Kids Fest - Sparks Street

Typically an outing with our family always means good times. After a busy summer camping and touring around, we wound things down by doing some "stay-cation" activities. I like the word "FREE" attached to anything we do, so when I found an add on-line advertising Kids Fest on Sparks street as "Free", I was all over that like Harper is on Proroguing.

It doesn't take much to entertain the kids, but Kids Fest just didn't make the cut for future recommendations. First off, it wasn't free. We lined up for a jumping castle, only to find out during my daughters turn that you need 2 tickets.  My husband ran off to get some tickets while we waited for the next round, only to have him return not finding where to buy them. It was very unorganized because even the volunteer running the castle didn't know where exactly the tickets were sold.

Several of the activities set up looked like the above photo, with no volunteer in sight and things cast off by previous users in a mess. The best part of the event was the face painting, which is always a big hit with the kiddos.

 

So, after a good half hour walking the strip for this festival we made the best of a sunny day and hit the pub for some grub and tasty beverages. Other families must have felt the same way because I've never seen Darcy McGee's packed with so many "half pints".

Since the energy levels were still high, we decided to round off the afternoon with a tour around the Parliament Buildings. Who needs planned activities when there's plenty of room to roam on Capital Hill?!