by Renee Tratch | Oct 12, 2014 | Animals, Farm, Fresh Air, Road Trip
Looking for an out-of-the-city dose of farm and fun? Northeast of Newmarket near Mount Albert, you’ll find Brooks Farm. While this family-run farm-meets-amusement park has your typical country offerings – animals, hay bales, corn maze and wagon rides – it’s the...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 8, 2014 | Beach, Free, Fresh Air, Park & Playground, Pools, Trails, Wading Pools
I almost forget that I’m in Toronto when I’m strolling along the boardwalk in The Beach (or The Beaches) neighbourhood in the city’s east end. The year-round activities for families along this 1.2 km wood-planked path following Lake Ontario are easy and endless. Here...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 2, 2014 | Family Attraction, Farmers' Market, Free, Fresh Air, Kids Programs, Storytime & Books, Trails
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...
by Renee Tratch | Sep 28, 2014 | Farmers' Market, Fresh Air, Park & Playground, Splash Pad
That red dot and surrounding green space in the middle of condo-land have always intrigued us while we’re driving along the Gardiner Expressway. This summer, we finally stopped and made the trek to check out Canoe Landing Park. Unveiled in 2009, the eight-acre...
by Renee Tratch | Sep 25, 2014 | Farmers' Market, Fresh Air, Park & Playground, Wading Pools
It’s no secret. Families who frequent Dufferin Grove Park know they have got it made. This 5.3-hectare green space along Dufferin St in between Bloor St. W and College St. in Toronto’s west end offers all your park necessities. And then some. The entire park is...
by Renee Tratch | Sep 20, 2014 | Family Attraction, Fresh Air, Kids Programs, Road Trip
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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