by Renee Tratch | Feb 17, 2017 | Annual, Art, Beach, Free, Fresh Air, Trails
Light it up – it’s the weekend! And there are tons of places in Toronto to explore with the family all weekend long. Best part? So many of the get-out-and-play activities are free. Our top picks for Family Day: Gaming with the family: Opening this weekend,...
by Renee Tratch | Dec 16, 2016 | Free, Fresh Air, Trails, Weekly Wagon
Anyone else’s head spinning? There is SO MUCH on the go for families in T.O. Here are 7 of our top picks for outings for kids in TOw this weekend: New family-friendly Pantomine Robin Hood opens in Toronto’s East End. Toronto Marlies take on the Albany Devils at the...
by Renee Tratch | Apr 19, 2016 | Family Travel, Fresh Air, Road Trip, Trails
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...
by Renee Tratch | Apr 12, 2016 | Fresh Air, Trails
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...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 14, 2015 | Fresh Air, Trails
The race is on. Fall is prime time for Brown Trout, Coho, Chinook and Atlantic Salmon to move up through the GTA’s river systems (sometimes leaping over minor barriers as high as three metres) towards habitat suitable for spawning. We’re kind of obsessed. And we...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 11, 2015 | Free, Fresh Air, Trails
How about a worldwide game of hide-and-seek? Welcome to Geocaching and for those who have yet to try, let me tell you, it’s one of the easiest adventures to get kids outside, active and exploring their surroundings. Geocachers have been at it for 15 years. The...
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