mini MOCCA

mini MOCCA

Kids and contemporary art. I usually like to keep them separate, saving gallery-going for me-time moments. But I was more than happy to have these two worlds meet during the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art’s newest program mini MOCCA, a series of hands-on...
Pawsitively Pets

Pawsitively Pets

Can we have a dog? I get this question from time to time. While the answer continues to be no (reasons I’ll save for another post), I want my kids to have a chance to nuture their love for animals, even if we don’t have a live-in pet. I turned to Pawsitively...
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre

LEGOLAND Discovery Centre

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...
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection

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...
Action Potential Lab

Action Potential Lab

Science + Art. This may be the best combo to describe our family. So when Action Potential Lab – Toronto’s first lab dedicated to merging science concepts with crafty creativeness – we couldn’t wait to stop by. Our first experiment came when we were invited to a...