by Renee Tratch | Aug 14, 2015 | Birthday Parties, Indoor Play
We usually save our indoor playing for rainy days and cold weeks of winter. But on a recent summery morning we walked into Petite Care, a new family centre on Gerrard St. East. The bright and sunny play space took over a storefront in Little India/Leslieville in July....
by Renee Tratch | Aug 9, 2015 | Weekly Wagon
For the bug-lovers: Hand over the camera phones. Ontario Nature is asking kids 12 and under to enter their summer insect photo contest. (Got more of an artist, you can also have them print and colour one of their insect photos online.) Get outside – contest ends...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 6, 2015 | Fresh Air, Trails
Finding the great outdoors in the city is always top of our list. And it’s often a quick sell – promise of adventure, space to run and lots of fresh air. Toronto has tons of trails that you can hop on right from downtown and so many are accessible for little hikers in...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 3, 2015 | Weekly Wagon
Berries: Get picking. We’ve raved about strawberries. Next up, raspberries and blueberries. West, there is Andrews’ Scenic Acres near Milton. East, Wilmot Blueberries in Newcastle is road-trip worthy. (PS – plan your harvest for next year. LEAF has some Edible...
by Renee Tratch | Jul 29, 2015 | Animals, Art, Beach, Café, Family Attraction, Farm, Farmers' Market, Free, Fresh Air, Indoor Play, Kids Programs, Museum, Music, Nature, Park & Playground, Pools, Restaurant, Sports, Storytime & Books, Trails
Small town vs. big city, suburbia vs. downtown, the list of pros and cons is long in the never-ending discussion of where is the best place to raise a family. As parents we often look at our own childhood experience to guide us in how we’d like our children to grow...
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