjoyed the outdoor pool and so did Pilot Ducky.

Get flying

Merduck Goddess of the Sea Ducky

Name: Merduck Goddess of the Sea Ducky

Interests: Pearl dodge ball

Where to Find: The Plaid Giraffe on Whyte Avenue

Brand: Rubba Ducks

Price: $18.00 Cdn

Hatched: April 03

Icon on her bum: Sea horse

Slogan for the picture:

This ducky has been on my list for a while, so my daughter and I were both super excited when we spotted it today. I love that so many trendy stores on Whyte Avenue have Rubba ducks again. I checked in Mars and Venus for rubber ducks today and they had a great selection of Celebriducks.

Merduck has a clam shell, starfish and a sand dollar in her hair. It’s too bad that starfish are so rare these days because we used to see them in the ocean all the time and now it’s so rare that I see them.

Save the Starfish

Poem on her tag:

“Sorry Charley,

Tuna’s not for me -

I do all my fishin’

Up on the beach.

Legend or myth?

Can’t U see -

this enchanting beauty

is looking for a man

with two webbed feet.”

Ducklet You’re a Ham Ducky

Name: Ducklet You’re a Ham Ducky

Interests: Hanging out on the beach in Kauai and attending luaus.

Where to Find: When Pigs Fly on Whyte Avenue

Brand: Rubba Ducks

Price: $17.95 Cdn

Hatched: Oct 30

Icon on his bum: Pineapple

This cute little piggy ducky has a curly tail and cure ears and a cute piggy nose at the end of her beak. She is a great luau dancer and is in complete denial that one day she may be roasted for the main luau course. She also loves to shop local and buys her apples and corn at the Old Strathcona Farmer’s market every Saturday.

Flying Pig

Poem on her tag:

“This little ducky

Loves mud baths.

This little ducky

Rolls in them for fun.

This little ducky

Keeps pigging out.

This little ducky

Will get big and round.

This little ducky sings

‘Oink, oink, oink’

At the Love Luau.”

D. Coy - no clay pigeon Ducky

Name: D. Coy - no clay pigeon Ducky

Interests: Swimming and playing Nintendo Duck hunt.

Where to Find: When Pigs Fly on Whyte Avenue

Brand: Rubba Ducks

Price: $17.95 Cdn

Hatched: August 01

Icon on his bum: Mallard duck

I wanted to take a picture of this ducky floating in the pool in the building my Grandma used to live in before she passed away. However, the pool was closed so I wasn’t able to do that. However, I still stood him up on the ledge. This ducky has what at first I thought was a grenade around his neck but it is actually a whistle I believe.

It’s hunting season.

Poem on his tag:

“In no danger, Rick.

I’m trained for the hunt,

Wearing bright orange -

Commando green.

Wading for the

Call of the quacks

From unlimited ducks.

Buckles, my lab, is ready

To retrieve for me.

Hero Ducky

Name: Hero  Ducky

Interests: Volunteering as a firefighter and 13 is his favourite and lucky number

Where to Find: When Pigs Fly on Whyte Avenue

Brand: Rubba Ducks

Price: $17.95 Cdn

Hatched: Feb 20

Icon on his bum: Fire hydrant

Hero is currently helping out with the tons of BC forest fires.

I haven’t seen Rubba Ducks for many years and the only ducks that I have seen are way too expensive on eBay and Amazon Hero Ducky is quite expensive. However, it looks like they have a new website now that actually works (rubbaducks.com) hasn’t worked for years, but rubbaducks.net works and is shown on the next snazzy packaging.This means I might be able to complete my perimeter top shelf of being all Rubba Ducks!

I share a favourite number of 13 with Hero.

Poem on his tag:

“Slide down the pole and volunteer

-there is a Hero in all of us.

Every firefighter needs a hose,

Hydrant and a howdy or a hug.

Safety saves lives -

Smoke detector.

Smoke detector.

Smoke detector.

Don’t get burned-remember:

STOP! DROP! And ROLL!

Rubber Ducky Pancake Mould

Name: Rubber Ducky Pancake Mould

Interests: Running a ducky B and B

Where to find: Junque Cellar on Whyte Avenue

Brand:  Genuine Fred

Price: $13.00 CDN

Get Quackin’

This silicone pancake or egg mould is easy to use and makes fun shaped ducky pancakes. I haven’t tried eggs yet, but they are next on the list.

Emoji Duckies

Name: Emoji Duckies
Interests: Being expressive and texting.

Where to Find: Claw machine in Westshore Cineplex Odeon

Brand: Rinco

Price: $1.00 each or less depending on how good you are at the claw game.

At the beginning of June, we discovered that Alicia is a natural at the ducky claw game. We spent $13.00 and received 22 duckies and 4 stuffed animals. She perfectly grasped the heart eyed ducky and we managed to move some other duckies out of the way, so we could collect a total of 5 different Emoji duckies. It looks like there is a set of 6, so we were only missing the purple winking emoji ducky. The next time I visited the machine, there weren’t many duckies. However, we managed to get the last emoji ducky in the set, so now I have the complete set of 6!

On July 31, 2016, we went to see the Emoji movie. It was cute. Which is the most popular emojj? Heart eyes or happy face or poop?

Don’t be afraid to show your true feelings.

Super Heroes and Wavy Strip Duckies

Name: Super Heroes and Wavy Strip Duckies

Interests: These duckies enjoy hiking up mountains and eating spicy chocolate ice cream.

Where to Find: Hi Jinx toy store in Canmore, Alberta

Brand: Rinco

Price: $1.99 each

Whenever I am travelling, I love duck hunting at toy stores or other kitchen gadget knick knack type stores that look like they might carry duckies. We were in Canmore for my best friend's wedding, so we checked out the toy store and I found 5 Rinco duckies I didn't have. Lately, I have been seeing them everywhere.They must be increasing in popularity.

Breathe in the crisp mountain air

Canada Day Ducky

Name: Canada Day Ducky
Interests: Watching fireworks and

Where to Find: Dollarama in Edmonton

Brand: ?

Price: $1.25

Happy 150th Birthday Canada! It would have been cool to have a Canada 150 rubber ducky race. There are tons of ducks from various countries around the world, but there are not enough Canadian themed duckies.

When Canada Day ducky isn't playing hockey, he is training for hockey season. My friend in Edmonton picked up this ducky for us, so I don't have him yet, but here is his picture.

Poutine and ketchup chips are my favourite