Where is the best place to take your child in or around the Vancouver Area?

Where is the best place to take your child in or around the Vancouver Area???

Maplewood Farm in North Vancouver
Steveston Park (their waterpark is just getting upgraded)
Chuckie Cheese in Langley
the Zoo in Aldergrove, (the zoo in Seattle is the best though)
the waterpark in Stanley Park
the train ride and petting zoo in stanley park
maple grove swimming pool
the water park/swimming pool in richmond near silver city
go banana's baby
Granville Waterpark and Kids Market is great to.

July 28 - 30, 2006
Aldergrove Fair Days. Aldergrove Fair Days is an event for the whole family that involves: Fireworks, Tractor Pull, Main Stage Entertainment, Kids Zone, Amusement Park (west coast amusements), Town Parade, Commercial exhibits; Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Centre; http://www.aldergrovefallfair.com

July 26, 29, August 2, 5, 2006
HSBC Celebration of Light -- The largest fireworks competition in the world. July 26 — Italy, July 29 — China, August 2 — Czech Republic, and August 5 — Mexico and Celebration Finale. English Bay, Vancouver; http://www.hsbccelebrationoflight.com/fireworks/

July 29, 2006
ALDERGROVE FAIR DAYS PARADE, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm; For all the information on this fun annual event, visit www.AldergroveFairDays.com

July 29, 2006
Richmond Play Day. Want to Play? Then head to Richmond Play Day. It's a free family fun event celebrating play and the fun, freedom and learning that naturally come with it. You can dig in the Sand Zone, sculpt in the Art Zone, create in the Building Zone, and challenge yourself in our newly created Adventure Zone. South Arm Community Park, 8880 Williams Road, Richmond.

July 29, 2006
WildLights Lantern-Making Workshop. Create decorative balloon lanterns using colourful tissue and paper mache techniques! Stop by Lynn Valley Centre on Saturday July 29 between 10 and 5 and design your own hand-made lantern. Drop-in workshop is by donation. 604-988-6844

July 29 - 30, 2006
Caribbean Days Parade and Festival. The Caribbean Days Festival is the Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society of BC's annual feature event at Waterfront Park in North Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the largest annual cultural festival in the province of BC. There is no charge to attend. The event is open to the public and draws in the tens of thousands of people each year. This festival has an AM azing track record of great weather and good times, reflective of its status as BC's premiere summer Caribbean gala. Held at Waterfront Park in North Vancouver. (604) 515-5400, www.caribbeandaysfestival.com (http://www.caribbeandaysfestival.com)

Ongoing to September 10, 2006
Vancouver Chinatown Night Market. Spend the summer nights at the Chinatown Night Market - the first of its kind in North America! A shopping extravaganza featuring Asian traditional handicraft, fashionable gifts & tempt your taste buds with ethnic snacks. A shopping experience like never before -on every Fri., Sat. & Sun. Check our website. www.vcma.shawbiz.ca
ngoing until October 7, 2006

ABBOTSFORD FARM & COUNTRY MARKET 2006 (every Saturday). In West Railway parking lot by Essendene. The local farm and country market is abuzz with lively entertainment and demos, people socializing, and shopping for quality products made, baked or grown by the vendors. It’s THE place for fresh farm produce, baked goods, specialty products, unique crafts and artwork, along with contests and prizes. 604-850-6547, Abbotsford Farm and Country Market (http://www.abbotsfordfarmandcountrymarket.com)
Deep Sea: The Ride. Visitors to Deep Sea are taken aboard a submersible in search of the two great monsters of the deep ocean: The Giant Squid and the Sperm Whale. Two kilometres beneath the Ocean's surface, where pressure makes the environment more inhospitable than the surface of Mars, we follow a Sperm Whale through a spectacular hydrothermal vent community that teems with exotic life. It is a scene that has been observed by only a handful of ocean researchers. But there is more! Finding ourselves in the midst of a shoal of squid, we are amazed to see a Giant Squid up close. Hold on tight as our submersible is crushed between these two monsters as they jostle in a titanic struggle to survive. HR MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St., Vancouver; Please contact the Space Centre for showtimes, as schedule can vary at 604-738-7827.
Admission $3.35 for adults, $1.65 for seniors, and 16 and under: $1.65

There are special events through out the year (Sheep Fair, Country Fair, Pumpkin Day, and the annual Country Christmas). Be sure to check out any new arrivals to the farm (baby goats, rabbits, and lambs).

Details: Daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except Mondays. Call (604) 929-5610 for information. Located at 405 Seymour River Place, off Dollarton Highway (about 20 minutes from downtown Vancouver). Website: www.maplewoodfarm.bc.ca

Pony Express Pony Rides - SurreyPony Express pony rides is located at 3507-176 Street, Surrey. Look for the Purple Pony! Phone: 604-575-9872. website: www.ponyrides.ca

The Rainforest Reptile Refuge is in south Surrey, about 1.5 miles north of the U.S./Canada Pacific Truck Border crossing. The address is 1395 - 176 Street. It's not hard to find. rainforestsearch.com

Vandusen Botanical Garden is located at 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver (37th & Oak St.). Adults $7 ($5 Winter), Seniors $5 ($3.50 Winter), Youth $5 ($3.50 Winter), Child $3.50 ($2 Winter), Family $16 ($11 Winter), Under 6 Free. For more information call 604-878-9274. Website: www.vandusengarden.org

Dinotown is almost next door to the Trans Canada Waterslides - Bridal Falls

Take the Trans Canada Highway (Highway 1) east, exit 135, 10 miles east of Chilliwack. Website: www.dinotown.com

the Bird Sanctuary in Ladner