If you are looking for something to do with the kids on a summer evening try taking in some free live theatre in the park.

This summer Repercussion Theatre is featuring Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It”. They’ll be appearing at various parks around the West Island.

Here’s a partial list of the Repercussion Theatre schedule for 2009:

If you are not familiar with the play take a quick look at the Wikipedia As You Like It summary by William Shakespeare.

For more information, or to see the complete schedule visit the Repercussion Theatre website.

Summer is here and we expect to be outdoors for the next 3 months. But we all know that kids need a break sometimes and the computer can be as much a part of their lives as it is a part of ours. So for those times and days when the kids are indoors and wanting to use the computer steer them to these websites. They are considered safe browsing environments for children and offer other fun features as well.

Children and Family Friendly Browsers and Websites

• Glubble
• KidZui
• KidRocket
• PikLuk
• Buddy Browser
• TotLol
• KidOz

Take a look at these kid focussed sites to see which ones best suit your family’s computer activities.

Visit A Life Size Dinosaur Exhibit

Are your children fascinated by dinosaurs? If so, there’s a great natural exhibit within driving distance of Montreal that would make a fun summer outing.

Prehistoric World is a park that features over 50 life size, scientifically accurate, dinosaur models in an outdoor setting. You can walk along a 1 kilometer trail and view dinosaurs from various historic periods. It takes about an hour to go through the park. There’s a fossil pit where children can hunt for dinosaur bones and picnic tables are available on site.

How to get to Prehistoric World

Prehistoric World is located close to Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario. That’s about a ninety minute drive from Montreal going west on highway 401. If you’re heading to Toronto you can take a quick detour off the 401 to give the kids a short diversion. You can also make a day of it by visiting both Upper Canada Village (which is nearby) and Prehistoric World.

To get to Prehistoric World take highway 401 West. At exit #758 (Morrisburg) go south a short distance until you get to the park. Prehistoric World is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the last admission at 3:15 p.m. The entrance fee is only $4.00 for children 4 to 15 and free for kids 3 and under. Adults pay $8.00 and seniors pay $6.

The exhibit is open from late May until Labor Day.

For more information about the park call (613) 543-2503 or download the Prehistoric World Brochure.

Face painting is a popular activity that children enjoy. Health Canada has tested some of these paints and found that they contain levels of toxic substances that exceed the acceptable levels.

Examples of substances found in these paints include lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium and antimony. These substances can cause problems with the brain, kidneys, nervous, immune and reproductive systems.

You can find out more by reading this articles from Toxic Nation that covers the issue of heavy metals in face paint.

• Heavy Metals in Face Paint

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