tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20317643411798423862024-03-14T02:22:27.227-04:00Toronto Fun PlacesI fell in love with this city when I moved from Montréal to Toronto, over 20 years ago. I have since written three GUIDES to help you discover Toronto and Southern Ontario with your loved ones. Enjoy!Nathalie Prezeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04734508878283383989noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031764341179842386.post-43581644446045500352015-10-27T18:04:00.001-04:002015-10-27T18:25:20.482-04:00TreeWalk Village: Go play outside! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's been many changes at Bruce's Mill Conservation Area over the years, and my favourite one is the addition of TreeWalk Village.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> This private attraction is hosted within the conservation, </span>around the buildings where the yearly Maple Syrup Festival is held. (You can access it from the first parking lot to your right.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't know the hours during spring and summer but this fall, the TreeWalk Village is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends and Thursdays and Fridays from 12 noon to 4 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As soon as you get out of the car, you can hear laughter coming from the Village. What's not to love! Gorgeous little tree houses that look made out of giant popsicle sticks, adding splashes of colour to the decor, suspended nets linking one to the next, slides for quick exits, plus a Hobbit-like structure in the back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All of this in a beautiful setting of tall trees, throwing a fantastic yellow glow in the fall!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The TreeWalk Village is managed by </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">TreeTop Trekking, also responsible for </span>the aerial trails nearby. They strongly recommend that you call to reserve a spot with them, the activity is quite popular.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Note that no reservations are required for the TreeWalk Village. Admission to the Village does not include admission to the aerial trails nor the admission fee to the Conservation Area ($5.75/15 years and over, FREE/14 years and under).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you walk around the Village, you'll be able to access Bruce's Mill trails. They're not very well marked but try to follow the white or blue marks for a lovely walk through the tall trees, on a boardwalk, over small bridges and into a hilly field, which you will reach in less than 20 minutes. </span><br />
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<br />Nathalie Prezeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04734508878283383989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031764341179842386.post-30904513781437370892015-10-27T12:01:00.000-04:002015-10-27T12:32:56.611-04:00Forsythe Family Farms: Same spirit, new location<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Special Halloween Day: October 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For years, <a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/component/k2/item/104-forsythe-family-farms">Forsythe Family Farms</a> was Toronto's closest working farm open to the public. A few years ago, they moved to Uxbridge area. I recently went to visit the new location and found out it's a lovely country ride as you approach the farm. No wonder their new motto is "A little drive for a whole lot of country".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those who knew their other location will recognize this <i>Three Little Pigs</i> scene from their beloved Enchanted Forest. The little forest in their current location did not allow them to reproduce the exact same concept but check the photos below to see how they've turned it into a Fairy Tale Lane with additional I-Spy fun walk in their Forest Discovery Trail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Forsythe Family Farms has always been good with their attention to detail. Throughout the site and in their Barnyard Adventures, we see cute signs and family-tested simple activities: a fully equipped kitchen in a tiny playhouse, upraised slides, photo ops corners, wagon ride to the Fairy Tale Lane, 2-acre corn maze, and many animals in the Animal Barn, where you can feed them a 50¢ bag of healthy greens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was surprise to see many teens visiting the place on their own. Not because they were accompanying younger siblings but simply for the fun of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can easily walk to the Fairy Tale Lane (probably a 10-min. walk). When you take the wagon ride, it stops at the entrance of the Forest Discovery Trail and waits for you to return to the farm. I would recommend walking back instead to have more time to look at the fairy tales with the kids and to spot all the items on the list of the I-Spy game. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I saw that some people had a sheet that they could put to use at three different spots in the maze, opting for different elements to draw on an empty pumpkin face. At the exit of the maze, they could find out the name of their pumpkin, depending on their overall selection, on a panel with 64 pumpkin faces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While stopping in their market store to grab a freshly made apple pie, I found out they have a good selection of frozen meat from nearby farms. I was there on the special Apple Cider Day when a mobile cider-making truck was making and pasteurizing cider and putting them in containers that can keep cider on the shelf for a full year! (The farm carries this cider.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">mmmmm </span>Nathalie Prezeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04734508878283383989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031764341179842386.post-80726974324143863612015-10-20T14:59:00.002-04:002016-10-06T10:55:18.412-04:00This Pumpkinland puts the "more" in Whittamore's Farm!