Make the Most of Summer’s End

Sum­mer is begin­ning to wind down as par­ents and chil­dren pre­pare to return to the books come Sep­tem­ber. With only 2 weeks until school starts, there is still plen­ty of time to enjoy the sum­mer weath­er, the time off from work and the com­pa­ny of fam­i­ly and friends by check­ing out the many events tak­ing place through­out the city. Here’s how you can make the most of the last few weeks of the sum­mer break.

City Beach­es
There are plen­ty of beach­es across the city for you to enjoy the warm sum­mer weath­er. A great place to take in some sun­light, read a good book or cool off in the water.  Spend­ing a day at the beach with fam­i­ly or friends offers some­thing for every­one to enjoy.  If you plan on going swim­ming, make sure to keep an eye on young chil­dren and those who are not strong swim­mers.  Also, if you do plan on spend­ing the day at the beach under the sun, make sure you wear sun­screen. Too much expo­sure to the sun’s UV rays can either cause a bad sun­burn, a heat rash or can lead to dam­ag­ing skin affects.

CNE
The per­fect end of sum­mer event is the CNE (Cana­di­an Nation­al Exhi­bi­tion) run­ning from August 15-Sep­tem­ber 2, 2013. Cur­rent­ly in its 135th year, the CNE is the per­fect fam­i­ly out­ing, offer­ing some­thing for every­body. From the rides to the games to the shop­ping to the food, there’s some­thing for every­one.  This year at the CNE, you catch the fly­ing Wal­len­das, a cir­cus fam­i­ly dat­ing back to the 18th cen­tu­ry, as they per­form var­i­ous cir­cus type acts or expe­ri­ence one of the new rides to join the CNE, such as the Mach 3 and the Zipline.  If you do plan on indulging on any­one of the CNE’s high calerie food items, make sure you have the stom­ach for it as they aren’t for every­body.

Labour Day Long Week­end
The last long week­end of the sum­mer is less than two weeks away. It’s the per­fect time to do any­thing before the kids head back to school. You can plan a last sum­mer trip, go to the cot­tage or maybe take in some shop­ping or sight­see­ing across the bor­der. If you don’t want to trav­el this long week­end, spend time with fam­i­ly and enjoy a fam­i­ly pic­nic or a back­yard BBQ.  What­ev­er the activ­i­ty, make sure to have a safe and fun­filled long week­end.

Go Some­where New
If you haven’t trav­elled this sum­mer, try plan­ning a trip to some­where new. It could be to a dif­fer­ent city, sight­see­ing des­ti­na­tion or a just as a long dri­ve in the coun­try. Trips like these allow you to reflect back on your sum­mer and will give you some­thing to talk about when return­ing to work or school. If you do plan to go some­where new, make sure you’ve made the prop­er prepa­ra­tions. You should have a back-up plan ready just in case you get lost or your car breaks down.

City Events
It does­n’t mat­ter what time of year it is, there is always some­thing that is hap­pen­ing in the city of Toron­to.  From the VELD Music Fes­ti­val to the Taste of the Dan­forth there are an abun­dant of city events to attend and take in through­out the sum­mer months. These var­i­ous events help to bring life into the city and keep it alive and mov­ing. The next big event to hit Toron­to is the Toron­to Inter­na­tion­al Film Fes­ti­val (TIFF) run­ning from Sep­tem­ber 5–15, 2013. With var­i­ous movies being screen and sev­er­al stars walk­ing the red car­pet, it is def­i­nite­ly going to be a must see event this Sep­tem­ber.

The best way to pre­pare our­selves for a fun­filled sum­mer is to plan ahead.  Note down a few events or activ­i­ties that you plan to do over the sum­mer.  This way, you’ll have an idea of what your sum­mer is going to be like.

What­ev­er the event or activ­ty, it’s impor­tant to make the most of the sum­mer.  It only comes around once a year and lasts just a few short months.  Before you know it, we’ll be in win­ter and shov­el­ling snow.  So enjoy the weath­er and the com­pa­ny because it won’t be here for long.