We had fun at the CNE.
We loved the Aerial Acrobatics and Ice Skating show at Ricoh Coliseum. It was absolutely fantastic.
The food building had some decent vendors.
There were rides and games, which were good too.
Knick-knacks from around the world in the International Pavillion, which was very interesting.
Canadian Armed Forces display was pretty cool too. You can sit inside and take a picture in F-18 fighter plane, get in the back and on top of a LMV, wear the Canadian Army outfit and feel proud about it.
There were many virtual reality games in the Innovation Garage.
Children would also enjoy the animals on the farm (Pigs, Hen, Turkey, Llamas, Cows). The farm was quite informative as well.
Warehouse outlets are a waste of your time. The stuff is cheap quality/poor design and you would need too much of your time to find anything you would like to buy. You would be better to skip these.
Sand Sculptures and Butter Sculptures were good too.
We went this Saturday when the weather forecast said it'll be brutally hot, so we avoided too much rush.