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Pumpkinland 2015: </b>September 12 to October 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">(2016: September 17 to October 31)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/component/k2/item/477-whittamores-farm">Whittamore's Farm</a> used to be nice, but now, "nice" does not even come close! It has become one of the best fun farms in the GTA. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I recently visited it </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">on a Sunday </span>during their Pumpkinland event and joined a sea of cars in the parking lot. Don't let this scare you! There was plenty of room to run from one activity to the next in the large Fun Farm Yard, where everyone was having a ball.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">By the admission gate, I could see the normal fixtures of any good fun farm: </span><span style="font-size: large;">sandbox with big tractor and small trucks, inflatable structure, piles of pumpkins and a few farm animals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once inside the Fun Farm Yard, I heard loud laughter coming from a little booth </span><span style="font-size: large;">where players were vigorously activating antique water pumps to
provide water for little ducks rushing down a gentle slope into a bucket. A duck racewas going on and it was a riot! It costs an extra </span><span style="font-size: large;">$2, to buy a rubber chick (which
you keep) but you can then race as long as you want, grabbing your duck from the bucket and putting it back in line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are lots of photo ops all around the site: wooden
milking cow, the cow and calf bench and cut-outs peppered around the
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love Whittamore's attention to detail, down to many cute games by the activities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The following was my absolute favourite. I assume it is offered only during Pumpkinland. It's Whittamore's take on the "Guess Who" game, called "Who's Your Pumpkin?", where two families can compete to guess each other's pumpkin off a giant board. "It was the pumpkin with a tongue!", exclaimed the toddler to his dad after a good game. Awww.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Part of the regular Fun Farm Yard are the playground with tractor tires and
horse swings made out of tires, a </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">pedal
tractor track...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">... a real tree fort,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">... a "mining' experience (for an extra fee),</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">... and my three favourites: the jumbo jumping pillows (the largest bouncing structures I've seen in the GTA), </span><span style="font-size: large;">the funny animated singing chicken show (funny animatronic chicken doing lip sync), and </span><span style="font-size: large;">the Strawberry hill with a slide, from which we get a nice view over the largest pumpkin field.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">During Pumpkinland, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">the wagon ride gets you through a tiny </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spookey
Forest. As we waited in the wagon for the ride to start, I heard a dad observing, for the benefit of his preschooler: "Look at this huge field! There must be at least ten pumpkins in this patch!" (a fact that his son was quick to rectify). Some dads are too cute.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">During the Pumpkinland event, they also add a corn maze, a pumpkin bouncer and the famous Pumpkin Cannon Show to the rest
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<span style="font-size: large;">On your way out, it is a good idea to stop by the farm shop to grab a pie (cooked or frozen and uncooked) or a treat from their bakery. They also carrying produce and preserves, among other things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />Nathalie Prezeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04734508878283383989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031764341179842386.post-79240470762159632242015-10-13T01:10:00.000-04:002015-10-14T06:40:26.282-04:00Morningside Park: Fall colours, fighting fish and flickering sunlights on the river<span style="font-size: large;">We visited <a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/component/k2/item/258-morningside-park">Morningside Park</a> over 15 years ago, when there were no playground, no splash pad, no paved path... and no washrooms. Bonus! Now, it has all of the above, and the same easy access to the wide stream of Highland Creek which our little adventurers enjoyed so much years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Arriving from Morningside Road, we drove past the first parking lot (which remains open all year-round) and beyond the gates that close during the winter. It truly felt like a country road. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Based on Google map, I saw that from the last parking lot, we would have reached the paved trail by walking to the end of the field. But for this time, we choose to drive back to the first parking lot to check the facilities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Past the restrooms, I saw this cute splash pad (closed for the season at this time of the year). It overlooks a large grassed park and sits by a fun playground where plenty of kids were playing on the warm fall day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We walked past the playground towards the paved path and turned right. There were enough leafy trees to enjoy fall colours. Soon, we noticed an opening to our left and walked towards the river.