Fact 1: The human brain contains 100 billion neurons with at least 100 trillion connections in all. (I question the number – or lack – of neurons firing in my brain since I became a parent.) Fact 2: brain function peaks in your 20s, then the number of...
The gift of experience is one of our favourites – whether we’re giving or receiving. If you are searching for a special treat for the kids or an exciting excursion for the whole family, you’ll find lots of options in the GTA that will please almost...
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...
The Toronto Botanical Garden might be one of our happiest finds. This new-to-us destination at Lawrence Ave and Leslie Street is now on our visit-often list. And you don’t have to have a green thumb to enjoy it. For us it’s the paths through the four acres of themed...
We’ve got butterflies on the brain. And it all started about an hour’s drive west of Toronto at the Cambridge Butterfly Sanctuary. We rolled into the (free) parking lot next just after opening and spent a Sunday morning circling the 10,800 square-foot indoor...
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