Instead this colourful building is home to stores selling all kinds offbeat, hand-crafted, and educational toys, many of them locally made. Nifty junior-sized fashions too. Parking at this popular spot can be a challenge on summer weekends. Every couple or three minutes, cute little ferries buzz back and forth between Granville Island and the south end of Hornby Street. Kitsilano Beach A beach full of soft gold sand is better than a toy chest.
Little guys can check out the playground.
Logs on the beach, or park benches provides a spot for Mom or Dad to relax. Teens can join in a basketball game, play tennis on one of 10 courts, or strut their stuff with their peers. P.S. Kits Beach is right next to Vanier Park. Take in the attractions, then sack out for a while. This terrific heated salt water pool with its wrap-around view of the city and mountains is open through the summer.