The first plus is that it’s a summer day in a not so summery Vancouver! It’s the end of July and finally a good day to go to Granville Island water park. The kids had a ball and free!

It took a little effort to bring some food and drink which serves 2 purposes…food on hand when the kids get hungry (20 minutes after arrival) and not having to travel into the market for food to get it.

As we were trekking back up the hill to home for a nap, we did promise the kids ice cream later in the afternoon! In the budget.

Here are a few more summer fun ideas for summer fun that don’t blow the budget:

• Parks, water parks, swimming pools + picnic
• Beaches, lakes, rivers + picnic
• BBQ with friends – everyone brings something
• Camp out in the backyard
• Camping
• Hiking
• Bubbles & water guns
• Bike riding
• Day trips – A 2 hour driving radius affords a lot of options without the overnight stay

Enjoy! Mr. Sun is finally out.