Medicine Hat Event Calendar Highlights July to August
A busy list of local events from Medicine Hat and area includes Take-a-Hike Day at Waterton Lakes Park on July 21, the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede July 25-28, and Elkwater Summer Festival’s 50th anniversary August events. Also listed are park programs, pancake breakfasts, rodeos, softball championships, and community fairs with contact numbers for organizers.
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Oyen Memorial Arena
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Moose Ball Complex
Elkwater Lakeshore
Cafe
Echo Dale Farm
Summer Blues vs Busy Kids In Medicine Hat Plan
Howard Friesen of Medicine Hat Family Service urges balance to beat summertime boredom. Parents should involve children in outdoor activities, creative projects, and community tasks. Set daily plans, suggest backyard picnics, library visits, water games, scavenger hunts, and neighborhood volunteering to keep kids engaged.
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Medicine Hat Family Service
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Calf Roping Skillet and Backyard Arena Ideas
A list of playful rural and home activities includes a calf roping skillet using a jump rope to lasso a dirt filled pail, barrel race with bikes, making sail boats from juice boxes, water pistol quick draw, turning photos into postcards for grandma, building a fort, painting a T shirt with old shoes, and trying a new cookie recipe.
Summer fun at Police Point Park and library events in Medicine Hat
Erin Doyle of Medicine Hat Public Library notes July and August bring busiest hours for the children's section with Monoporead returning as a popular program. The library seeks volunteers ages nine to fifteen to register participants. Echo Dale Farm offers historical farm activities and craft workshops in August. Police Point Park hosts weekend events, nature walks, and meteor shower viewing on August 12 at Gas City Campground. For more details call 502-8526 or 529-6225.
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Gas City
Time in the Car Turns Travel Time Into Patience Testing
Parents face long car rides with fidgety kids and hear the familiar chorus of Are we there yet. Games like 20 Questions I Spy and license plate bingo help, while new ideas such as If you were king or queen and group storytelling keep youngsters entertained on trips to Bow Island or Calgary.
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Lake
Johnny
Bow Island
Ontario
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Spider-Man
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