Nothing says summer quite like a tasty meal eaten outdoors. When your own back deck gets repetitive, a picnic in a nearby park is a perfect choice! Parents can relax and kids can run around in the fresh air and enjoy amenities like wading pools, playgrounds, spray parks, and wide-open
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When I was a mom of littles, playgrounds may have been the only thing that saved me. I certainly wasn’t getting any sleep and playgrounds saved my sanity. There were days I would be at the park three times: morning, afternoon, and evening. When winter came, we had to get
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Do you remember being a kid and the joy and freedom of riding a bike? Pedalling up the hill as hard as you could and then enjoying the thrill and the wind in your hair as you flew down (kids, wear your helmets). Bike parks and pump tracks have been
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I have many fond memories of my childhood summers … long bright days, loads of free time, and seemingly endless weeks of freedom from the regular school routine. But those summer days are sometimes just a tad too long and too unstructured for parents! Don’t get me wrong… I love
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This summer, it’s time to get out and play. Calgary Recreation has FREE programs for all ages. Birding Breaks Birding Breaks offers bird lovers of all ages a chance to drop into Inglewood Bird Sanctuary for a guided walk. You will learn all about birds and other wildlife in Calgary.
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Urban hikes: let’s hit the trail without hitting the road! Parenting involves seasons of desperately trying to fill the days with activities, like taking toddlers swimming, even though you know perfectly well you’ll spend more time getting ready and cleaning up than in the pool. It also brings seasons where
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Bowness Park is an excellent place for kids to play, run, and enjoy summer, and the vintage Bowness Mini-Train adds even more fun! Originally constructed (in an earlier version) during the 1950s, and closed for 3 years after damage in the Calgary 2013 flood, the Bowness Park Mini-Train is a
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The City of Calgary has a mobile adventure playground that travels through a variety of parks, all year long. This is a free program. Whenever the playground is open, there will be on-site program staff to serve as play ambassadors. Please keep in mind that these staff will supervise but are
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Sikome Lake is a definite must-go family fun destination for the summer. It is a man-made lake located in Fish Creek Provincial Park in the south part of Calgary that is shallow and warm with a sandy bottom and a beach. There are change rooms, playgrounds, and concession stands. Bring
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There’s a new regional park at the northwest edge of Calgary, adjacent to the Bearspaw Reservoir with the Bow River to the west and south. Haskayne Legacy Park is 126 hectares of traditional western ranchlands that will preserve and protect the ecological and human heritage in the area. You’ll enjoy
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