GIRLS STAND TALL

GIRLS STAND TALL

MAYBE THERE’S A WAY TO CHANGE HOW GIRLS SEE THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER?  Toronto artist and illustrator Ellie Arscott is a mom of two girls. She just launched a community art project that is bringing together girls of all ages to help build their self-confidence...
10 PLACES TO GO FOR MARCH BREAK IN TORONTO

10 PLACES TO GO FOR MARCH BREAK IN TORONTO

Here we go – 10 days of ‘holiday’ (so my kids call it) are coming up. If you’re hanging around ‘holidaying’ in Toronto for March Break, we have rounded up 10 ideas to fill your days while school is out. 1. Digital Holiday – this is far from a break from technology,...
Five Stops at TIFF’s digiPlaySpace and TIFF Kids Film Fest

Five Stops at TIFF’s digiPlaySpace and TIFF Kids Film Fest

We love March. It means March Break and the return of two of our family’s favourite experiences – TIFF’s digiPlaySpace and the TIFF Kids International Film Festival  on offer at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. This year’s edition of digiPlaySpace (until April...
CONTEST: WIN AN ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE PLANETARY MEMBERSHIP

CONTEST: WIN AN ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE PLANETARY MEMBERSHIP

The Ontario Science Centre was our first and one of our most frequent destinations with kids in TOw. So many hours spent building, shopping and splashing in KidSpark, watching the stars in the Planetarium, getting totally immersed in an IMAX experience and exploring...
FAMILY TRAVEL: Dog Sledding with Kids in TOw

FAMILY TRAVEL: Dog Sledding with Kids in TOw

Have you ever gone winter camping? Dog sledding? With your kids in TOw? I asked my friend and Ottawa mom of two to share her family’s winter adventure spending the night on a dog sledding expedition in South River, ON near Algonquin Park … in -30C. It was...