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Admiring the view, we heard a splash and thought we saw an otter playing in the water. It turned out to be a huge Atlantic Salmon trying to reach the lake. We could spot its orange fin popping out of the water as it tried to swim down the stream. (If you're wondering what a salmon is doing in this creek, read this <a href="http://www.spoonpullers.com/forums/index.php/topic,19871.0.html">critical article</a> on the Ministry of Natural Resources' Atlantic Salmon experiment!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We walked further south on the paved path shared by bikers and pedestrians. The panorama changes every 100 metres, at times under the shade of mature trees, or under the bright blue sky. Sometimes going uphill, very often passing by the river. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before a little bridge (.7 km from the playground), we took an uphill trail on our right. It quickly led to a huge sandy patch by an elbow of the creek. More secluded then the other parts of the park we had seen so far, it looked to me like the perfect spot for a picnic!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we met it again, it was lined by stones that formed steps leading to the shore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We took the right branch of a fork and ran under Lawrence Avenue, where the underpass pillars were adorned with cool street art. (By then, we were 2.3 km from the playground.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A 5-minute walk further, we took a small path on our left, climbing towards stairs which led us to the intersection of Celeste Drive and Templeton Crescent in a residential area. We called it quits and walked 2.7 km back to our car. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I later found out that, had we kept going south on the larger paved path, we would have reached the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cedarridgecreativecentre">Cedar Ridge Creative Centre and Gallery</a> with a cute garden and ungoing exhibitions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is roughly 3 km between the gallery and the playground, which means a 6 km walk (about 1 hr 30). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I noticed a Starbucks at the south-east corner of Morningside Avenue and Kingston Road (255 Morningside). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are two all-day breakfast concessions nearby: <a href="http://www.sunsetgrill.ca/Food.html">Sunset Grill</a> (4551 Kingston Road, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">on the south side, </span>one block east of Morningside) and <a href="http://www.eggsmart.ca/">Eggsmart</a> (4410 Kingston Road, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">on the north side, </span>one block west of Morningside).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I was browsing along the <a href="http://torontofunplaces.blogspot.ca/2015/09/the-abc-of-walking-with-kids-take-2.html">alphabet trail</a> left by the sidewalk artist Victor Fraser along Danforth Avenue, I noticed a flyer on the counter of Wheels & Wings Hobbies about the Danny's Urban Fairies. I thought maybe they had some cute model kit to create tiny fairies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Opening the flyer, I found a map marking some 50 local shops, who agreed to create little fairy doors inside their premises or in their window, some simple, others quite elaborate, for the visitors to find out. Like a fun little I-SPY game! Of course, Wheels and Wings had their own fairy door.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Cool initiative!</b></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://dannysurbanfairies.ca/">Danny's Urban Fairies</a> is the initiative of a whimsical local woman <a href="http://dannysurbanfairies.ca/dannys-urban-fairies-started/">Natalie Coulter</a> who saw such doors in the city of Ann Arbor in Michigan and convinced local shops to hop on the wagon! Everyone I spoke with in the participating stores said that throughout the
summer, they saw families coming in, flyer in hand, to find the little
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bad news:</b> I discovered it too late in the summer. The event was officially planned to go on from mid-July to August 30. <b>Good news:</b> On my visit on August 31st, every shop I entered still had their fairy doors and none knew when they would take them down. Considering the massive interest, I will not be surprised if the event becomes a tradition and catches on in other neighbourhoods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Mini DoorsOpen Toronto</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I suspect many merchants will keep their little door for a while and you could probably still see some while you do the <a href="http://torontofunplaces.blogspot.ca/2015/09/the-abc-of-walking-with-kids-take-2.html">Alphabet Walk</a>. Participating stores could be found north and south of Danforth from Jones Avenue (east of Pape Subway Station) to Westlake Avenue (east of Woodbine Subway Station). You can print a PDF version of the map on <a href="http://dannysurbanfairies.ca/find-our-fairies/">www.dannysurbanfairies.ca</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some were easy to find, such as the little Doctor Who-like door at the cashier of Red Rocket Coffee. Some are much difficult to find, such as the one in the arts supplies DeSerres (where someone discreetly pointed me in the right direction). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really hope they haven't put down yet the cutest ones at Quack Quack Animation (1847 Danforth). It's a Hobbit-like round door on the ceiling by the entrance. And next door, in the window filled with robots made out of recycled objects, look for a little door made out of stone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>BIAs, take note!</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Shops involved with the event each found their own way to benefit from the increased traffic. DeSerres, for example, created little $5 craft kits to create one's own fairy door at home. Clever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once again, here's a cool example of how
we can improve our city's walkability. With the support of Toronto's 81
