by Renee Tratch | Jan 30, 2015 | Kids Programs, Music
Your child turns five and <gasp> you have yet to choose the instrument that they’ll spend the next 12-plus years mastering. Like many parents, we’ve arrived at that music lesson moment. Yes, my kids have strummed along with dad and pounded the keys around TOwn...
by Renee Tratch | Jan 27, 2015 | Free, Screen Time
You may have noticed – we’re big TVO fans. Whether it’s Steve (and The Agenda) or Gisèle (and her Big Backyard), we always find something interesting (and educational) for adults and kids in TOw. We recently organized a backstage pass for the kids to see...
by Renee Tratch | Jan 24, 2015 | Annual, Music
Totsapalooza was going strong well before I had my own tot to party with. The 7th installation of this kid-friendly book-fest-meets-concert-with-crafts hits the Revival on College St. on Saturday, February 7th from 1 to 3 pm. My five-year-old date and I may be newbies...
by Renee Tratch | Jan 22, 2015 | Restaurant
It all started with a peanut butter chocolate milkshake. Pre-kids pre-marriage my husband and I used to dine at the original Works in Ottawa. It was something special. Now, more than a dozen years later, you see these super burger joints across Ontario. So when our...
by Renee Tratch | Jan 19, 2015 | Birthday Parties, Theatre
This cozy little theatre was the last thing I thought I’d find in the bottom of the Madison Centre office tower at Yonge and Sheppard. We made the trip to North York to introduce the kids to theatre. The Solar Stage Children’s Theatre in its 20th season presents...
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