With all of life’s hustle and bustle, it can be hard to find the time to organize a truly memorable Family Day. So we did it for you. Here are a few great ways to get the kids excited about spending time with their parental units. This Feb. 15, bond while escaping rooms, bumping into each other in bubbles or creating art.
Escape before time runs out
What could be better for bonding than working as a team to decipher clues and escape a locked room? Battle for the best time at Mystery Room, which is hosting a Family Day competition. Roundabout is taking 15 per cent off for families who play the rooms on Family Day. Take a chance to win a free game at the Great Escape Canada by entering your family name into a draw during the Family Day weekend event. As part of the event, children get discounted prices. Or spend a fun-filled day at Riddle Room choosing from escape games and board games in the café. As part of the fun, families get free drinks under $5 when they play an escape game.
In your own little bubble
Bubble soccer is an emerging sporting game in which players suit up in giant inflatable plastic bubbles and play soccer. Bubble soccer can be used as a team-building activity or simply to have fun with family and friends. PVP Sports is having a special Family Day event for families. On Sunday and Monday, they will have an all-you-can-play special for three hours for all the games at the facility. Groups will need a minimum of four people, and drop-ins are welcome. Bubble Soccer Toronto Limited isn’t holding an event specifically for Family Day, but they welcome all families who would like to plan a personal Family Day outing.
Create unique memories that dazzle
Creating unique art pieces together as a family is a fun way to bond. With Family Day approaching, art studios, painting shops and pottery studios are looking to help families create lasting memories and works of art. Color Me Mine will be opening for families to spend time in the studio painting ceramics. Just drop in, pick a piece and paint it together. Glaze Craze will have extended hours for Family Day. Families can drop in and pick a piece of pottery or glass to paint or do glass fusing, glass etching or canvas painting. For the more experienced art lover, clay modelling is also an option. Crock A Doodle in Etobicoke is having a weekend-long drop-in event for Family Day. Families are invited to check out the store and paint pottery together to create unique pieces of art.