Fun for the Whole Family?

This is always an issue when traveling with your whole family, what can you do that will entertain everyone? Sometimes, no matter how hard you try you'll never impress everyone, and someone will always be bored. However, while you are in Winnipeg there are some things you should try that might satisfy everyone.




If you've ever been to Winnipeg or just Google searched our city the name The Forks may have popped up. To the average traveler The Forks can seem like a huge tourist attraction that is congested and over priced. Yes, some times during the summer season this is true; however, many native Winnipeggers hang out here as well because of all it has to offer, especially in the summer.

The Forks is located in our downtown by our two rivers, the Red and the Assiniboine. So naturally it was a meeting place back when we all traveled in canoes, but now that we all travel in our gas (or electric) powered vehicles The Forks remains a meeting place.



So other than a meeting place what makes The Forks worth visiting? Like I said before it really does have thing for the whole family to do. For example, often the littlest children get dragged along to what the older kids want to do. But at The Forks the little ones can play at the Manitoba Children’s Museum and sometimes it’s even fun for some of the older children too.

The Manitoba Children’s Museum has lots of fun activities for the kids, this summer that includes an exhibit called Attack of the Bloodsuckers! Where your kids will learn all about bloodsucking insects like mosquitoes, leeches, ticks and more and how they are important to the ecosystem and how to keep them out of their system.



For more information on the Children’s Museum click here.



Now for the kids who would rather wander around and explore neat little shops, they can check out the boutiques The Forks has to offer. Everything from jewelry, hemp made clothing to pottery and ceramics is all in the shops at The Forks.



What about your son who just needs to burn off some energy after spending hours or days traveling? Well he is in luck because The Forks also has a skate park for him to jump on his skateboard and roll around in. The Plaza at The Forks is one of Winnipeg’s best skate parks, and the best thing is skaters of all ages can get together and enjoy their love for skating. Click here to learn more about The Plaza at The Forks.

Alright, now that we have the kids taken care of, what can mom and dad do at The Forks? Well once you have tired out the kids you can take them all on the Riverwalk. The Forks Riverwalk is a stone pathway that stretches along the Assiniboine River from The Forks all the way to the Legislative building.

So now hopefully you stand a chance at impressing the children and entertaining them for an afternoon! If you’ve been to The Forks, let us know how your experience was by leaving us a comment below.



Cheers,



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