Vermont Square Park

Vermont Square Park

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...
City Kid’s Backyard || Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park

City Kid’s Backyard || Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park

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...
Beach Boardwalk

Beach Boardwalk

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...
Dufferin Grove Park

Dufferin Grove Park

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...
Kidstown Water Park

Kidstown Water Park

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...