My friend and I are thinking of taking her kids to Canada - what are some fun kid things to do

[LynneSin]

Most notably Toronto and Niagara Falls. We plan to drive there perhaps in the summertime. Kids are ages 10 and 14.

[taterguy]

1. The CN Tower

Assuming that they're not scared of heights.

[LynneSin]

2. I've been up that thing before - I loved it

I think the older one would but the younger one might be a bit scared.

[foxfeet]

3. Sneaking back across the border without passports.

Guaranteed fun for all!

[Tripper11]

4. Toronto Zoo, Science Centre

Maybe a play, Toronto has a lot of plays. Canada's Wonderland.

[snagglepuss]

5. Black Creek Pioneer Village is great, very authentic . Kids love theThe Science Center.

Hop on the westbound College streetcar and have pizza at Cafe Diplomatico in Little Italy. Great pizza and very cool.

The following link has excellent ideas like the Bata Shoe Museum and touring Much Music or watching a taping.

http://www.yelp.ca/topic/toronto-torontos-list-for-families-with-kids-ages-10-17-visiting-end-of-july



You might want to subscribe to Kids4Toronto e-newsletter to get a heads up of events for kids and kids festivals.

http://www.toronto4kids.com/Sign-Up.html

[Sweet Freedom]

6. Third vote for the Science Center

Lots of fun things for the kids to do and yet still educational and entertaining for the adults.

[KamaAina]

7. Casa Loma: an honest-to-goodness castle in the middle of T.O.!

[Mopar151]

15. So that's where Hogwarts School is! n/t

[pscot]

8. There's always hockey, eh?

Take in a Leafs game, maybe.

[WillParkinson]

9. Fun to do in Canada?

Well, you've got the kids so that will likely let sex out. Other than that I'm not sure there's anything fun to do in Canada.

[Mopar151]

10. Go to the races!

The whole area - on both sides of the border - is a hotbed of racing! The drag races are great for kids - lots of stuff to see, the pits are open to fans, so you can see the cars up close. The races are short, in an elimination format, so it's easy to move around and see different stuff.
http://www.torontomotorsportspark.com/dragway/index.html?p=flash
http://www.grandbendmotorplex.com/drag/

Buy or bring earplugs, I reccomend some picnic lunch - and yes, girls race too!

Junior dragsters for kids!
The drags have more than a little circus to them:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmra_q32/4444488866/
http://www.fastpixs.com//scripts/timthumb.php?src=&w=600
Short-track oval racing is good entertainment - often in the evening. Structured more as a grandstand show.
http://www.delawarespeedway.com/ In particular, ISMA and the NASCAR Whelen Tour put on great shows.
Supermodifieds (ISMA) are the "poor man's Formula 1"
making new fans
Gearhead dept - 900 horsepower, methanol fuel, 1800#, corner at 2 G's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVzciEj4yMc in-car vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVzciEj4yMc
Pete Bicknell's http://www.merrittvillespeedway.com/ is an exemplary dirt track. My friend races "Mod Lites" and HAS to travel from Ct. at least once a year, because the place is so well run and fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scFRDhvXiTw

[ornotna]

11. Establish residency

and enroll them in school?

[nolabear]

12. Play "Hide the passport" with the crossing guards?

"I don't know this lady! Help me! Help me!"

No?

[david13]

13. I went to Niagara Falls when I was 10. My goal was to go over the

falls in a barrel. But my parents were able to thwart my endeavor. Mostly my mother. My father was game for it.
But we couldn't find a barrel anyplace.
dc

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

14. The Ontario Science Centre can't be missed,

But although Toronto is large there is really more to do in Ottawa. Ottawa is also a better jumping off point to Montreal and Quebec City.