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Canuck Place kids have 'best day ever' (photos)

Canuck Daniel Sedin and giant blanket fort just some of the highlights of Best Day Ever event at TELUS Garden May 13

Cupcakes? Check.

Toy Story? Yup.

A giant blanket fort? You better believe it.

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Canuck Daniel Sedin helped build a blanket fort at the Best Day Ever event at TELUS Garden May 13 in support of Canuck Place. Photo Sandra Thomas

What looked like an unassuming white tent outside Telus Garden on Georgia Street Saturday afternoon, turned out to be anything but, especially when Canuck fan favourite arrived, sharpie in hand and ready to sign autographs. An hour before the event officially began, Sedin fans began lining up outside the tent.

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Sedin fan Niicky Lau was happy to get an autograph from Daniel at the Canuck Place Children's Hospice Best Day Ever Blanket Fort event at TELUS Garden May 13. Photo Sandra Thomas

But before signing any autographs, Sedin crawled around on the floor with kids from and the community helping to build a blanket fort surrounded by oversized pillows.

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Three-year-old Canuck fan Elizabeth brought her Sedin doll to the Canuck Place Best Day Ever blanket fort, but in this case it was a Henrik Sedin stuffie. Photo Sandra Thomas

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The Canucks hockey team, and in particular, Daniel and his twin brother Henrik, are huge supporters of the hospice. Sedin also helped Canuck Place ambassador Charlie-Anne Cox cut the ribbon before the event started.

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Canuck fan Sue Crabbe was able to score a Daniel Sedin autograph at the Canuck Place Children's Hospice Best Day Ever Blanket Fort event at TELUS Garden May 13. Photo Sandra Thomas

Also on hand were Kidsilano Lemonade and Mom’s Grilled Cheese. As well, provided free cupcakes, brought in a photobooth and intricate facepainting was created by volunteers from And in the TELUS Movie Lounge, Toy Story was a big hit with the kids.

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Spiderman accompanied several princesses to the Canuck Place Children's Hospice Best Day Ever event at TELUS Garden May 13. Photo Sandra Thomas

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As part of a month-long Best Day Ever celebration, Canuck Place and a whole pile of dedicated supporters and volunteers took it upon themselves to build the Best Day Ever Blanket Fort — and the children approved.