Summer’s here. We totally got a glimpse of it this weekend, which means it’s time to hit up the monkey bars and your favourite climbing tree. Or maybe strap on a backpack, grab some trail mix and head to one of those large natural beauty-type parks. Or maybe you’re more of a toss a coin in a fountain person. Whatever your outdoor play preference, parks are pretty great. Here are some of our favourite park-set movies. (With some help from @AmandaFactorOMG, @nerdibird and @mrcoutts)
Alex the lion is happy to be the star of Central Park in New York City, but his good pal Marty the zebra thinks their African homeland would be a better fit. While we don’t blame Marty for wanting to see what is outside the park, it is a pretty swanky Manhattan address. Read more...
We asked Parks Canada’s Andrew Campbell for the best adventures for families
Parks Canada is celebrating its centennial anniversary this year, which we think is more than enough reason for us to celebrate it too. But with 42 national parks and a whole whack of national historic sites, how do you decide which ones your family will love, and which ones they’ll really really love? Andrew Campbell, Parks Canada Director General of Visitor Experience, knows a lot about these parks. He’s been taking his three kids (aged 8, 15 and 17) to Canada’s national parks and historic sites all their lives. Starting east in Newfoundland and working his way west and north, Campbell shares his best bests for families with young kids:
