[mk1freak]

So to all the parents out there,

where's the best place to take your kids 3+,
and i don;t mean places like Go Bananas, or Fun4Kidz in aberdeen.
and if you have suggestions for cheap places or even places where you have to shell out some dough all is welcome.

[polvoronn]

Personally, I always enjoyed going to Lonsdale Quay when I was a kid. My brother and I would play in the ball pit, we'd grab an ice cream, have lunch. It was good times. Same thing with Granville Island.

[mk1freak]

yea GI is nice been there a few times with the kids, though Lonsdale Quay wasn't as good. Science world until jan 27th i think has general admission by donation and if you give 25 or over you get a tax receipt! WIN!

[JesseBlue]

go to any park that has a playground...

[insomniac]

um toysrus? might be hard to get them outta there unless you have something to lure them haha

[freakshow]

Head over to Little Nest (http://www.littlenest.ca/). They have excellent quality food, and remain extremely kid friendly; they even have their own little play area and lots of room for strollers.

[MrGoodbar]

i used to love going to the playground. take your kids there. excercise, fun and a healthy meal to fill their stomachs to tire them out so they don't get noisy later.

[mk1freak]

i used to love going to the playground. take your kids there. excercise, fun and a healthy meal to fill their stomachs to tire them out so they don't get noisy later.

yea i;ve been doing this too, though the playground by the house is getting boring, you guys have any suggestion on the best playground (school or park)
for kids? (hmmmm this might be thread worthy on it's own)


also to clarify for some who have asked, i am not a weekend father LOL i have my family 24/7, it's just the weekends i want to do something special for them while their mom is at work.

[-EuroRSN-]

Michael Jacksons House! :troll:

[MrGoodbar]

David Oppenheimer elementary school has a really nice open field with a large playground around the fraserview area. it's west of the fraserview golfcourse. the park i think it's called bobalink park. Or take your kids to the driving range and teach them how to hit balls. damn with the weather like it is these days i wanna hit the driving range a bit.

[Spoon]

Brentwood Mall has a pretty decent indoor play area; great for those rainy days.

Not sure if it's still suitable for a 3+ y.o child though. But my 1+ loves it there.

[Wetordry]

just take them to a new place every week, your kids are the tourists and you are the tour guide:

- elementary schools have playgrounds
- parks
- community centers
- malls
- take the seabus across the inlet
- white spot to have a "pirate pack"
- take the bus / bus ride
- stanley park, beaches
- zoo
- go to the top of harbour center
- skytrain from end to end
- science world
- walk across the bridges: granville / burrard / cambie / lions gate
- capilano bridge
- hiking
- markets: granville island, new west quay, lonsdale quay
- driving range
- ice rinks
- swimming pools
- grouse grind

[JesseBlue]

during the summer, i took my kids on a rotation of 3 different parks...walking and talking are the best parts during the trips

[BuyingDussault]

Take them out to fishing, im pretty sure their going to love it!

[Psykopathik]

Michael Jacksons House! :troll:

pretty safe there these days....:fullofwin:

[mk1freak]

gonna take them to the top of seymour this weekend, turns out my work get super duper cheap tram tickets.

[the_rickster]

- grouse grind

hahahahahaha

[TheNewGirl]

It depends hugely on what kind of kids you have too.

My kid for example LOVES animals so one of her favorite things is to go on a photo safari, I get the digital camera and go out to any nature trail or park and see how many animals we can snap pictures of.

Rocky Point, Central Park and Stanley Park were big favorites for this.

Later to get trickier we started adding plants to the list of things we were trying to 'catch' with the camera too.

[insomniac]

just take them to a new place every week, your kids are the tourists and you are the tour guide:

- elementary schools have playgrounds
- parks
- community centers
- malls
- take the seabus across the inlet
- white spot to have a "pirate pack"
- take the bus / bus ride
- stanley park, beaches
- zoo
- go to the top of harbour center
- skytrain from end to end
- science world
- walk across the bridges: granville / burrard / cambie / lions gate
- capilano bridge
- hiking
- markets: granville island, new west quay, lonsdale quay
- driving range
- ice rinks
- swimming pools
- grouse grind

wow all these.. esp the pirate ship at whitespot brang back so much memories haha

[ilvtofu]

^brang?

[mk1freak]

took them to the top of grouse this weekend, they loved the snow :)

[Phil@rise]

Pony up grab some gear and take em camping you wont find a better way to connect with your kids and start em young

[DarkVerses]

Hicks Lake is awesome for kids. The camp sites are perfect, they have a really good playground set up, and within site of most of the camp sites. There are 3 lakes all within walking distance, and they have great trails, berry's to pick and walking trails. It's also only a 2 hour drive from Richmond.

Don't forget Crash Crawlies (princess auto is close too woot!)

[DarkVerses]

Don't forget, swimming and skating are great cheap ways to kill off some of their energy as well

[aznrsx1979]

Growing up in the tri-cities, there are a bunch of trails that you can take your kids biking on if they like to bike. It's been a long time, but my brothers and I would go for walks or bike around Lafarge Lake.

