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There is so much to do and see in this southeastern Alberta city of Medicine Hat! Outside, families will enjoy the many parks in the area, including Echo Dale Regional Park and Strathcona Island Park. While if you are looking for an indoor activity, kids and parents alike will enjoy places like Hooplas Family Entertainment Centre and Panorama Lanes.
- Windy’s Ice Cream Diner is rated as the best ice cream shop in Medicine Hat. With multiple flavours to enjoy, as well as milkshakes and homemade food, the kids will not be disappointed in this quaint little shop. The friendly owner makes this shop a place you will want to come back to again and again.
- Slack’s Market Garden: Pick your own strawberries and raspberries at Slack’s Market Garden.
- VR Junkies is Medicine Hat’s premier virtual reality arcade. Safe and fun for all ages, it is a fantastic place for kids to hang out. With cutting edge VR technologies, this is the arcade of the future. A great place to let imaginations soar,VR Junkies is the perfect way for kids to spend an afternoon.
- Echo Dale Regional Park: Spend the day with family in the great outdoors at this park located between Redcliff and Medicine Hat. There are multiple trails to walk through and explore. There is also a historic farm site, complete with trails, barnyard, farmhouse, blacksmith shop, and Ajax Mine. The swim lake is perfect for those hot summer days, it even has great picnicing spots and beach volleyball courts nearby. The boat lake is great for fishing and there is even a new, pirate themed playground for the kids to explore!
- Spectrum Festival: Live music, fun entertainment, and great food are just a few of the things waiting for you at Medicine Hat’s Spectrum Festival.The action-packed Kids Zone will keep children of all ages entertained for hours on end.
- Strathcona Island Park is a great place for the outdoor enthusiast family to enjoy. There is something for everyone. Many families enjoy exploring the 5 km’s of walking trails that follow the beautiful South Saskatchewan River. Once they are done with their hike the kids can enjoy playing on the Lion’s playground or the fun splash park while their parents get lunch ready, taking advantage of the many bbq pits and picnic areas.Whether you choose to spend an hour or a day there, you and your family will enjoy the memories you create while at Strathcona Island Park.
- Fun N Gamez Central truly is fun for all ages. Bring your kids here, purchase the Food N Fun For 4 pack and enjoy your time! There are all sorts of arcade and fair type games and prizes to enjoy. For an extra treat, there are even ice cream and slush puppies for sale.
- Kin Coulee Park is a family favourite location when it comes to tobogganing. Not only does it have a great tobogganing hill, but there is also a heated shelter available to warm up between runs. Other activities families enjoy during the winter include snowshoeing and cross country skiing. In the summer, the possibilities for fun are just as great, with numerous playgrounds, picnic areas, beach volleyball courts, and paved trails to enjoy.
- Hooplas Family Entertainment CentreThere’s something about mini-golf that just brings a family together. Hooplas Family Entertainment Centre revolves around their extraordinary 18 hole mini golf course. The course is challenging, but not overly so, making it perfect for all ages and levels of mini golfers.When you are done your round of golf, check out the club house for a little treat!
- John’s Butterfly House (Windmill Garden Centre) is a beautiful butterfly enclosure with many huge moths and butterflies to check out and admire. Kids of all ages love to go there and watch as the butterflies flutter all around them. If they have to patience to sit very still for awhile they can watch in wonder as the butterflies land on the kids!
- Panorama Lanes is bowling and so much more. There are sixteen 5-pin bowling lanes and twelve 10-pin bowling lanes, plus glow bowling on Friday and Saturday nights. Beyond the bowling, there are also multiple flat screen tvs, Medicine Hat’s only kid friendly pool tables, a Kidsworld play park and nightly food and drink specials. Panorama Lanes is a place where kids, and the entire family can spend hours at a time.
- Sunridge Organic Farm: Visit this farm located about 20 minutes from Medicine Hat in Seven Persons to pick strawberries and raspberries.