Fun Stuff to do in Edmonton This Weekend Looking for Fun Stuff To Do In Edmonton This Weekend? Edmonton Playgrounds has you covered! Check our list of the best weekend activities for families in Edmonton for the Weekend of March 24-26, 2023. We think you’ll love our Edmonton Playground of the Week – Blackstone Pirate …
There are so many great reasons to take a family trip to Drumheller – the Royal Tyrell Museum, the incredible Alberta Badlands, and the outstanding playgrounds. It’s true! Drumheller has great playgrounds. Edmonton Playgrounds shares 5 of the Best Playgrounds in Drumheller! Paleo Playground Greentree School St. Anthony’s School Nacmine Playground Rotary Spray Park & …
Fun Stuff to do over Spring Break in Edmonton Ideas for FREE FUN (or almost-free fun) to keep the kids occupied this Spring Break in Edmonton??? YES PLEASE! Keep this Edmonton Playgrounds list handy for daily fun from March 25 to April 2, 2023! Love dinosaurs, rocketships, fire trucks or pirates? Check out our list …
The Makery What do your kids like best? Tinkering with new toys? The freedom of physical or imaginative play? Being given carte blanche to create in an artistic environment? The thrill of new and unique sensory experiences? A new facility is bringing all of those incredible opportunities together under one roof – it’s called The …
Småland at IKEA Edmonton Whether you’re looking to buy your Kallaks and Malmos in relative peace, or just take a moment to enjoy a soft serve cone by yourself, (hey, I’m not here to judge!) I have great news for you: Småland is back at IKEA Edmonton! The popular children’s play area has been closed …
1000 Hours Outside Book Club with Edmonton Playgrounds This year, the amazing Ginny Yurich, who launched the 1000 Hours Outside movement, has launched the 1000 Hours Outside Book Club! I’m inviting you to join my version of the 1000 Hours Outside Book Club with Edmonton Playgrounds! Ginny’s suggestion is to find a small group in …
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HodgePodge Lodge Have you heard of the HodgePodge Lodge? It’s a Strathcona County pilot project aimed at keeping useable goods out of landfills. The project is designed to help find a home for items that may not be suitable for recycling or charity donations. Here’s how it works – citizens can bring appropriate items to …
Royal Alberta Museum Children’s Gallery The Royal Alberta Museum Children’s Gallery is truly an outstanding indoor play place for kids in Edmonton. A bright and open space, the gallery features colourful and engaging activities for babies, toddlers and young children. Since our very first visit, the girls’ very favourite feature has been the large, bright …
Ponoka’s Best Playground? It’s easy to spot from a mile away – quite literally! The tall towers and super slide at Ponoka Elementary School make it a standout in this central Alberta community! Officially called a “Skywalk”, the rope-bridge structure connects two crows-nest cabins that can only be reached by climbing up the incredible rope …
Muttart Conservatory for Kids Is the Muttart Conservatory for kids? Absolutely! Edmonton Playgrounds offers tips on what makes this top Edmonton attraction an awesome spot to visit with little ones, year-round! FEATURE PYRAMIDS The feature pyramid at the Muttart Conservatory typically changes 6 or 7 times each year, with a break of up to a …
Sylvan Lake is always a favourite summer stop – now, in addition to the lake and the beach, there’s a new attraction to draw families to this small central-Alberta town – an incredible Space-Aged Playground! The jaw-dropping new Co-operators Play Zone and Spray Park at Pogadl Park in Sylvan Lake is as exciting to look …
WOW. It’s pretty much the only thing the 3 of us could say as we got out of the car and made our way over to Sylvan Lake’s Beach Playground! The tall tower rises above the rest of the playground, with not one, not two – a whopping EIGHT slides! There are a variety of …
Without a doubt one of the cutest spray parks we’ve encountered! The Olds Spray Park is absolutely adorable and a ton of fun too! So much of our province is represented in the spray features. There’s a tiny grain elevator, an oil derrick, and a water tower. A series of spraying animals carry the farm …
Has this ever happened to you? As we approached Red Deer, driving north on Highway 2 in Central Alberta, we asked the girls if they needed to go to the bathroom. Of course, no one did… and of course, mere moments later, someone did – very badly! A quick search told us our next option …
Traveling the Yellowhead between Edmonton and Jasper? If you’re like us, you look for pit stop playgrounds along the way. We were thrilled to find this hidden gem in the tiny community of Wildwood, Alberta! (located about a 1 hour 20 minutes west of Edmonton) Gunner Rehn Park is a baseball field that is also …
