by Renee Tratch | Jun 24, 2015 | Free, Fresh Air, Park & Playground, Pools, Road Trip, Sports, Storytime & Books
Summer – you’re finally here. And for T.O. parents, this means 10 weeks to fill with fun – or something, anything to keep the kids busy. You’ve lined up camps, signed up for weekly programs and organized some family getaways. But as we all know, there will still...
by Renee Tratch | Jun 22, 2015 | Free, Indoor Play, Kids Programs, Storytime & Books
Welcome #100. Last month the Toronto Public Library unveiled the new Scarborough Civic Centre Library, the newest place to read, study, surf the net and 3D print (it’s the third after Toronto Reference Library and Fort York Library to have a Digital Innovation Hub.)...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 15, 2014 | Free, Indoor Play, Storytime & Books
Hello Drop In season. With the cooler temps arriving, families will soon be flocking to places to play inside. If you’ve been on parental leave or caring for children full-time, chances are you’ve dropped in at one of the free indoor Ontario Early Years Centres...
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 3, 2014 | Free, Storytime & Books
Our love of books has us browsing libraries, book stores, story times and now – our newest favourite book nook – the Children’s Book Bank. In an old Victorian home turned storefront in the Regent Park/Cabbagetown neighbourhood, the “book bank’...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 7, 2014 | Art, Free, Storytime & Books
This summer my son and I joined a mob. A reading, crafting, acting, costumed crowd of book-lovers. StoryMobs is not your typical story time. This free family event brings together the masses around one children’s book, resulting in a spontaneous flash mob...
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