by Renee Tratch | Nov 21, 2014 | Fresh Air
What better way to get in the holiday mood than… shopping. Love it or hate it, tackling that gift-giving list is a huge part the season. I love looking for that perfect gift, but when stores get busy, a mall is the last place I want to be with kids in TOw. So we ditch...
by Renee Tratch | Nov 17, 2014 | Screen Time
You’ve discovered TVOKids, right? If you haven’t, it’s time to tune in when television gets the green light at your house. Among the ocean of viewing options from commercial broadcasters, Youtube and Netflix, TVOKids is one of the few safe screen spots that kids enjoy...
by Renee Tratch | Nov 9, 2014 | Kids Programs, Music
Our family’s classical music consumption usually happens on weekend mornings. Up too early. Kids too noisy. We turn on a classical music station. Its soothing sounds keep us sane when it feels like the rest of Toronto is sleeping. I secretly hoped for the same calming...
by Renee Tratch | Nov 3, 2014 | Family Attraction, Kids Programs, Screen Time
A trip to the moon has been our latest adventure. Our blast off point – the Planetarium, a small domed theatre in the Ontario Science Centre, where Toronto skies are always filled with stars. Our five-year-old has recently become a bit planet-obsessed but you...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 27, 2014 | Animals, Annual, Farm
Farm kids and city slickers unite. The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, the annual ten-day festival celebrating all things country, takes over Exhibition Place from November 7 to 16, 2014. For our family, it’s our prairie roots that bring us to the event every year....
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