Stay Cool!

Photo: Toronto4Kids.com

It's now day 5 of this oppressive heatwave and I'm on a mission to find new and interesting ways to keep cool. Staying in the air-conditioned house all day with three kids is a surefire way to drive anyone mad! And keeping the kids from running amok at the local mall is a work-out that I don't care to have.

We've spent two days this week at the Vine Park wading pool. It is fabulous! Lots of shade, a great playground and sandbox, a large field for any of those running around types and a surprising breeze coming across the tracks. We also love the wading pool at Lithuania Park, High Park and Baird Park which are all within walking distance. But we're looking for something new so I thought I'd post of a list of local (and somewhat local) splash pads and wading pools in the West Toronto/Etobicoke area. Follow the link posted after each section to see a map. For up-to-date information about splash pads, wading pools and outdoor pools, including hours of operation, visit http://www.toronto.ca/parks or call the pool hotline at 416-338-POOL (7665).

Other places we might go:
Metro Toronto Zoo has a great splash pad. Worth the drive even just to cool off for a few hours!
Ontario Place has a great waterpark (and kids may have received a free admission coupon during the last week of school)
Centreville Amusement Park on Toronto Island. The ferry ride is half the fun!

See you at one of these cool places!

Splash Pads:
Amesbury Park Splash Pad
Braid Park Splash Pad
Balmoral Park Splash Pad
Bell Manor Park Splash Pad
Beresford Park Splash Pad
Chelsea Park Splash Pad
Coronation Park Splash Pad
Fairfield Park Splash Pad
Flemington Park 2A Splash Pad
Flemington Park 63A Splash Pad
Gracedale Park Splash Pad
Heathrow Park Splash Pad
High Park North Splash Pad
Highfield Park Splash Pad
Kingsview Park Splash Pad
Lanyard Park Splash Pad
Rexdale Park Splash Pad
Rotary Park Splash Pad
Smythe Park Splash Pad
Weston Lions Park Splash Pad
Courtesy of: http://kidsenergyburner.com/swimming/splash-pads-toronto-ontario

Wading Pools:
Beresford Park Wading Pool
Birch Park Wading Pool
Budapest Wading Pool
Centennial Park Wading Pool
Donald Russell Memorial Park Wading Pool
Earlscourt Park Wading Pool
Fairhaven Park Wading Pool
Geary Park Wading Pool
General Mercer Wading Pool
Glen Park Wading Pool
High Park Wading Pool
Lithuania Park Wading Pool
Loretto College Wading Pool
Marie Curtis Park Wading Pool
Mimico Memorial Park Wading Pool
Pelham Park Wading Pool
Primrose Park Wading Pool
Prince of Wales Park Wading Pool
Ravina Gardens Wading Pool
Rennie Park Wading Pool
Rexlington Park Wading Pool
Runnymede Park Wading Pool
Sir Casmir Gzowski Wading Pool
Summerlea Park Wading Pool
Sunnydale Park Wading Pool
Sunnylea Park Wading Pool
Vine Ave Park Wading Pool
Wadsworth Park Wading Pool
Courtesy of: http://kidsenergyburner.com/swimming/wading-pools-toronto-ontario

Outdoor Pools:
Amesbury Pool
Amos Waites Pool
Domenico DiLuca Pool
Eringate Pool
Fairhaven Pool
Flagstaff Pool
Gihon Spring Pool
Giovanni Caboto Pool
Gord and Irene Risk Pool
High Park Pool
Lambton-Kingsway Pool
Ourland Pool
Park Lawn Pool
Pine Point Pool
Richmond Gardens Pool
Rotary Pool
Smithfield Pool
Smythe Pool
Sunnyside-Gus Ryder Pool
Wedgewood Pool
West Deane Pool
West Mall Pool
Westgrove Pool
Westmount Pool
Weston Lions Pool
Courtesy of: http://kidsenergyburner.com/swimming/public-swimming-pools-toronto-ontario