Prehistoric World
/by Rebecca This post originally appeared on Bit of Momsense. Thank you to Becky for sharing it here too.
In June, when we took the kids to Upper Canada Village, we passed by Prehistoric World – a place I had been as a child, but had completely forgotten about. We made note that we should take the Boy there someday. In August, we did!
Prehistoric World is all outdoors and has big and small statues of dinosaurs. Naturally, the almost 3 year old and almost 6 year old loved it. All the adults agreed, it was really well done and worth taking the kids (including my husband who was very doubtful about it’s ‘cool’ factor, but he was wrong! ;)
The path passes through a bush/treed area and is clearly defined, and very well maintained. It’s about 1 km in total distance, and takes about 45 minutes to an hour to do. There is a large sand box with ‘bones’ buried to dig up too!
Cost: $8 for each adult, $4.25 for kids 4-15 and children under 3 are free. Bring insect repellent/outdoor lotion because there are mosquitos!
Distance from Ottawa: About an hour
Prehistoric World
Exit 758 from Highway 401 Upper Canada Road Morrisburg, Ontario K0C 1X0 Telephone: (613) 543-2503
OPEN DAILY Late May through September 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
You may want to call first to be sure they are open.
Other Notes: Stroller accessible. Bring Mosquito Repellent (although they had some on-site, if you prefer something other than Off, bring it.) It is very close to Upper Canada Village/Chrysler’s farm, so it may be worth planning a whole day and bringing a picnic like we did.
(The white one above is a work in process…)
Rebecca blogs about family and motherhood, is a self-professed foodie, and dabbles in online engagment and community giving. She has a strange love for maple syrup that can possibly only be matched by her love for chocolate and coffee.
