What do I get my 17 year old daughter?

[daisyville]

My eldest is turning 17 next Friday. Whoa, does that make me feel old.

Anyway, lets stay on topic shall we?

She doesn't need anything material really. She has a cool room with all the trappings, lots of clothes. She has concert tickets for most of the upcoming shows she wants to see.

I would like to get her something that's more of an 'adventure' for her birthday, although affordable. Last year I took her and a girlfriend to Toronto for an overnight adventure. We saw a ballet, went to dinner, shopped, etc. It was fun.

She'd like to go to New York City. That just ain't gonna happen. I'd love to go too, but it's not in the budget I'm afraid. Ofcourse, if we go somewhere, she'd like to have a friend to explore with, besides her Ma.

Any tips?
I was wondering about Montreal. Exploring there for a weekend, we could drive (save money that way) do two nights in a hotel and see the sights?

We've done Ottawa as a family, so I'd prefer not to do that one for her 'birthday' adventure. Ideas?

[Feneant]

Parachuting lessons. Nothing says happy birthday like sending your kids jumping from planes.

[spm24]

17 year old daughter.
sending her and a friend to montreal might be fun but as a side trip why not go to niagra cross the boarder and go shopping in the states with her for the day . find good deals on a show or something and then bring her there .

other ideas is u can ask her friends what she plans on doing and support the whole thing ( ie dinner, movies with friends shopping ahead of time all prepaid care of a loving ma ")

that way she will be with her friends and also know u contributed to make her bday special ;

[manho]

i was gonna say a car and insurance... but u said even nyc is outta budget.. so...

(p.s. tats wht i got for my 17th.. a 8 yr old accord sedan )

[spm24]

Parachuting lessons. Nothing says happy birthday like sending your kids jumping from planes.

sorry bout the 2 posts in a row but parachuting is 18+ last time i checked.

but since i have recently gone skydiving
here is the link parachute school of toronto.

[coolpc]

sorry bout the 2 posts in a row but parachuting is 18+ last time i checked.

but since i have recently gone skydiving
here is the link parachute school of toronto.

lets have a RFD group jumping event!!!

[robattoronto]

I think driving to Montreal is a great idea. Rent a nice car, priceline a 4-5 star hotel and see if there's any show happening. Or you can get a bundle pass for the Olympic stadium/insectarium/Bio-dome. Seafood dinner. Casino nite. That should be a birthday present to remember. Nothing like a mother-daughter bonding during a roadtrip. You can make a pitstop at Kingston/Napanee/ Big apple (not NY)

[devious9191]

lets have a RFD group jumping event!!!

How about you jump first? ;p jk

[devious9191]

Montreal's a beautiful city, though it can make for a long day of trying to find your way around if you haven't been there before. My first time there when I was 18, I spent over an hour driving over bridges.

What about old quebec city? It's also very nice, though I don't know if a 17y/o would be into it. Something else you may want to consider would be a 'dinner/cruise' thing that they do all over the place. I've heard good things about one that's run out of Kingston, though the name escapes me.

[NDman]

Seems like you are looking for something to do together (bonding trip kinda thing, like robattoronto mentioned) instead of something materistic. A short get-away would be perfect.

Another one that I think would be fun to do is some of those short cooking work-shops. It'd be great for bonding, and yummy food to follow (previous exchanges suggested that you are pretty good at cooking so it can't be that bad. ). But that depends on how much you and your daughter like about cooking.

[confused]

Scores at NYC

[wanted]

A trip to a place like Vancouver/Toronto/Calgary/Montreal sounds nice...
When you mentioned NYC, these places could be an alternative.


Otherwise, get her membership to RFD

[tkl]

1. Membership at the exclusive "RFD" club.

2. Body guard to beat up all suitors. She's not allowed to date until she's 25.

[PrinceMS]

I have heared of rumors that up north of Brampton there is some plane museum and you can fly one of those old dog fight planes for a quite cheap price. Two can sit in one (maybe 1 seat is only for pro pilot?). Regardless - sorry can't be much more help, but you might wanna check into that.

If price is your concern - consider sega city / wonder land etc.

[confused]

go skydiving together.. that'll make you feel young and satisfy your daughter























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