2009 Kid Summer Introduction

As school ends and the sun comes out, the task of evolving a rather dull stay-at-home summer vacation into an eventful, fun, and memorable two months clings to parents, guardians, babysitters, and other child-caretakers all around Toronto. Thankfully, back for its 23^rd year is Kid Summer. In association with Today’s Parent Magazine (http://www.todaysparent.com/), a Rogers publication, Kid Summer is hosting fun summer events all throughout the GTA and Southern Ontario. With the Kid Summer Calendar (http://www.kidsummer.com/calendar/calendar.aspx), families can plan for the future or even hop to an event at the spur of the moment.

While attending these events throughout July 1^st to August 31st, visitors will be met by the various Kid Summer program sponsors. This is where the 2009 Kid Summer ambassadors come in! Tents will be set up throughout the day’s location including Ontario Tourism (www.ontariotravel.net/family), Burt’s Bees (http://www.burtsbees.ca), Kumon (http://www.kumon.com/), Clorox (http://www.clorox.ca/), Tetra Pak (http://www.tetrapak.ca/), and of course, Today’s Parent.

At these various tents, families can attempt to win a free Roots backpack with great getaway information from Ontario Tourism, receive wonderful skin-care products from Burt’s Bees, play soccer with a mathematical twist with Kumon, play in the Toy testing zone powered by Clorox, receive free samples of Nesquik chocolate milk (which is stored in 100% recyclable drinking-boxes) from Tetra Pak, and even get a beautiful picture printed out and framed at the Today’s Parent tent.

Keep visiting the Kid Summer Blog (http://kidsummer.blogspot.com/) for great info about upcoming events and re-caps of some of the hottest past events. Visit the Kid Summer home page for more information on registration and contact information (http://www.kidsummer.com/) and visit the calendar for specific event dates. We hope to see you and the entire family throughout the summer! Rogers, Today’s Parent and Kid Summer promises the summer of 2009 to be an informative and helpful one for parents all around the province.