When the boys and I were at the McDonald's Playplace (again) yesterday, I was talking with another mom. She was giving me ideas on things to do in Toronto on Friday. She suggested "The Ex", which was opening on Friday. The Canadian National Exhibition is like Canada's national Fair. So, this morning Jonathan and I drove downtown with the boys to "The Ex". Upon arriving we realized that in celebration of Toronto's 175th anniversary, the entry fee on opening day was only $1.75/person vs. $45 for the whole family! Very cool!
All I can say is WOW! The Ex was huge and we only saw a fraction of it. Here are the highlights of our whirlwind day: First stop was the Superdog Show, featuring dogs who have been rescued from shelters. The dogs did amazing feats and truly were Superdogs! The boys loved it.
Then we walked through a large livestock barn.
There was a special farming exhibit for kids that the boys participated in:
Planting seeds.
Gathering eggs
Milking a "cow"
Picking apples in the orchard.
Aquaculture
Driving their harvest to Market on their John Deere tricycles
After we left the "Farm" we came across a company giving away free samples of Hummus (ground garbanzo beans). Michael's reaction to his first taste of hummus, pretty well reflected the feelings of all of us...
In the Science Building Michael tried counting all of the Michael-Mans in the mirror.
Dr. Jonathan putting the innards back into the human being.
Daddy teaching Michael how weights and scales work.
Magnet fishing
Making music
The boys made lego cars and then raced them on the ramp tracks.
We were told that we could find great deals on lunch at the Food Building. We had no idea what we were about to see. There were 100+ vendors with food from all over the world. It was unlike anything we've ever seen before.
Our favorite part of the day was "Olympic Park" which highlighted the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Gathering eggs
Milking a "cow"
Picking apples in the orchard.
Aquaculture
Driving their harvest to Market on their John Deere tricycles
After we left the "Farm" we came across a company giving away free samples of Hummus (ground garbanzo beans). Michael's reaction to his first taste of hummus, pretty well reflected the feelings of all of us... 
In the Science Building Michael tried counting all of the Michael-Mans in the mirror.
Dr. Jonathan putting the innards back into the human being.
Daddy teaching Michael how weights and scales work.
Magnet fishing
Making music
The boys made lego cars and then raced them on the ramp tracks.
We were told that we could find great deals on lunch at the Food Building. We had no idea what we were about to see. There were 100+ vendors with food from all over the world. It was unlike anything we've ever seen before.
Our favorite part of the day was "Olympic Park" which highlighted the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.TEAM WESCO on the Bobsled...with as long as it took us all to "jump" in I don't think we'd stand a chance in Vancouver.
The official Olympic Torch
Lil J trying the shooting portion of the biathlon
Look out Wayne Gretsky!
The boys trying their Speed Skating techniques.
Lean!!!
Sandcastles!
After leaving the Ex we walked downtown through Harbor Centre.
Dinner at Eastside Mario's (Italian).
The official Olympic Torch
Lil J trying the shooting portion of the biathlon
Look out Wayne Gretsky!
The boys trying their Speed Skating techniques.
Lean!!!
Sandcastles!
After leaving the Ex we walked downtown through Harbor Centre.
Dinner at Eastside Mario's (Italian). I think Michael was trying to make his own "Cream-Castle".
.JPG)
No comments:
Post a Comment