Road Trip: Treewalk Village in Stouffville

Road Trip: Treewalk Village in Stouffville

It’s treetop trekking for the littles. The boys (and a grandpa in TOw) went north on a sunny Sunday to check out Treewalk Village, an outdoor adventure park in the middle of Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area in Stouffville. The forest playland is filled with colourful...
Guided Family Nature Walks in Tommy Thompson Park

Guided Family Nature Walks in Tommy Thompson Park

Our family nature walks usually go like this: Go outside. Boys find a stick. Stick turns into a sword… But you know, sometimes I’d like them to stop and smell the flowers or — spot the animal scat. Finally, we did with the help of the super staff from the...
YPT’s The Wizard of Oz is awesome because…

YPT’s The Wizard of Oz is awesome because…

Well, this brings back memories. Toronto’s Young People’s Theatre presents the musical classic The Wizard of Oz now until May 15, 2016. It’s a spectacular refresh of the TV version I saw as a child on the prairies. (I am quite certain it started my...
We Fell in Love with Young People’s Theatre

We Fell in Love with Young People’s Theatre

I finally felt like my kids were ‘of age’ to take them to Toronto’s Young People’s Theatre. Why did I wait this long? Our first-time YPT experience was Goodnight Moon by the Seattle Children’s Theatre. This classic story comes alive (now until end of March...