50 Reasons to Love Toronto with Kids in TOw

50 Reasons to Love Toronto with Kids in TOw

by | Jul 29, 2015 | Animals, Art, Beach, Café, Family Attraction, Farm, Farmers' Market, Free, Fresh Air, Indoor Play, Kids Programs, Museum, Music, Nature, Park & Playground, Pools, Restaurant, Sports, Storytime & Books, Trails

Small town vs. big city, suburbia vs. downtown, the list of pros and cons is long in the never-ending discussion of where is the best place to raise a family. As parents we often look at our own childhood experience to guide us in how we’d like our children to grow...
CLOSED – Mr. Ciao

CLOSED – Mr. Ciao

by | Jul 2, 2015 | Restaurant

As a kid I judged a restaurant not by its food but whether or not it had paper placemats. Give me a jar of crayons and I would sit quietly for hours while my parents, I assume, sat back enjoyed their meals. My kids? Nope. We barely make through ordering and they’ve...
The Works

The Works

by | Jan 22, 2015 | Restaurant

It all started with a peanut butter chocolate milkshake. Pre-kids pre-marriage my husband and I used to dine at the original Works in Ottawa. It was something special. Now, more than a dozen years later, you see these super burger joints across Ontario. So when our...
Hey Meatball

Hey Meatball

by | Apr 4, 2014 | Restaurant

Since pasta is always a hit at our house, we took the family to Hey Meatball for a meal out. It was our second-go at the Queen St. East location (the main Hey Meatball is on College Street) after a failed attempt shortly after opening. (Let’s just say the...
WVRST

WVRST

by | Jan 11, 2014 | Restaurant

We found ourselves shopping in the King and Bathurst area with no plans for lunch. Uh oh. But lucky for us, we stumbled upon WVRST and happily discovered a family-friendly spot. What kid can say no to hotdogs and fries? This bright second-floor resto has a hip vibe...