With young kids quests in Montreal

An hour at Kahnawake Beach

Spend an hour on the public sand or stones at Kahnawake Beach (south-east of centre, Montreal). Leave with five shoreline things you could find again tomorrow.

An hour at Plage du Cap Saint-Jacques

Spend an hour on the public sand or stones at Plage du Cap Saint-Jacques (south-west of centre, Montreal). Leave with five shoreline things you could find again tomorrow.

An hour at Plage Jean-Doré

Spend an hour on the public sand or stones at Plage Jean-Doré (south-east of centre, Montreal). Leave with five shoreline things you could find again tomorrow.

An hour at Roxboro Beach

Spend an hour on the public sand or stones at Roxboro Beach (south-west of centre, Montreal). Leave with five shoreline things you could find again tomorrow.

One loop of Back Field

50 minutes in Back Field (south-east of centre, Montreal): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Berge Camile-Barbe

Berge Camile-Barbe (north-west of centre, Montreal) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Boisé Roxboro

50 minutes in Boisé Roxboro (south-west of centre, Montreal): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Jean-Jacques-Olier

Jean-Jacques-Olier (south-east of centre, Montreal) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Parc de l'ancienne-cour-de-triage

50 minutes in Parc de l'ancienne-cour-de-triage (south-east of centre, Montreal): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Parc des Anciens-Combattants

Parc des Anciens-Combattants (south-west of centre, Montreal) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Parc-école Guy-Drummond

Walk a single loop of Parc-école Guy-Drummond. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Parc Le Boutillier

Walk a single loop of Parc Le Boutillier. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Parc Nature - Accès Bihoreau

Parc Nature - Accès Bihoreau (south-west of centre, Montreal) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Parc Nature - Accès Saint-Raphaël

Walk a single loop of Parc Nature - Accès Saint-Raphaël. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Secteur de l'Église

50 minutes in Secteur de l'Église (south-west of centre, Montreal): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Secteur de la Pointe-aux-Carrières

Walk a single loop of Secteur de la Pointe-aux-Carrières. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Secteur de la Pointe-aux-Cèdres

Walk a single loop of Secteur de la Pointe-aux-Cèdres. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Secteur Les Rapides

Walk a single loop of Secteur Les Rapides. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

Playground hour at Aire de jeu Allan J. Levine

Give Aire de jeu Allan J. Levine (south-east of centre, Montreal) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Aire de jeux La salamandre

Aire de jeux La salamandre is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Butte de glisse

Butte de glisse is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Club Enfants Transat

Club Enfants Transat is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Kazoom Café Saint-Laurent

Kazoom Café Saint-Laurent is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at L'Île aux Volcans

L'Île aux Volcans is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Lower Terra Cotta playground

Lower Terra Cotta playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Mini-Parc Champagneur

Mini-Parc Champagneur is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Mini-Parc De l'Épée

Mini-Parc De l'Épée is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Mini-Parc Durocher

Mini-Parc Durocher is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Mini-Parc Querbes

Mini-Parc Querbes is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Opus 5 playground

Give Opus 5 playground (south-east of centre, Montreal) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Parc des Semailles

Parc des Semailles is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Parc-École Ahuntsic

Parc-École Ahuntsic is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Parc-école de l'Orée-des-Bois

Parc-école de l'Orée-des-Bois is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Parc l’Aquaciel

Give Parc l’Aquaciel (south-east of centre, Montreal) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Park Jean-Jacques Olier

Give Park Jean-Jacques Olier (south-east of centre, Montreal) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Piste d'hébertisme du cap Saint-Jacques

Give Piste d'hébertisme du cap Saint-Jacques (south-west of centre, Montreal) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Play Hill

Give Play Hill (east of centre, Montreal) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Terrain de jeu - École Sainte-Colette

Give Terrain de jeu - École Sainte-Colette (north-east of centre, Montreal) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Terrain de jeux du Vieux-Port

Give Terrain de jeux du Vieux-Port (south-east of centre, Montreal) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Westmount Park

Westmount Park is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque de Dorval

Bibliothèque de Dorval (on Chemin du Bord-du-Lac - Lakeshore, south-west of centre, Montreal) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque de Lorraine

Rain plan at Bibliothèque de Lorraine: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque de Rosemère

Bibliothèque de Rosemère (north-west of centre, Montreal) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque Hélène-Charbonneau

Rain plan at Bibliothèque Hélène-Charbonneau: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque Léo-Lecavalier

Rain plan at Bibliothèque Léo-Lecavalier: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque Ludovic-Laurier

Bibliothèque Ludovic-Laurier (north-east of centre, Montreal) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque Municipale de Sainte-Thérèse

Bibliothèque Municipale de Sainte-Thérèse (north-west of centre, Montreal) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque municipale Jacques-Ferron

Bibliothèque municipale Jacques-Ferron (on Rue Saint-Laurent Ouest, south-east of centre, Montreal) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque R.-Howard-Webster

Bibliothèque R.-Howard-Webster (south-east of centre, Montreal) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque Saint-Charles

Rain plan at Bibliothèque Saint-Charles: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Kirkland municipal library

Kirkland municipal library (on Boulevard Hymus, south-west of centre, Montreal) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Schulich Library of Science and Engineering

Schulich Library of Science and Engineering (south-east of centre, Montreal) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: one room at Centre interprétation de l'Eau

Indoor weather plan at Centre interprétation de l'Eau. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.

Rain plan: one room at Écomusée du Fier Monde

Écomusée du Fier Monde (on Rue Atateken, south-east of centre, Montreal): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.

Rain plan: one room at Espace Projet

Indoor weather plan at Espace Projet. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.

Rain plan: one room at Musée de l'Oratoire

Musée de l'Oratoire (south-east of centre, Montreal): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.

Rain plan: one room at Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal

Indoor weather plan at Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.

Rain plan: one room at Musée des ondes Emile Berliner

Musée des ondes Emile Berliner (south-east of centre, Montreal): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.

Rain plan: one room at Musée des Pompiers de Montréal

Indoor weather plan at Musée des Pompiers de Montréal. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.

Rain plan: one room at Musée des télécommunications

Musée des télécommunications (on Rue René-Huguet, south of centre, Montreal): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.