by Renee Tratch | Nov 10, 2016 | Free, Fresh Air, Park & Playground
We’ve been driving past the Beach Skatepark for years and as I do with most activities, I file it away in my head as another destination for when my kids are old enough. Well we finally made it. Except that, we don’t skateboard yet. But my boys on bike and scooter...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 28, 2016 | Fresh Air
Give your pumpkins one more night to shine. A record number of 34 Pumpkin Parades will be lighting up parks across Toronto on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, ranging from 10 little guys to displays of close to 1,000. You can bring your jack-o-latern creation to one of...
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 | Sep 19, 2016 | Fresh Air, Park & Playground, Wading Pools
More park envy. This downtown green space in the Annex neighbourhood is nestled within beautifully tree-lined streets. I want to live here. And those that do know their local play space Vermont Square Park has everything: the Dennis Lee Playground and its cool pirate...
by Renee Tratch | Sep 11, 2016 | Fresh Air, Sports
There has been a lot of tackling going on in our house. While I must admit, I am more into cuddling/huddling, I do love Canadian football – it’s in my blood. There is something so exciting about watching sports live and cheering on the hometown team. So I...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 24, 2016 | Fresh Air, Park & Playground, Wading Pools
Cool kids in the west end know they’ve got it made with one of the best green spaces in Toronto. Spanning a huge chunk of the hipster hood between Queen and Dundas West at Strachan, Trinity Bellwood Park is a place to hang for big big kids as well as the littles in...
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