Find the Best Splash Pads in Ottawa
We just finished visiting nine splash pads in four hours. Four hours, I tell ya. (And there were some cool ones.)
Our little trooper is singing Laurie Berkner songs in the back as we drive home from Nepean and downtown Ottawa.
“What’s your favourite song?” I ask, after she’s requested “Goodnight” for the fourth time in a row.
“This one.”
“Why do you like it so much?”
“Because it says, ‘little kid,’ and I’m a little kid.” read more
“We’re not playing here for long. We’re going to the last one to have a party.”
It’s best to forewarn our little girl before we get to the splashpad that she won’t get a chance to play on the play structures. We’ve already had a busy day hitting nine splashpads and everyone is feeling a little tired.
But, we’re only two splash pads away from completing our summer goal, so we’re making a final push in the evening to visit the last two splash pads on our list. read more
The highlight of today’s splash padding adventure has got to be the signage at Kiwanis Park splash pad.
At the front of the park, it gives you a list of things you cannot do.
Please don’t be tempted to bring your bow and arrow to Kiwanis Park. Target practice is forbidden in this tiny urban park.
(It’s not expressly forbidden at any other city park we’ve visited so I guess you’re good to go at those ones. We’re not sure about this, so you’d better check.)
The splash pad at Kiwanis Park is part of the wading pool. read more
Our three year old daughter wants to do the last twenty or so splash pads all in one day.
(We told her we’d go to her favourite restaurant to celebrate the 100th splash pad that we visit. Hopefully by the end of August, although Mommy is pretty optimistic that we’ll do it sooner.)
Twenty splash pads in one day seems a little excessive. How about five?
The water park at Bluegrass park was pretty popular when we checked it out this morning, Tim Hortons in hand.
I really like those posts that create an umbrealla of water – especially when they’re short and at kid-level. It kinda looks like a jellyfish. read more
To be perfectly honest, we weren’t sure if we’d like the Party Day DVD that we borrowed from the library, but after listening to the 5-track bonus CD for the umpteenth time, you just can’t help yourself humming to the catchy tunes.
“It’s like toddler crack,” quipped Mommy, as we headed out towards three splash pads in the middle of town.
We’re really becoming Canadian Laurie Berkner groupies this summer. When we head down to the States to hear her play solo in October, we should make a giant sign: We Love You Laurie! read more
We decided to roll out for one more splash pad tonight. Not a whirl wind tour like earlier today, but just hanging out at one water park.
Just one.
Our little monkey was disappointed we didn’t get to spend more time on the slides, so we did just that in Beacon Hill.
They’ve painted the City of Ottawa swirl on the splash pad at Beacon Hill / Eastvale Park. It actually looks kinda cool when you’re standing on the adjacent play structure.
This is a nice park. There’s a gazebo beside the splash pad and the play structure beside the water park is a lot of fun for little kids. read more