It may be the home to Canada’s Highest Suspension Bridges, with an adventure park, zipline and mountain coaster, but for our crew, the Treetop Play Park with THE BEST part of our visit to the Golden Sky Bridge! This is truly a unique playground and it definitely ranks high on the list of the top …
Visiting this mountain town? Canmore has a number of great little play spaces, and let’s be honest, the views can’t be beat – but we think this playground rises high above the rest! In our opinion, Centennial Park is Canmore’s Best Playground! Our girls have been playing here since they were very small, and the …
The playground at Banff Elementary School is so fun that we’ve visited the past two summers in a row! We think it’s an easy choice as Banff’s Best Playground! Equipment is divided into two distinct areas, set on either side of the school. On the north side of the school, you’ll file the Bear’s Den, …
Prairie Winds Park One of Calgary’s destination playgrounds, Prairie Winds Park is as fun as it is unique! The playscape features a double cable-track zipline. It may be the longest zipline we’ve found to date! We love cable-track ziplines as they are bouncy as well as fast. There are two slides built into the hill …
City of Edmonton Admission Deal The City of Edmonton is offering an excellent admission deal – but don’t delay! This buy-one-get-one-free ticket offer won’t be around for long! From February 18 to March 31, 2023, the City is offering 2-for-1 admission to the Muttart Conservatory and the Valley Zoo! When you pay for admission to …
Fort Edmonton Park Admission Deal Planning ahead for summer? There’s a way to enjoy Fort Edmonton Park for FREE then, AND enjoy a fun weekend outing NOW! The Indigenous Peoples Experience at Fort Edmonton park is open Saturdays and Sundays from 12pm to 4pm. When you purchase a ticket to visit the beautiful facility you’ll …
Want to know a secret? As soon as I found out my daughter had a sports tournament in Saskatoon, I was pumped! I’d seen pictures of the amazing Wanuskewin playground and I couldn’t wait to find a few more to visit during our trip. Our time in the bridge city was short, but we made …
I distinctly remember the day I met Jenna. It was freezing. Not just cold, somewhere in the -20s, and we were at a winter festival in Edmonton. Jenna and her Ice Queen “sister” had just finished a meet and greet with young guests. They were heading indoors to warm up when we asked for a …
Millennium Place Edu-tainment Centre I distinctly remember the first time I took the girls to the Millennium Place Edu-tainment Centre. They were about 14 months old – mobile enough to climb stairs and walk around rather quickly, but completely oblivious to things like gaps in equipment fences. For me, it was a full-on cardio workout, …
Kerry Wood Nature Centre It’s a bit off the beaten path, but worth the trip to check out the amazing nature playground at Red Deer’s Kerry Wood Nature Centre! We were searching for a bathroom when we discovered this unique play area and ended up spending more than an hour playing! Officially called “Imagination Grove” …
It’s been said that ‘not all classrooms have four walls’ – a saying that is embraced wholeheartedly by Edmonton Catholic Schools. Edmonton Catholic Schools isn’t just bringing nature into its classrooms – it’s bringing its classrooms to nature. For the 2022/2023 school year, the division has unveiled 10 amazing outdoor classroom spaces – and the …
Giant Soft Bricks Playland Pop-Up ***Pop-Up Extended! The Giant Soft Bricks Playland will now be at Southgate until March 24, 2023!*** Southgate Centre is welcoming the Canadian premiere of a European sensation – the Giant Soft Bricks Playland! The playland is open now in a pop-up space next to Starbucks, just off the Southgate Centre …
Art Gallery of Alberta for Kids Is the Art Gallery of Alberta for kids? Absolutely! Edmonton Playgrounds offers tips on what makes this top Edmonton attraction an awesome spot to visit with little ones, year-round! CHILDREN’S GALLERY The Art Gallery of Alberta features a small children’s gallery on the main floor! The theme changes periodically. …
I love having a clean house, but I don’t always love the time it takes to achieve a clean house. At the same time, I can be picky, and I like my home cleaned a certain way. Independent cleaners can be difficult to find and schedule, and some home cleaning companies send a different person …
Best Places in Edmonton to Feed Chickadees There’s something that’s simply magically about feeding birds by hand! Edmonton Playgrounds shares the best places in Edmonton to feed chickadees by hand! (Bonus: a lot of these are our favourite trails to explore in Edmonton too!) *SHERWOOD PARK NATURAL AREA This is our favourite spot for successful …
