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My sister-in-law is a single mother of three boys (God bless her) so times are often hard.
My wife and I are taking all of them to Toronto in mid July for 3 or 4 days for a real family vacation, our treat.
My question is what to do without killing my wallet?
I am mostly wondering about entetaining her 3 boys (ages 10, 12, 13) it is mostly a vacation for them.
I am also bringing my 1 year old and I can entertain him with almost anything we would end up doing, but I am not sure if my son limits any ideas.
Thanks.
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These ideas might kill your wallet, but the Metro Toronto Zoo is excellent. Also the Royal Ontario Museum has a good collection of dinosaurs. These are the usual outings for my kids in Toronto. (My parents always pay for the day out, so I don't actually know the fees....)
I'd also suggest the Ontario Science Centre, although I haven't been there myself in, er, about 30 years.... :oops:
There's the Black Creek Pioneer Village, which I haven't been to for a while, the Riverdale Zoo (no comparison to the "real" zoo, it's basically farm animals, probably not too exciting for a 13-yr-old) ... that's all I can think of at the moment.
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Thank you very much so far for the ideas guys - I'll check them out.
And when I said not to kill my wallet - I did not necessarily mean cheap. Some places just get expensive with 6 people. for example my wife pointed out Medieval Times because the kids might enjoy it - but you are talking Adults: $59.95 Children $39.95 for a total of $300 for one outing.
And once again - thank you - I very much appreciate it.
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You can get Blue Jays tickets for pretty cheap.
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Canada's Wonderland amusement park would be great for the kids. If it's like previous years, you can buy tickets in advance at Rexall pharmacy or Blockbuster for 35$. It's normally around 50$
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I thought Medieval Times was fun when I went - but yes, the food is horrible. If they're sports fans, a Blue Jays game or the Hockey Hall of Fame would be very fun, as others have mentioned. The Ontario Science Centre is definitely worth it. Canada's Wonderland is a colossal waste of money (IMHO). It is so expensive and Six Flags Darien Lake (Buffalo) is so much better.
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