Celebrate your birthday with Dexter the Dinosaur

Because we know how important celebrating birthdays are (for the young and for the young at heart), we recently shared some Pandemic Birthday Party ideas. And while we may not be able to gather in groups right now and celebrate with big parties, there are many things we can still do to celebrate, including receiving a free special message from the City of Ottawa’s favourite dinosaur, Dexter!

Get started by messaging Ottawa Recreation and Culture on Facebook with your child’s birthday information and name to receive a personalized message from Dexter! Please give at least two days’ notice. If you're not on social media and want a birthday message from Dexter you can email rcfssocialmedia@ottawa.ca.

#DinoChallege

Not celebrating a birthday, but still want to have some dino-sized fun? Alongside the colouring pages that have been posted to their social media pages every Friday, Ottawa Recreation and Culture have also started the Dino Challenge (with more to come). Keep an eye on their page for more Dexter antics!

After all, who doesn’t love a dancing dinosaur?

Birthday party: Midway Family Fun Park

SADLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MIDWAY (REBRANDED AS ADVENTURELAND) HAS PERMANENTLY CLOSED

by Lara

Three years ago we had Kiernan's third birthday part at the Midway Family Fun Park.  This year he chose it again and we had a great time again!

The midway has moved in the last year to a new location on Kaladar.  It's bigger, brighter and all of their rides are now indoors which means they're available year round.

This year the party was small, 7 kids including Kiernan and his brother and sister.  He chose two activities for his friends to do: mini putt and bumper cars, and the kids had a blast doing both - especially the bumper cars.

Cake and food are included. (Note, there isn't an option to not have food and a cake, which seemed a bit odd to me for a 3 pm party).

Then the birthday boy got to spin the birthday wheel (where he won 30 extra coins) and then they all got to hit the midway. Playing in an arcade will never get old for kids I don't think :)

Overall, Kiernan really enjoyed his birthday party and we're looking forward to heading back soon to play in the arcade some more.