Canada Day for the Children!

*PHOTO OVERLOAD!!!*
Over the weekend Canada turned 125 years old! It was a weekend of celebrations all over the country. This year I spent it flipping donuts at the mini donut stand at the Canada Day celebration in Abbotsford. It was packed and it was busy, and it was a lot of fun. I want to make sure that I give a little plug to the Little Donut Factory. If you're ever in the area and at a community event check and see if they're there, i've heard the donuts are AMAZING (yep, never tried them)!!!!

Because my shift started a bit more into the day I was able to check out some of the activities that the day was to hold. Boy, was I impressed! It was the best Canada Day Celebration that I had seen. It had a little of everything, but what amazed me the most was the activities geared to the children and families. Rather than a field filled with amusement park rides, the field was filled with unique and creative things that everyone could enjoy. The theme of the day was circus, and their were plenty of booths set up to encourage a budding circus performer, something that i'd never seen before. Even the performances throughout the day, on the mainstage, were done by local dance troops and entertainers, that rivaled the talents of those in Cirque Du Soleil.
What i'm saying is, if you are ever looking for a fun family oriented activity for Canada Day, this would be one to remember for the future. Abbotsford is a family oriented community, and the festivities reflect that. The activities were unique and creative. Yes, there were bouncy castles, and I didn't get a chance to see if they were popular, but it really did see, that the other events were very well utilized!

I was able to get a few photos of the day, just to give our readers an idea of the types of activities there were!

A GIANT Sandpit

Curling

Milking Demo... these were the calves, the milking cows were on the other side of the vehicle!

Tumble Mats

Music Station!!! LOVED THIS!!!!

Mini Golf

Painting Station

Wheelchair basketball

GIANT slip and slide *before the sun came out!*

Space Tent (I didn't look to closely at it, so I didn't really get an idea of what it was)

Back to that Music Station

The Search and Rescue Department was there doing demos

 

Fencing Demonstration

The Search and Rescue Team's Hovercraft. There were hay rides, but this was so much more attracting!

Decorating a van for a museum art piece. Everyone was encouraged to participate.

The materials for the van decorating

The finished product

And of course.... fireworks.