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28 June 2009
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Feeling Cozy with Your Little Ones This Winter
Once your little ones are comfy-cozy with the kid-friendly products above, and bundled-up for winter, you can take them out to all the fun kid-friendly places below.
As many folks who have little ones know, Halifax offers many an oasis for parents. These are places where they can go, where their kids can have fun and play safe, and that they may even get a few quiet moments for themselves as well.
Some are free to drop in; some have fees to stay and play; some offer annual memberships as well. Whatever your pocket book and schedule allow, if you haven’t yet, be sure to give these places a try!
- Café & Indoor Play Places
- Exploration & Activity Centers
- Low-to-no Cost Activities
Café & Indoor Play Places
If you are a parent of a young child, then no doubt you know about some of the stress-free kid-friendly cafes in Halifax. Let us know if you know of some other nearby nuggets!
- Bean Sprout Café
The Bean Sprout Café is a bright, fun, family-friendly café in Clayton Park, Halifax, NS. They offer organic, Fair Trade coffees, teas and specialty drinks. But best of all, it houses a large play area so kids and parents can enjoy themselves worry-free. They have Sprout-sized fgood for the kids and award-winning sophisticated soups and sandwiches for the adults. They offer parties, Wi-Fi and even have a drive-through if you’re short on time. - Local Jo’s Café & Market
This west-end fair-trade cafe offers a warm and cozy environment for all ages. Jo's own kitchen offers a variety of baked goods, including vegan options, as well as homemade soups, sandwiches and pizza. Bring your family, day or night, and enjoy Jo's kids play area and night-time Poetry, Music & Storytelling. And remember Jo's Market, selling goods from local farmers and producers. Read more… - On-the-Grow
On the Grow Fit Family Center is where families come to play, learn and grow together. Whether you are looking for a stress-free birthday party, or just an opportunity to get down on the floor and play with your child in a comfortable and fun environment full of safe and age-appropriate toys and playground equipment, On The Grow is the place to help you and your young family get out of the cold this winter. Read more… - Uncommon Grounds
Touted as Halifax’s “urban coffee house”, Uncommon Grounds offers a wide selection of coffee, tea, baked goods and lunches. Come with or without your children. Look forward to having “ an uncommon experience” when you do. Read more…
Exploration & Activity Centers
Halifax has so much to see and explore to expand little and big minds alike. Here is a smattering to help pass the unbearably cold days inside:
- Fun Zone: Colossal play-park, with lost of padding for the littlest ones too! (Dalplex) Get a pass, a punch-card or pay as you go.
- Discovery Center: year-round, hands-on, science-based activities to kids discover science phenomenon. (Barrington St.) Static and changing exhibits.
- Natural History Museum: Perfectly-timed seasonal feature of Ice Age Mammals. (nature.museum.gov.ns.ca) Get your season-pass & enjoy all NS museums.
- Art Gallery of NS: Art: see it; feel it! New exhibits often. Vist often!
- Bedford Oceanography Institute: insightful movie for little ones too
- Spryfield Wave Pool: What more needs said: Kid + waves = fun!
- Other indoor family-fitness centers & activities centers like music, gymnastics programs, and more…
Low-to-No-Cost Activities
- Carting children around from one activity to a other can be costly, especially just after the holidays. If you are looking for fun-filled activities with low-to-no costs, here are a few:
- Bowling
- Fair Trade Cafes
- HRM programs… there may still be spots and if not spring registration is soon!
- Parks
- Sliding
- Skating… in a rink or on a pond or lake! Be sure to contact governing authority before skating on any ponds or lakes.
- Winter Walking Paths
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