by Renee Tratch | Oct 14, 2015 | Fresh Air, Trails
The race is on. Fall is prime time for Brown Trout, Coho, Chinook and Atlantic Salmon to move up through the GTA’s river systems (sometimes leaping over minor barriers as high as three metres) towards habitat suitable for spawning. We’re kind of obsessed. And we...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 11, 2015 | Free, Fresh Air, Trails
How about a worldwide game of hide-and-seek? Welcome to Geocaching and for those who have yet to try, let me tell you, it’s one of the easiest adventures to get kids outside, active and exploring their surroundings. Geocachers have been at it for 15 years. The...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 7, 2015 | Free, Fresh Air, Green, Trails
What’s more Canadian than a hike with the family in the great outdoors? Well, lucky for us in Toronto, we don’t have to leave TOwn for a trip into nature. It’s hard to believe that almost 20 per cent of our city is ravines and forest. According to Toronto author...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 1, 2015 | Fresh Air, Kids Programs
My eldest in TOw is fascinated by planets. And, as with most of these awesome stages that kids go through, our family has jumped on his space adventure. So earlier this year, I made sure to secure a date with the stars at the David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill....
by Renee Tratch | Sep 28, 2015 | Birthday Parties, Indoor Play, Sports
Running, jumping and tumbling. That pretty much sums up the life of most kids in TOw. So when we come across a location that inspires and encourages the little guys to do just that, we’re in. GymKats, a gymnastic studio in Leaside for kids 8 months to 10 years old,...
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