by Renee Tratch | May 2, 2015 | Beach, Fresh Air, Music, Nature, Road Trip
Outdoor music festival time is around the corner. Remember those chilled out weekends of non-stop music, hopping from stage to stage, discovering new bands, dancing under the stars, staying up late and even camping? It doesn’t have to end when you have Kids in TOw....
by Renee Tratch | Feb 22, 2015 | Birthday Parties, Family Attraction, Road Trip
With two increasingly LEGO-obsessed children, a trip to LEGOLAND sat on the top of the must-visit list. I had assumed we’d have to travel to sunnier climates to find one. Surprise – LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in the Vaughan Mills mall is the GTA’s bright yellow...
by Renee Tratch | Feb 13, 2015 | Art, Fresh Air, Kids Programs, Road Trip
There are very few places that I’ve felt pure Canadian-ness. This is one of them. In less than an hour’s drive from downtown Toronto, my family arrived at The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, a picturesque gallery nestled in 100 acres of wilderness in the...
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 | 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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