Fun things to do with kids in Vancouver?

[proudmamanow]

Hi Vancouver mamas,
We are travelling to the area in February to attend some Olympic events. We have a number of friends in the area who we will be visiting & staying with, and have tickets to 3 events, but we will be there for 10+ days and I wanted to ask for suggestion for kid friendly outings. Our girls will be almost 5 and almost 2. We will be travelling by public transit.
So far, we've heard about/thought of:
-The Aquarium
-The Granville Island Kids' Market.

Anything else we shouldn't miss?

Thanks mamas

[Rhiannon Feimorgan]

Science World! we go almost every time we're down in the lower mainland. The kids always have a blast.

ETA: I was just looking at the link I gave and it looks like they will be closed during that time. Too bad.

[proudmamanow]

oh too bad, it looked like fun and we like Science Centres. Thanks though!

[Ellp]

I just heard about a kid friendly cafe that opened up in Yaletown (right downtown). It only opened up very recently so I haven't been yet. Sounds promising if you need a bite to eat and a warm place for the kids to play...

http://lilliq.com/?page_id=2

Another idea is Chinatown for some sights and good eats.

If you can stand eating ice cream in cold weather don't miss La Casa Gelato, near Chinatown. 200+ flavours! http://www.lacasagelato.com/