The holiday rush is over – now what? While I am sure you’ve got a solid schedule to keep the family busy, you may need a few fillers. Here are 17 activities we’re choosing from to get us out of the house this Winter Break. Some are free, some are new and snow is not required.
- Ninjaz, a new indoor Ninja Warrior obstacle course that opened this fall in Vaughan, has circuits for kids, littles AND adults.
- FREE: Winter Village at Evergreen Brick Works has a new Street Food Market, daily free public skating, shinny, fat biking and hiking. Go on a weekend for miniature village making and campfire cooking in the Children’s Garden.
- ROM for the Holidays is in full swing with lots of extra activities in addition to the galleries and exhibitions (CHIHULY closes at the end of Winter Break.) PS – we’re giving away a ROM Membership.
- FREE: Take your pick from these free spots to glide with the family – from City of Toronto rinks and cool spots like Harbourfront and Nathan Phillips Square to longer trails in and out of the city.
- NEW + OUT OF TOWN: There is a new 425-metre long outdoor skating loop in Valen’s Lake near Hamilton. Valens Lake also offers 10 km of trails and a 300 metre boardwalk and observation tower.
- Joy Ride 150: This indoor bike park in Markham has bikes for rent and kid- and adult-friendly trails and jumps.
- On Thursday December 29th, there is a holiday all ages play time at Monarch Park Stadium from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Two fields will be set up – one for the age 5 and under and one for the 5 and over.
- FREE: Soulpepper Family Festival has a super line-up of performances for the kid-crowd. There is free public programming at the Young Centre on January 7 and 8, 2016. Here’s the schedule.
- Ontario Science Centre always has something for every age. Don’t miss the Wild Weather exhibition (it closes January 7, 2017) plus add-on’s during the holidays like toy-making, block building and a special show on celestial storms.
- OUT OF TOWN: Niagara’s Winter Festival of Lights, featuring Aura: Let it Glow, a 5km outdoor illumination display along the Niagara Parkway, and the new enhanced falls illumination are on until January 31. There is also fireworks on select days and a nightly sound and light show projected on to the decommissioned Toronto Power Generating Station on the Niagara Parkway.
- E.T. in Concert at the Sony Centre on December 29 and 30, 2016.
- Cheer on the Raptors – the 905 Raptors (from the NBA Development League) have four home games over the holidays at the Hersey Centre in Mississauga. Tickets range from $8 to $65 per game.
- AGO’s Pop-up Planetarium is on daily until January 8, 2017.
- Casa Loma: They have some extra family-friendly fun events through the holidays: Magical Winter Wednesday Nights and When you Wish Upon a Star.
- FREE: Winter Bird Count for Kids at Tommy Thompson Park on Saturday, January 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pre-registration is required.
- FREE: Winter Week, a week-long celebration of the Toronto Maple Leafs, means lots of free on and off-ice activities, like guest appearances from players and alumni and public skates, across the city from January 3 to 8, 2017.
- FREE: Mayor John Tory and Toronto City Councillors have their Winter Skate Party on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Colonel Samuel Smith Park.
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