“Do we have to read everything?” says my 10-year-old as we entered Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches that just opened at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Our family explores museums in very different ways. One like a pinball machine, the other beelining it to...
Thank you everyone who entered. The contest is now closed. We are giving away the gift of theatre! Enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets to one of Soulpepper Theatre’s performances of A Christmas Carol. The classic holiday story that follows Scrooge as he...
We are giving away the gift of music! Enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets to one of Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s performances of Holiday Pops, featuring the incredible soprano (and Toronto mom) Measha Brueggergosman with the TSO and a full choir. There are...
Wrap up Toronto! It’s back – our best-of gifts that will have you exploring and experiencing Toronto with your families in TOw. Here’s what tops our list for giving the gift of experience. GIFT OF THEATRE WITH SOULPEPPER’S FAMILY FESTIVAL No doubt the Toronto...
We have always loved the creative ways the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has been inspiring kids in this city to experience classical music – from fun storytimes (we’re thinking of The Hockey Sweater with Roch Carrier) to wearing your costume to a concert (the...
If you’re looking for someone to plan the destination for your next park meet-up up, we know just the guy. Andrew Moore, aka Danforth Dad has made it his (and his family in TOw)’s mission to explore Toronto through its many playgrounds. We’re talking hundreds of...
Boo! We got some LEGO fun for you. LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Vaughan is pulling out all the spooky feels this October with its Brick-or-Treat event now until October 31, 2019. What’s in store for your little monsters in TOw: Catch ghosts in AR in the ‘Hidden Side’...
Skinnamarinky-dinky-dink, skinnamarinky do… Parent or not, you know you know the words. And if you have little ones in TOw, guaranteed you have shared the beloved anthem and accompanying actions that you learned as a child with your own family. The classic folk song...
Calling all wannabe ninja warriors. On a recent trip out west to visit family in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, we made a pit stop at Splish Splash Water Park in the small prairie town of Minnedosa, MB. Manitoba’s first floating water park, the series of floating...
Whether you are a Torontonian or tourist, the views from Toronto Island never disappoint. With family in TOw, we usually hop on a ferry first thing to spend a day on the Island, picnicking in the parks, exploring the tree maze and the beaches, and treating the kids to...
As summer (finally) kicks off, so has the series of home games for one Toronto’s winningest teams – the Toronto Wolfpack. The world’s first transatlantic pro sports team takes on Halifax on Saturday, July 6 and we’ve partnered with the pack to offer Kids in T.O....
Go play with your food. Toronto’s newest playground St. James Park, off of Jarvis and Adelaide, is a playful take on a food market. The park’s facelift is filled with your typical playground features – slides, climbing structures, swings – but created with...
If you’re big Lego fans (like us), you’ll be excited to learn about LEGO® City: Report for Duty, a new series of special activities on now until June 30, 2019 at LEGLOLAND DISCOVERY CENTRE in Vaughan. We’re extra excited because we are giving away family pack of...
Our 60 seconds of infinity is now a permanent fixture in Toronto’s art scene thanks to a crowdfunding campaign that has brought one of Yayoi Kasuma’s famous infinity rooms to the Art Gallery of Ontario. LET’S SURVIVE TOGETHER opens to the public on May 25, 2019. It’s...
I was the perfect mom before I had kids. Oh, my kids will sleep through the night – nope. Oh, we’ll never snack in the car – here comes the crumbs. Over the past ten years those little babes-turned-toddlers-turned-kids continued to have an immense power to toss my...
Lost and found toy pieces find a new life! Over the last few months families all over the city (and beyond!) have been donating their random bits and missing pieces of unwanted toy debris to Tiny Toy Co., a new Toronto business specializing in educational activities...
What would Jane Jacobs do? It’s a question on a T-shirt that I’ve always loved as it encompasses the vision of the late Toronto urbanist Jane Jacobs who believed that everyday people should take an active role in city building. One of the ways of engaging with your...
Okay, the headline is a bit bold – but we hope it got your attention. The kid and baby industry is overflowing with products meant to make our lives easier and our kids healthier and safer. While the products themselves might deliver on these promises, the way...
My kids eyes light up when mail arrives addressed to them. So they were thrilled when ‘top secret’ mail began arriving week after week filled with maps, letters, codes to crack and cool clues from curious characters like pirates and long-lost relatives....
So we wandered up the DVP from downtown Toronto to Richmond Hill for a swim. It’s not just any indoor pool – it’s the GTA’s only wave pool, equipped with a waterslide. And it’s not just any old slide, it has rainbow interior. The Richmond Hill Wave Pool has the feels...
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