It’s a Wonderful Life (Canadian Stage/Bluma Appel) — The Frank Capra film is an annual holiday tradition in many homes. People don’t just watch it for Jimmy Stewart: it’s a great story that celebrates relat

Ghosts and Ladders (Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People) — The new season is getting underway and Lorraine Kimsa and this show promises to be action-packed and dynamic — perfect for those who don’t like s

Chris McKhool: FiddleFire — They always say to “write what you know.” McKhool does just that: he keeps the lyrical content of this recording firmly grounded in the topic of music. The effect ranges. In songs

Putumayo Kids Presents Sesame Street Playground (Putumayo Kids) — A few generations ago, this compilation would have driven the kids wild. I know my own age group, which grew up on Sesame Street, would have been

Even though the excitement of the Summer Olympics is still fresh in our minds it’s time to look ahead to 2010 when the Winter Olympics come to Canada. The back-to-school crowd can get a head start on the Games by

Music & Truffles (Mooredale Concerts) — Time once again to think about cultural education, not just regular school stuff, and Music & Truffles is the program that will get young ones up to speed on classi

Canadian National Exhibition — Our annual farewell to summer event is about more than the midway and the food building. The CNE this year has some great events for kids and families. Of course, the young set alwa

BuskerFest — The only thing similar to the artists at BuskerFest and those not-so-talented dudes who sometimes strum guitars on street corners is that they both work outside. But this event brings the top outdoor performers from around th

The Circus Comes to Town (Toronto Reference Library) —  A lot of art and entertainment helps us escape the everyday. And when you see this collection of posters, pamphlets, books and artefacts celebrating c

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (High Park) — Complain all you like that CanStage keeps remounting the same play for its annual High Park outdoor showing. Be even more annoyed that ahdri zhina mandiela urban-inspired version is being totally

Whether on the beach, at the cottage or on the home front, with this round-up of toys, the playing is easy.

Who would wear fur from head to toe on a tropical Caribbean island? The answer is just one of the things that makes Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort ideal for preschoolers. Furry and familiar, Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster and fellow

The 10- year- old looks at the small gully, glances down at her hand- held Global Positioning System (GPS) then, with her head up, jumps over the ditch and runs up the hill. According to her coordinates, she is “arriving

(YTV) — Reality TV is taking over the tube, and seeping into the kid market now. This latest addition is one your youngsters might want to catch. This Canadian production is going to find a promising singer under 15 from