Business Improvement Areas (BIA), every neighbourhood could enjoy the
free fun of discovering fairy doors along an Alphabet Walk. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everybody wins with that kind of project.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not only do you discover local restaurants and businesses, but that's how you make kids walk 2 kms without even noticing! </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">During my stroll, a few places caught my attention.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">What's in your neighbourhood?</span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">What's Victor up to? </span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In <a href="http://torontofunplaces.blogspot.ca/2012/06/abc-of-strolling.html">June 2012</a>, I noticed a large ornate letter R painted on the sidewalk
in front of Red Rocket Coffee (1364 Danforth). I asked the owner if he
had hired someone to do this.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Turned out a sidewalk artist, Victor
Fraser, had taken on him to paint the alphabet over 2 kms along the
north side of Danforth. He
called them "Love Letters", hence the little hearts on some of the
letters. According to the artist, the painted letters would last at
least a year.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Fast forward to February 2014, we could still see the fading outline of some of his letters. It really saddened me because I had spoken with the artist in 2012 and knew</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> that Victor was d</span>ealing with a form of severe arthritis (A.S. or ankalosing spondalitis) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">which makes every effort painful and </span></span>for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">which, much like multiple sclerosis, there's a time limit...</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">He does it again!</span></b> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This week, I was dropping boots at my favourite shoe repair shop (FYI: Fine Shoe Sales and Repair at 845 Danforth) when I noticed a large blue letter A on the north side of the sidewalk, painted in Victor's trademark Celtic style! I followed the trail and went through the whole alphabet, up to Woodbine Subway Station. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">His letters are even prettier than before, with the addition of a 3D effect and sparkling paint shining under the sun. (The photo on the left was the letter O as he painted it in 2012 and the one you can see now.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This time, the artist got more marketing savvy! He created the hashtag #WhatsVictorUpTo (which many people already put to good use on Twitter)... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then he created a page on <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/whatsvictorupto">www.gofundme.com/whatsvictorupto</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, a user-friendly (and <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/safety">secure</a>) donation platform which allows anyone to create a fundraising campaign. On his page, I found a cool <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL2oV_agirs">YouTube link</a> to Victor in action.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Let's encourage artists like Victor Fraser to enhance our urban walks! I really think all the Business Improvement Associations (BIAs) should promote this kind of fundraising to support an Alphabet Walk in their neighbourhood and create cool family walks throughout Toronto.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">That's one af the good ways to improve a city's walkability! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Another cool way it <a href="http://torontofunplaces.blogspot.ca/2015/09/i-spy-fairies-on-danny-danforth.html">Danny's Urban Fairies</a>, also along Danforth. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">When standing by the letter A (just east of Eaton Street), I counted no less than 25 capital letter As! </span><br />
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kids on a fun I-Spy game which could make them walk 4 km without even
realizing it as you walk your way up and down the alphabet.</span></span> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I suggest you stop at some letters (such as the first letter of their name) and ask your kids to spy all the signs bearing that specific letter. When he had the option, the artist chose to match a letter with the first letter of a business name: O by the One and Only café, R by Red Rocket café, S by the restaurant Sauce...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Use the excuse of the Alphabet Walk to check out a few places along the Danforth!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Reaching the end of the alphabet is very rewarding! Between the letters Y and Z, you'll find: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.cartersicecream.com/">Carter's Ice Cream</a></b></span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(a favourite among the locals</span> at 3 Woodmount, just north of Danforth), across the street, just south of Danforth, you'll find <b><a href="http://torontofunplaces.com/component/k2/item/234-east-lynn-park">East Lynn Park</a></b>, the cutest little park nested in a pit, with original playground structure and a lovely wading pool (open until Labour Day Sunday), and the super art supplies store <a href="http://www.deserres.ca/en-CA/">DeSerres</a> (2056 Danforth, just west of Woodbine Subway Station). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Other points of interest:</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Around O:</b> the <a href="http://www.theonlycafe.com/contact/index.html">One and Only Café</a> (972 Danforth), so whimsical outside and so funky inside. