What are some fun things to do with one weekend in Victoria with four boys ages 2-8?

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Royal BC Museum and Archives | Victoria, BC, Canada

Drive to mill bay and do the skywalk
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The Ultimate Natural High | Malahat Skywalk

Fort Rodd

The butterfly museum is pretty cool, beacon Hill park is always fun to roam

East Sooke Park is a great wear-them- out nature park

Beacon Hill Park to see the animals…peacocks, goats etc, climb trees and play in the playground:)

Nicole I think the petting zoo is still closed, isn’t it?

Kelly the petting zoo is not happening but you can still go in and see the animals.

Ian oh good to know - I heard it wasn’t going to open this year so assumed you couldn’t even go in.

Kelly I thought it reopened?

Shelagh I heard it wasn’t opening this year and there are questions about whether or not it will reopen in the future
. But it sounds like you can go in and see the animals but the petting zoo bit isn’t open.

Kelly that’s so sad! I wonder why? I’m sure there would be ample donations to keep it running if that’s what they’re worried about!

Beacon hill park petting zoo

Miniature world if it's open, beacon Hill Park and petting zoo, Whale watching tour, horse and carriage tour,

The Bug Zoo is honestly so great with kids that age… it’s small and pretty quick but all three of my kids always loved it

We took our son and his friend to the bug zoo when they were about 10 and we all loved it! I even held Norah, the Tarantula

Peggy Ruth they are not having guests hold things right now, but staff are.

Linda Ahh too bad. Jen will appreciate the update

Linda It was a great way to get over a fear of spiders!

Cadbaro-Gyro Park, there is a nice playground and a beach lots of fun to explore and a great place to picnic

Bug museum!

Butterfly museum. There are thousands of them plus really cool birds. Such a fun day. Your boys are the perfect ages

Double decker bus tour

Museum

Outdoor adventures! Wild Play - 20 mins from downtown. https://www.wildplay.com/victoria/. Or explore Goldstream park Unfortunately the nature house is closed but the park is open.
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Victoria — WildPlay

Petting zoo at Beacon Hill Park! Great for all ages! And make sure you check the times for the running of the goats! It’s a great experience!

Bug Zoo is fantastic!

Little ferries in the inner harbour!

The miniature museum and the bc museum is fantastic. Also fort rod.

Children love the big museum!

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Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea

Andrea Agree! The Shaw Center is great!! Lots of fun to be had in Sidney.

Favourites from our sons when they were that age - Fort Rodd Hill, Royal BC Museum, Bug Zoo, playgrounds at Beacon Hill Park, Butterfly World, Gyro Beach and playground at Cabdoro Bay, take a harbour ferry to Fisherman’s Wharf to get ice cream then walk back along David Foster Walkway, MacAulay Point Park for the beach and bunkers, bike on the Goose to Mattick’s Farm for ice cream then down to Parker Beach (although you’d need a trailer for your littler guys), Miniature World.

Forgot Peter Pan Water Park in Oak Bay - one of their faves

When our son was 3, he really liked miniature world and we all enjoyed the Royal BC Museum.

Anything not downtown. Gyro beach/park, esquimalt lagoon, water park

And the beach!

Plus do a Google to find out where the big kites are flown in Victoria.

Miniature world and BC Museum! Was there 1 week ago with my 6 and 8 yr old grandsons. They loved both and want to go back.

Take a lot of wine….. Oh wait a second. Your talking about the kids.

Island view beach or esquimalt lagoon

Butterfly gardens, beachcombing for sea glass and shells along with Royal BC Museum is what we recently did while in Victoria.

I don’t know when you’ll be here, but I live in Cordova Bay. During our lower tides (next series of low tides coming around July 23) you can walk barefoot for miles on the sand bar. The water is warm and there are crabs and sea-life. Super fun for kids (and adults - we walk it everyday that we can). You can have lunch outside (or on the beach)at The Beach House Restaurant. This is one of two sand beaches in Victoria area. PM if questions
Also, Thetis Lake is a blast for kids. Great swimming beach, lots of kiddies on floaties, safe and gorgeous.

Sand bar again

Finally, look into Bilston Creek Farm. It’s a gorgeous lavender farm that hosts family picnics on the weekends - pizza and hotdogs. Great place for littles to run around.
https://bilston.ca/

My kids loved the Royal museum

Bug zoo

New attraction in Malahat - Skywalk,
Museum

https://www.dinolabinc.ca/
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Dino Lab Inc is bringing the fossil experience to kids of all ages

https://flyingsquirrelsports.ca/victoria-british-columbia/
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Indoor Trampoline Park - Victoria B.C. - Flying Squirrel

https://www.butterflygardens.com/
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Victoria Butterfly Gardens

http://www.victoriabugzoo.ca/
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The Victoria Bug Zoo™

IMAX. Museum. Beacon hill park with the animals

Gonzalez beach and Moss rocks, for fun for kids and free.

Sooke pot holes are amazing.

Fort rod Hill

Miniature museum kids might like and a wax museum. Also whale watching

Sorry the wax museum closed 10 yes ago

Splash pad in Sidney

My boy enjoyed the kids tea here: https://www.pendrayinnandteahouse.com
Great quality for the price compared to Empress!
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Bed and Breakfast Victoria BC

Butterfly garden

Go to thetis beach

Another one my boys loved when they were younger was the Maritime Museum, but that was when it was in the old haunted courthouse in Bastion Square. I haven’t been since it moved to Nootka Court so I can’t say how good it is there - but I suspect it’s nowhere near as entertaining for young lads

Bug zoo if it's still there

Wild Play

Beacon Hill, Bug Zoo, museum, imax, Dallas road shore..

BC Museum, Cadboro Bay Park

imax

Steve not opening still. Not sure if it will re-open again this year

Sooke Potholes

Miniature World; Harbour ferry ride(s); ice cream at Fisherman's Wharf, looking at houseboats; Beach combing

Bug Zoo Shaw underwater centre in Sidney ride on the harbour ferries.

Bug Zoo, Miniature world and the butterfly gardens.

Glass bottom boat?

The petting zoo in Beacon Hill Park.

The provincial museum

Hire a sitter and go to the bar

malahat new tower

Ferry to Fishermans warf for lunch, butterfly world, icecream in the inner harbour checking out the buskers.

Dino Lab Inc. is a must!!

Beacon Hill Park, Willows Beach, Elk Lake, Provincial Museum.

Miniature World, the Museum.

Cordova beach, willows beach

Bug zoo!!!

The new Malihat skywalk.

Butterfly garden!

Bug zoo! & butterfly world

BeaconHill playground and petting zoo

wonderful water park in Esq. next to rec centre

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Bug zoo! It’s amazing!!!!

Any visit to a farm, beach day, museum of Antropology, swimming pool , walk in the market, street artist walk, art walk, ice cream stop, any local park visit...

Xmen mansion at Royal roads university!!

Picnic at butchart gardens

Fort Rodd lighthouse Park (otentiks on national parks site reservations if you can get a site), going to Sooke potholes regional park.

Martinis

Harbour taxi, bug museum, goldmine trail at goldstream and Any beach!!

Go to Sooke potholes;)

Get married or die;)) sorry but that's what it is know for. Or go biking.

Jasmine Murray

Jasmine Murray we should revisit this list