[jpoon]

Cypress mountain! Take advantage of the good weather and the fabulous snow!

[whitescirocco]

Cypress mountain! Take advantage of the good weather and the fabulous snow!

I agree! You don't even need to spend any money to have fun up there! Walk around and play in the snow sounds like fun to me!!

[FerrariEnzo]

um toysrus? might be hard to get them outta there unless you have something to lure them haha

your going to go broke.. haha... once they know about this place, they alway want to go... my kids are like that.. everytime we go out, they ask if we are going to Toys R Us..


grab a camera and head to a park.. kids always like to be in front of a camera..

[pastarocket]

Hume Park in Coquitlam, near North Road, is a big park with a kids playground and water park. A good place for family outings in the summer. The downside is the limited number of parking spots there.

[corollagtSr5]

cates park in deep cove, theres a dock, a pirate ship playground, a concession stand. Can have a bbq there.

[TheNewGirl]

If you want a road trip and have your passport, Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle's a fun trip too. The kids get all excited cause they're going to the states, and their Zoo is WAY better than ours.

[the_rickster]

cates park is pretty dope.

[MrGoodbar]

my vote still goes to taking them to a place that you can let them run around, tire themselves out so that they just tire themselves out so you can just pick them up throw them in the car for a nice quiet trip home and a quiet afternoon off. Play Playce at mcdonalds is awesome. eat before you go, then buy a small coffee for using their space for your kids. "What? I bought your coffee, now my kids are gonna play in your Play Playce" :troll:

[ConCho]

Well if your kids are 3+ they seem to enjoy almost anything.

Bringing them to parks is a big YES. Try Elizabeth park just for the view and the kids might like it. I'm not 100% they will but it's a safe bet.

[quasi]

My 4 year old really loved Granville Island. They have the area with all the toy stores and then head over to the market, grab some lunch and eat it near the water. Nice weather is a must, much better in the summer.

Edit: I originally typed gastown, I meant granville island. Don't post when you should be sleeping.

[mk1freak]

i thought that gastown would be good and it all the depnds on the day IAH.
i sure don't want someone to try and sell some stolen goods to me while the kids are there or even have someone offer to go down on me for 5 bucks. :/

[quasi]

i thought that gastown would be good and it all the depnds on the day IAH.
i sure don't want someone to try and sell some stolen goods to me while the kids are there or even have someone offer to go down on me for 5 bucks. :/

LOL, can you tell I posted late. I typed gastown but I meant Granville Island. Haha, ya gastown might be kind of sketch.

[abdulclamwacker]

Actually I find that Richmond has the best public parks all over the place. New and nice. Just need to keep away from those mainlanders not cleaning up after their dogs. It seems to be common practice not to clean up after they shit on the ground.

Even worse, I've seen them clean up their dogs ass in the water areas where the kids play.........

That was my que to leave.

[Gerbs]

Michael Jacksons House! :troll:

fuck you go die.

[mruppal]

chucky cheeeeeeeeeeese

[Wetordry]

http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/kerrisdale/website/facilities_playpalace_arena.cfm

[Mr.HappySilp]

Swimming, ice skarting or even to Stanely park for bike ride.

[cruz-in]

after all that , get em a happy meal... mmm... happy meals...

[redpanda28]

take them on a scavenger hunt?

[instantneedles]

i highly suggest doing activities that stimulate their brain or would help them build a skillset which also involves making use of the 6 senses. You should definetly refrain from allowing your kid to play games, watch tv, or play with an ipad (i know sounds ridiculous but i've actually seen a kid no more than 3 play with his own ipad) because then they just sit there and get addicted to it. When you know you can ride a bicycle just as easily on the screen than in real life, there wouldn't be a reason to learn it the hard way is there? I always feel bad whenever I see children that don't have parents that spend time with them and who resort to games and tv to occupy their time....

-biking, tricycle to start
-stanley park, feeding the ducks
-the beach during the summer, for building sand castles and playing with water
-a swimming pool and teach them how to float (swimming is a skill they definetly must learn)
-hiking
-any park that has slides, swings, etc

[gaogao69]

take them to a strip club and let then see some ASS N TITTIES ASS N TITTIES

[instantneedles]

Remmember if u take them to the park, to watch wat they touch. I saw this kid once, pick up a cigarette butt off the ground and started pretending he was lightin one up in front of his friends. Got the all the gestures goin too. No joke.
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[SpicyToFu]

Go for a scenic cruise and get them interested in cars...gotta start them when they are young

[bestsoup]

David Oppenheimer elementary school has a really nice open field with a large playground around the fraserview area. it's west of the fraserview golfcourse. the park i think it's called bobalink park. Or take your kids to the driving range and teach them how to hit balls. damn with the weather like it is these days i wanna hit the driving range a bit.
Did you go to opp too?

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