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Events: August 1 - 15


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Pre-registration Required
August 2
Adventure Valley Day Camp
11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Join us for an exciting camp experience for the entire family at Toronto’s Premier Summer Day Camp! Adventure Valley is located at Leslie and Steeles on 20 beautiful acres and is truly an “Oasis in the City.” Participate in all of your favorite camp activities – tennis, basketball, soccer, nature hikes, campfire, arts & crafts, music, and other crazy adventures!
All ages. Free for all.
Pre-registration Required.
7015 Leslie St., (just north of Steeles), Thornhill
www.adventurevalley.ca

August 3
KidSummer at Doon Heritage Crossroads
10:00 am to 4:30 pm

KidSummer gives you the chance to spend an unforgettable summer with the kids in your life when you come to Doon Heritage Crossroads for A Day In The Life … 1914. If you’ve never seen a cow milked, you can get up close to see how it is done. Collect eggs from the chicken coop, help the blacksmith twist iron and send a telegraph.
Admission: Free admission for up to two children, with each $7 adult admission purchased.

10 Huron Rd., Kitchener
www.region.waterloo.on.ca/doon

August 4
Ontario Science Centre
10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Check out TELUSCAPE, an outdoor exploration plaza and then go inside and discover hands-on exhibits such as KidSpark, a stimulating learn-through-play space designed for children eight and under. For older children and adults, there are hundreds more exhibits from a hair raising electricity demonstration to a walk through our tropical rainforest.
All ages. Two children admitted free with each adult admission of $18.

770 Don Mills Rd., Toronto
www.ontariosciencecentre.ca

August 5
Bingemans Big Splash Water Park
10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Say “KIDSUMMER” and receive 2 children Big Splash Waterpark passes with each adult Big Splash Waterpark Pass for $22.95 plus tax. Tickets must be purchased between 10:00 am to noon; tickets holders receive all-day access (10:00 am to 8:00 pm). Pass includes one day unlimited use of the heated wavepool, waterslides, oasis pool, wading pool and “Spray ‘n’ Play”.
Ages 4 and up. 2 children admitted with each adult admission of $18.95 to the water park.

425 Bingemans Centre Dr., Kitchener
www.bingemans.com

Pre-registration Required
August 6
Daily Bread Food Bank
Choice of two volunteer times: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm or 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Help fight hunger! Come to Daily Bread Food Bank and give back to our community. Participate in an interactive workshop and a tour. After an outdoor BBQ lunch, participants will get to work sorting food donations to provide food to thousands of families in the GTA.
Ages 10+. 1 adult for every 2 kids. Free for all. Wear comfortable close-toed shoes (runners or workboots). Pre-registration Required.
191 New Toronto St. – Lakeshore & Islington
www.dailybread.ca

August 7
GO Transit
10:00 am to 12:00 pm

All aboard! Join GO Bear at Union Station for a look at GO’s miniature safety village, followed by a ride on a GO Train to Exhibition station for a transportation safety session and refreshments.
Ages 4-12. Free for all.
GO Transit concourse at Union Station, 140 Bay St., Toronto
www.gotransit.com

Earl Bales
Evenings 6:00-8:00

Outside the Amphitheatre in Earl Bales Park, The Family Fun Festival will feature free activities for kids of all ages.  Such as parachute games, face painting and more.  Then join in for a free performance of Fiddle Fire Trio!  An energetic performance of music and fun!
All ages. Free for all
4169 Bathurst Street, Toronto
call 416-392-3846

Pre-registration Required
August 8
Chatelaine Cooking with Kids
Choices of two classes: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm or 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Join the food experts from Chatelaine, for a hands-on, fun-filled seminar on cooking with kids. Learn how to make a kid-pleasing snacks and meals that your little ones can help you prepare and the whole family will love.
Ages 5-12. Free for all. Pre-registration Required.
Loblaws Queen’s Quay Market, 10 Lower Jarvis, Toronto
www.loblaws.ca

August 9
Jr. Jays presented by the Toronto Star
11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Jr. Jays kick off two hours before every Saturday home game. The fun includes live entertainment, inflatable rides, face painters, and much more. Kids also get to run the bases like the pros after the game.
Ages 4-14. Rogers Centre events prior to the
game are free.
For tickets and information go to bluejays.com/jrjays, or call (416)341-1188.
One Blue Jays Way, Toronto

August 10
McMichael Canadian Art Collection Kidsummer! Tom Thomson’s Great
11:00 am to 4:00 pm

FAMILY SUNDAYS Included with Admission! Enjoy hands-on art activities, live entertainment, nature walks and tours on the second Sunday of each month. It’s fun for the whole family! Just drop in and get creative! Adults must be accompanied by children. Tom Thomson’s Great Adventure. Visit Tom’s cabin, paint outdoors and climb a real rock wall with Black Rock Climbers. Reservation: Not required.
Ages 2-15. $5 parking fee. Outdoor programs FREE, $5 off adult or family admission to gallery.

10365 Islington Ave., Kleinburg
www.mcmichael.com

August 11
Oshawa Community Museum & Archives
10:00 am to 2:00 pm

The Oshawa Community Museum & Archives will have free crafts for children that exemplify our 2008 Summer Program schedule. Crafts include making treasure maps, and wanted posters, sewing pillows, Egyptian cartouches, animal seed pictures, writing with quill pens and sealing the letter with wax.
Ages 5-12.

1450 Simcoe St. S. in Lakeview Park, Oshawa
www.oshawamuseum.org

August 12
Bingemans Big Splash Water Park
10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Say “KIDSUMMER” and receive 2 children Big Splash Waterpark passes with each adult Big Splash Waterpark Pass for $22.95 plus tax. Tickets must be purchased between 10:00 am to noon; tickets holders receive allday access (10:00 am to 8:00 pm). Pass includes one day unlimited use of the heated wavepool, waterslides, oasis pool, wading pool and “Spray ‘n’ Play”.
Ages 4 and up. 2 children admitted with each adult admission of $18.95 to the water park.
425 Bingemans Centre Dr., Kitchener
www.bingemans.com

August 13
Centreville Amusement Park
10:30 am to 8:00 pm

Centreville is a turn of the century themed family Amusement Park just across the harbour from the city. With over 30 rides, games and attractions, it is fun for the whole family. Ride the Antique Dentzel Carousel, the Flume, Monster Coaster and more. 2 new rides for 2008.
All-day ride pass is $21.00 per person under 4-feet tall and $29.50 per person over 4 feet tall. Say “KIDSUMMER” and receive an Under 4' All Day Ride Pass for FREE with the purchase of an Over 4' All Day Ride Pass.

www.centreisland.ca


Pre-registration Required
August 14
Fantasy Fair, Woodbine Centre
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm

GREAT FAMILY FUN: One-acre indoor amusement park inside Woodbine Shopping Centre. Nine full-sized rides, midway games, arcade, a 3-storey “Play Village” and much more! Open 363 days a year and the weather is always guaranteed.
Ages 2-12. Rides are subject to height restrictions. 2 kids free with one adult admission of $14.50. Pre-registration Required.
500 Rexdale Blvd., Etobicoke
www.fantasyfair.ca
www.woodbinecentre.com

Pre-registration Required
August 15
Mackenzie House
Choice of 3 tours: 10:00 am to 11:30 am, 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm or 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Bring the family to visit the last home of Toronto’s first Mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie. Explore the historic home and printshop, print a souvenir, and make a thaumatrope (optical illusion toy).
All ages. Pre-registration Required.
82 Bond St., Toronto
www.toronto.ca/museums

 
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