Kids Stuff

Summer is sunshine, fresh air and family time - away from the bosses and “teachers’ dirty looks” – it’s THE time to hang out with kids – whether it’s your own, your relatives or your grandkids! Pack into the car and get out for a weekend of playtime. Take the family and stroll among over 2000 butterflies and 12 species of birds as they flutter in the Wings of Paradise Butterfly Conservatory, near Cambridge – an interactive natural experience for the kids.

Take the kids to see West Side Story. Visit the Costume Warehouse and pretend — for the girls there are gowns, capes, hats with feathers and beaded cloaks — and for the boys, crowns, beards, fake weapons and blood — even a rotting head on a plate!

Enjoy some outdoor fun along the river. Paddle among the swans on the Avon River or board the Juliet III and let Avon Boat Rentals be your guide.

For those of us living in big cities, summer is the perfect time to get away and connect with sunshine and blue sky — to appreciate what green really means! You are welcomed to farms to see the animals and smell the fresh air. Pick your own berries at Megens Family Farm. Visit McCully’s Hill Farm to discover where the food in the grocery store comes from and take an horse-drawn hay wagon tour. Then drop by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to see the contribution Canada has made to a favourite summer sport or Wildwood Conservation Area to hike and have a picnic. As you trek through the countryside watch for Amish farms and horse drawn buggies and food stalls on the side of the road.

In August the Ontario Maze is ready for young and old to get lost or chase around in. Each year Nelly and Ernst Hofer design and plant a truly original corn maze of great ingenuity on 45 acres, making it one of the largest corn mazes in North America. We suggest you come at night and roam the alleys and paths in the dark with flashlights. Truly scary, it’s like a big outdoor video game!

Don’t forget to sample great country cooking in family restaurants and organic farm markets. We've got lots of ice cream parlours and candy shops — or browse and play in our great bookshops and toy stores chock-full of jokes, puzzles and nifty novelties.