by Renee Tratch | May 9, 2017 | Family Attraction, Pools, Road Trip
Waterslides. The greatest invention ever if you ask most kids. And they’ve come a long way since my childhood days of singular slides at your average chain hotel. Waterparks take any family getaway to the next level. And for Toronto families this means you can...
by Renee Tratch | Dec 22, 2016 | Annual, Family Attraction, Giveaway
We love when our favourite places to play up the fun factor when the holidays come around. For any Toronto kid, the ROM is a sure-bet for fun and fascination any time of year, but their Winter Break line-up, known as ROM for the Holidays, packs in extra programs and...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 11, 2016 | Family Attraction, Indoor Play
So guess where we’re going to be this weekend. The LEGO Imagine Nation Tour is making its first stop in Toronto for three days October 14-16, 2016 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It’s basically our basement x one trillion and my two little LEGO fans will...
by Renee Tratch | Sep 27, 2016 | Family Attraction, Sports
It’s hockey season, but not everyone in my house is into it. I grew up at the hockey rink. And even though I didn’t play (girls didn’t have the choice back then in my small town), hockey was at the heart of my childhood. My guys, however, could care less. I took them...
by Renee Tratch | Sep 23, 2016 | Art, Family Attraction, Fresh Air
Had Kids in T.O. been around 40 years ago, we’d probably be rah-rah-ing this man-made island for bringing us Canada’s first waterslide in 1978 (it was made of concrete), its educational exhibits in the early 80s promoting Northern Ontario, and the world’s first...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 30, 2016 | Art, Family Attraction
At first I was absolutely terrifed to let my kids loose in a room full of gorgeously and intricately displayed glass. Turns out, I had nothing to worry about. CHIHULY, the latest exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum by the American sculptor Dale Chihuly, had my son...
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