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Around R:</b> the <a href="http://redrocketcoffee.blogspot.ca/">Red Rocket Coffee</a> (1364 Danforth) usually feature fun sidewalk signs (indoor fireplace to warm up the cold days). </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Around T: </b>the hidden little <a href="http://www.danforthbowl.ca/">Danforth Bowling</a> (1554 Danforth)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Around U:</b> the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/bus-terminal-diner-toronto">Bus Terminal Diner</a> (1606 Danforth) set in the 50s and filled with fun things to look at. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Around W:</b> on the south side of Danforth, check out the very cool little robots (1847 Danforth). </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Around X:</b> <a href="http://www.wheelswingshobbies.com/">Wheels & Wings Hobbies</a>, a very well stocked reduced model shop (1880 Danforth).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This summer, I was looking for a nice walk to enjoy the city and to stretch our legs after a visit to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MBAM). Found it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Facing the main entrance to the MBAM (on Sherbrooke Street) is the Avenue du Musée. Part of it is carless and features a whimsical installation during the summer. This year, it's a labyrinth of flowers painted on the street. Last year, it was a series of bicycle reflectors attached to the pavement. All around, is the permanent sculpture garden featuring 22 artworks. (Torontonians will recognize one of the cows by Joe Fafard that we can see in downtown's financial district!).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Part of the sculpture garden is the spectacular <i>Soleil</i> (sun) by Dale Chihuly, which has to be stored every winter to protect its 1,200 pieces of glass! Every spring, it is reinstalled in front of the Michal & Renata Hornstein Pavilion. Watch the master piece being put back together on this cool <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCn0LANkMsY">timelaps clip</a>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then, walk up the Avenue du Musée to the end of the street, where you'll find a staircase. Go up, then turn right on Avenue des Pins. Cross the street and keep walking along Avenue des Pins, past Redpath Crescent. You'll see a paved path to your left with signs for Chemin Olmsted.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Follow the signs and the (several) staircases up until you reach the Chalet du Mont-Royal, where you'll be rewarded by a breathtaking view of Montréal. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The chalet itself is a gorgeous, spacious, and underutilized building. A nice café taking advantage of the view would be lovely (but they have washrooms). You can buy snacks and water from machines, and frozen treats from vendors, and then sit on Muskoka chairs to enjoy the panorama.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It takes 30 minutes to walk from the museum to the Chalet du Mont-Royal... some 500 stair steps away.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You can have a generous all-day breakfast at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #1022a3; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://fr.eggspectation.com/">Eggspectation</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, a whimsical big restaurant at 1313 de Maisonneuve West, or a big sandwich at the urban cafeteria</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;"> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #1022a3; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.antonandjames.com/">Anton & James</a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(1414 Stanley) which you could eat in the cute hidden garden on the west side of the presbyterian church of St. Andrew and St. Paul (just west of the Soleil), accessible through a little portal off Sherbrooke Street. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(This post is a partial translation of my French article in <a href="http://www.lexpress.to/archives/15774/">L'Express de Toronto</a> on Rodin's exhibition at the MBAM until October 18, 2015.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Go to the <a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/outing-of-the-week">Activity of the week</a> section of torontofunplaces.com, the website supported by Nathalie Prézeau, author of 482-page guide on family outings <i><a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/about-the-book">Toronto Fun Places</a></i>, now it its 5th edition.</span>Nathalie Prezeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04734508878283383989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031764341179842386.post-61144711801086547792015-07-07T02:38:00.001-04:002015-07-07T02:38:38.817-04:00Family outing of the week: Splash Pad in Coronation Park <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Visit our new page on the <a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/component/k2/item/763-splash-pad-in-coronation-park">Splah pad in Coronation Park</a>, Oakville.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(Note that the FREE Oakville Children's Festival will be on Sunday, July 19 from 10 am to 4 pm in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/component/k2/item/348-coronation-park">Coronation Park</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">• </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">People were buried in the ash, which hardened to form a porous shell,
meaning that the soft tissues of the bodies decayed, leaving the
skeleton in a void. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Fiorelli, the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">director of works in charge of the excavations in 1863,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> had plaster
