If you’ve spent any time in Meaford, you know it’s a year-round “playground”. In the summer, there’s sailing, swimming, fishing, boating, hiking, cycling, surfing, golfing, shopping, and more. In the winter, you can curl, ski, cross-country ski, snowmobile, toboggan, snowshoe, skate, and that’s for starters.

Here are some other ways to enjoy your love of play. Until July 28, the Meaford Museum is featuring an exhibit of games and toys stretching back at least a century. Canada At Play: 100 Years of Games, Toys and Sports, is on display in the galleries at Meaford Hall, and features areas focussing on winter sports, toys at home, factory toys, handmade toys and educational toys. You can even play in the play area; the travelling exhibit from the Royal Ontario Museum has been enhanced by the generous donation of local toys.

For more info, call 519-538-5974 or email meafordmuseum@meaford.ca.

Meanwhile, Meaford is home to a very special collection of toys year-round, and next week, we’ll take a visit to Jolley’s Riding Toy Museum. To whet your appetite, check out these hot vehicles from decades past (the collection goes all the way back to Canada’s first birthday.)