Petite Forêt Play Café

Pizza and pasta in a lively small room in Kitsilano, with simple kids' pasta.

Breakfast and diner comfort food with kids' portions for those under 12, including French toast, strawberry pancakes and grilled cheese.

A roller slide, a rope pyramid, toddler play and sand, with sunshades, at Kitsilano Beach.

A kids' gallery with magnetic miniature ship parts and costumes of boats and marine creatures.

Admission covers a 45-minute planetarium show, a 20-minute live science demo and the gallery.

A city-history museum that lends sensory kits and noise-reducing covers every day.