Fueling creativity
By Luke Hill Everyone needs to be creative. I’m not saying that everyone has the capacity to make great art or write great poetry or play great music. Some people definitely have more aptitude for these things than others, and there’s
TV host and mother does double duty
By Christine Davis Top Chef Canada host and co-founder and executive chef of DEX restaurant in New York City, Eden Grinshpan, is a native Torontonian who’s come home to shoot three separate seasons of what she describes as the most “prestigious
Barbie can be anything and so can you
By Christine Davis For 60 years, Barbie has been breaking barriers, taking on more than 200 different careers since her inception in 1959. The latest addition to that vast collection is Canadian figure skating sweetheart Tessa Virtue. “It’s crazy!” Virtue says of seeing
Soulpepper presents Rose, a new original musical for all ages
By Sarah Wilson Imagine a story that begins with the words ‘Once upon a time’ and then goes places you never expected. Or a classic hero’s journey that’s unlike any you’ve ever seen before. Or imagine a musical in which a trio
Roll out the movies on Family Day
There are so many ways to enjoy Family Day on Monday, Feb. 18. If watching a family-friendly movie is on the agenda, here’s a list of some of the best movies both old and new. • Hugo – This 2011
Totally awesome tie-dye
The following is an excerpt from Suzanne McNeill’s book “Totally Awesome Tie-Dye: Fun-To-Make Fabric Dyeing Projects For All Ages”. Follow her techniques to create your own. Introduction: Tie-Dye is an adventure At its heart, tie-dye is a simple craft: it’s about adding
Fun and easy ukulele lessons
“Got my first real four string Cutest Fender uke I’d seen Played until my fingers bled Was the summer of 2018.” With apologies to Bryan Adams, I couldn’t resist comparing my foray into the ukulele to the singer’s commitment to the guitar. I had
How to get kids playing and learning outside this summer
By Dr. Dina Kulik Summertime is playtime for kids. We want kids to take a break from the typical disciplined schedule and get away from television and computer screens, so they can enjoy the short window of outdoor time in the
Paleo Play
By Tiffany Doerr Guerzon Keep kids engaged and learning this summer with these dinosaur crafts and activities. Make your own fossils from clay, create an erupting volcano, excavate dinos like a real paleontologist and even hatch a dino egg
Fun on the Cheap
I was away this past weekend on my annual writers’ retreat to Manitoulin Island, so my wife was solo parenting for a few days. She thought it might be a nice treat to go and do something with the boys
Fishing for fun in the summertime
The names written on the cedar rafters have created an informal record of the girls who have stayed in cabin number one. It’s the cabin that I stayed in decades ago, before campers were allowed to leave their mark and
Camp is bubble-wrap free
By Mary-Kay Amos Do you have bubble wrapped kids? The best way to answer this question is to define what that means. Lenore Skenazy who is a parenting expert, columnist, and author of “Free Range Kids” says that it is “overprotective
Go fish
Families have an opportunity to fish in Ontario waters without a fishing license (mandatory for anglers age 18 to 64 to legally fish at any other time of the year) during the annual Ontario Family Fishing event from June 30
How to make your phone photos fabulous
Estimates by InfoTrends indicate a total of 1.2 trillion digital photos will be taken worldwide this year. The vast majority of those pictures will be snapped on mobile phones. Here are some tips improve their mobile phone photo skills. · Focus
Burlington Synchro! Summer Camps 2018 begin August 20th, Fall Recreational begins September
If your child aged 3 - 16 years old enjoys music, dance, gymnastics and swimming - Synchro is the ideal sport to try something new and exciting!
It’s hip to be in Goderich’s Square
By Stephanie Redmond It’s touted as “the prettiest town in Canada” and Goderich is indeed, really pretty. Take a short, few hours drive from the GTA, along beautiful country roads and you’ll find yourself in this historic town. Settled in 1827 on
Tapping into the sweet season
By Jane Muller Canada tastes like maple syrup. Maple sap simmered to its sweet golden state is a technique inherited from Canada’s First Nations and savoured by all who posses a sweet tooth. Syrup season is in March, when the sap freezes
Get ready to party on Sesame Street
By Christine Davis This weekend the way to Sesame Street is via Rose Cherry Place as the Sesame Street community takes over Mississauga’s Hershey Centre on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24 and 25. This all-new, interactive show unfolds on one of the
Do something different this Family Day in Halton and Hamilton
By Christine Davis One day of the year is designated to families enjoying time together. This year, why not do Family Day a little differently and spend your time outside? In Hamilton, Valens Lake Conservation Area offers skating on the frozen lake,
Game on Girls: Hockey moms hitting the ice
By Kinjal Dagli Shah Growing up in the west island of Montreal, Christina Cameron watched her brother play hockey and was hooked. It was 1982, however, and only boys were allowed to play hockey. “I was only 4-years old so my