by Renee Tratch | Mar 20, 2026 | Birthday Parties, Screen Time, Tech
I don’t play video games and certainly not the shoot ‘em up-style. I am not into sci-fi, nor do I enjoy horror movies. I probably don’t sound like a very fun mom. So my kids were quite surprised when I invited them to join me for a VR experience. Really, what appealed...
by Renee Tratch | Mar 19, 2026 | Art, Indoor Play
The sound of little hands digging into bins of LEGO still brings me such joy. I don’t hear it much anymore now that my boys are teens and the buckets of LEGO have been tucked to the side. (That doesn’t mean that I don’t catch them from time to time revisiting their...
by Renee Tratch | Mar 13, 2026 | Birthday Parties, Indoor Play, Sports
A screen-free Saturday with kids in TOw It was a rare afternoon when the calendar was empty — no hockey games, no volleyball tournaments and no errands to run. Instead of getting sucked into devices, laundry and that comfy corner on the couch, we decided to get the...
by Renee Tratch | Mar 5, 2026 | Best of Toronto, March Break
March is our tipping point. We are longing for the long winter to end and spring to start sprouting. (This mom in T.O. can’t wait to start growing things outside.) For kids in T.O., March means one thing: March Break. Luckily for those of us sticking around Toronto...
by Renee Tratch | Feb 19, 2026 | Best of Toronto
Plus one for those with little kids in TOw February is like turning over a new leaf. For those with high schoolers in TOw, semester two signals a new routine, and in some ways, a blank slate. So how are we filling it? Outside of the school days and homework sessions,...
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