by Renee Tratch | Sep 13, 2014 | Annual, Art, Free, Fresh Air, Kids Programs
Eco-Art-Fest, an outdoor art festival at Todmorden Mills, has been on our to-do list since it opened in June. It’s the inaugural art-meets-nature event by the City of Toronto and No.9, an organization that brings together art and design to raise awareness of the...
by Renee Tratch | Sep 10, 2014 | Animals, Annual, Art, Beach, Farm, Free, Fresh Air, Park & Playground, Splash Pad
With the switch to September schedules – pools closing and schools opening – our mind shifts to planning fun fall activities. We’ve compiled this wish list for the new season. Let’s see if we can fit it all in before the snow falls. Apples: The season has already...
by Renee Tratch | Sep 5, 2014 | Free, Kids Programs
For many parents, registering for City of Toronto programs is one of the most adrenaline-inducing experiences. Since the majority of registrations are processed on the first day and 70 per cent within the first hour, you can’t help but to feel the pressure as...
by Renee Tratch | Sep 3, 2014 | Free, Storytime & Books
Our love of books has us browsing libraries, book stores, story times and now – our newest favourite book nook – the Children’s Book Bank. In an old Victorian home turned storefront in the Regent Park/Cabbagetown neighbourhood, the “book bank’...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 30, 2014 | Free, Fresh Air, Splash Pad, Wading Pools
Kidstown, located in L’Amoreaux Park in Scarborough, is the only City of Toronto-operated water park. The “pool” (it has lifeguards) boasts a slide into a wading pool, lots of squirting and splashing features (including pedal bikes and a small pirate ship) and a...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 7, 2014 | Art, Free, Storytime & Books
This summer my son and I joined a mob. A reading, crafting, acting, costumed crowd of book-lovers. StoryMobs is not your typical story time. This free family event brings together the masses around one children’s book, resulting in a spontaneous flash mob...
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