{"id":5932,"date":"2011-08-12T06:44:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T11:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/?p=5932"},"modified":"2011-08-12T06:45:26","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T11:45:26","slug":"friday-family-fun-karters-korners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/2011\/08\/12\/friday-family-fun-karters-korners\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Family Fun: Karter’s Korners"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/span>n a way, it feels like summer is almost over. I’m back at work this week, while Beloved has one week left. The boys have another two weeks after that, but really, the sun and warmth of summer carries on for weeks after that.<\/p>\n

Today’s Friday Family Fun is a great summer treat, but you might want to choose one of those fresh fall days instead of the breathlessly muggy day we chose. We trekked out to Karter’s Korners<\/a> go-karts and mini-golf and had one of our best adventures of the summer.<\/p>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve known of Karter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Korners, eastern Ontario\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest go-karting track, for years. We have friends with older boys, and have heard them talk about how much fun they had. I was a little concerned about whether our boys were old enough to enjoy — or even accomplish! — go-karting. As usual, I needn’t have worried.<\/p>\n

They have two types of go-karts. Riders taller than 54\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tall can drive their own kart, and they have a handful of doubles so younger riders can ride with a parent. It worked out perfectly for us that Lucas and I shared one kart while Simon and Beloved shared another, and Tristan drove his (eek!) own.<\/p>\n

O!M!G! Did we ever have fun! The track is just a smidge short of a mile long, with a couple of bends and corners and at least one hair-pin turn. We’d bought one of those groupon-type deals that gave us each four loops around the track and a round of putt-putt, which was just the right amount of fun for us. <\/p>\n

At first, I was concerned that Tristan might not be able to drive his kart on his own, but he did a fine job. This is me taking a picture of Tristan while zooming around in my own kart, one arm around Lucas, one hand on the camera, one hand on the wheel, tearing down the track at a speed I’d rather not consider. Don’t tell my mom!<\/p>\n

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After that, we got the boys each a ball and putter and set them loose on the putt-putt range, one of those fun old-skool ones with a windmill and a loop-the-loop and other classic obstructions. It was pretty much pandemonium, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure the boys managed to break every official rule of mini-golf (Lucas was especially funny, picking up his ball randomly and placing it within six inches of the hole so he could putt it in!) but they had a good time and didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t bother anyone else so we didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care. <\/p>\n

\"KK<\/a><\/p>\n

Karter’s Korners also has a mini-ATV track where kids under 54″ can drive their own vehicles, a driving range, an arcade, and a little canteen. In other words, pretty much everything you need to keep the kids engaged for a full afternoon of fun. It’s not an inexpensive family outing, but it’s frankly comparable in price to what it cost to bring everyone to the movie theatre last week, and way <\/em>more fun. Plan your trip for a discount Tuesday<\/a> and save a few pennies — or play a little longer!<\/p>\n

I don’t know who had more fun, the kids or the grownups. Beloved is already talking about heading back and trying a few more laps. Karter’s Korners truly is an Ottawa adventure the whole family can enjoy!<\/p>\n

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