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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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,

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

By Christine Davis When the holiday weather is as bitterly cold as it’s been, caregivers look more than ever for fun indoor entertainment for the kids. All that can be found at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Until Sunday, Jan. 7, the

By Christine Davis It’s a tale as old as time: A love story with a healthy dose of self-discovery thrown in for good measure. From now until Sunday, Dec. 31, Beauty and the Beast takes the main stage at Young People’s Theatre

By Mark Donald of Mark Donald Law It’s back to school.  And for many kids that also means getting involved in sports. As always, parents are on support duty. As if driving your kid to a hockey rink at 4 a.m. wasn’t