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">• Some 100 casts were done of the estimated 1,100 bodies found. We think there were 12,000 people living in Pompeii at the time.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>I expected that we would see murals gradually pop up in the Underpass Park under the Gardiner but I didn't count on the Live Art Festival on June 20th, when many pilars got a major make-over all at once!</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Bad news:</b> Corktown Common and its splash pad will be CLOSED until August 31. <b>Good news:</b> the Underpass Park and playground on the west side of Lower River Street will remain open.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Two other great additions in the neighbourhood: Tim Hortons with a patio (south-west corner </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">at the corner of King East and Lower River Street)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, perfect for families to grab a snack and drink after they've let off some steam in the park. And Odin (across the street at 514 King east), a new independant café which belongs to the owners of Thor Espresso Bar on Bathurst.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The new exhibition <b>Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano</b> will be at the <a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/component/k2/item/150-royal-ontario-museum">Royal Ontario Museum</a> (ROM) until January 3, 2016. It is your chance to see 200 artifacts from this ancient city frozen in time following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Year 79.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is obviously fascinating to see casts of people who perished in Pompeii, and watch the eruption simulation in a dark room. It is equally impressive to see jewelry, portrait statues, and even glassware so well preserved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But this is not what </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">we truly enjoyed (apart from the fact that this exhibition is entirely bilingual!) </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">about this time capsule of the 20-km wide city of 12,000 (as big as Leslieville in Toronto, which hosts a population of 25,000).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">What </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">really caught our attention</span></span> (I was visiting with my 22-year old son), </span><span style="font-size: large;">was </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">similitude </span>between Year 79 and 2015 in terms of behaviors and values (better appreciated by children 10 years and older). </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Political PR</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A mural was found, depicting politicians running for office, offering bread to the crowd.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Product placement</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The mural was located within the baker's shop! (There were 30 bakeries in town.)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Action figures</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Gladiators had action figures!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were advertisements painted on the walls to promote the games in Pompeii. In the one shown in the exhibition, we can read: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Lucretius Satrius Valens will provide 20 pairs of gladiators, and his son, 10 pairs, to fight at Pompeii, on April 8 to 12. There will be proper wild-animal hunts and awnings."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Two magistrates financed the construction of Pompeii's 20,000-seat amphitheatre.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Holliganism</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A mural illustrates holligans from Year 59 involved in a partisan battle that got so violent that even NERO (Roman emperor at the time, know for his cruelty) banned gladiator combats for 10 years!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Art collectors</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We are told that the orator Lucius Crassus paid 100,000 sesterces for a set of two cups chased by the artist Mentor. Based on the information found in other parts of the exhibition, we calculated that 100 sesterces equal one gold coin. Knowing that a gold coin weighted 7.96 grams and that the current price of gold is $1175 per once, we figured that the two cups would now be worth $300,000. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Grafitti</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We saw a grafitti of musicians at a gladiator fight in a town near Pompeii, etched on a tomb in the nearby cemetery...</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Marketing</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">On a vase containing garum, we can read: "The flower of the flower of mackerel garum, made by Scaurus, from the workshop of Agathopus."</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Sex in the City</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In a secluded part of the exhibition (easy to bypass if visiting with children, just around the corner from the "Early warning signs?"wall), you'll find a kinky little X-rated section! </span><br />
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<br />Nathalie Prezeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04734508878283383989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031764341179842386.post-4260949750800745792015-06-13T11:53:00.000-04:002015-12-14T13:32:19.924-05:00Things you'll like about ROM's new exhibition Pompeii (1)<span style="font-size: large;">The new exhibition <b>Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano</b> opening today at the ROM will be on until January 3, 2016. (</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Go to our page </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/component/k2/item/150-royal-ontario-museum">Royal Ontario Museum</a> for</span> our photo gallery.) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What YOU will love about it:</b><br />The portrait head depicting Gaius Cornelius Rufus, an ancestor of the house owners, found by the entrance of the ruins of their home post Pompeii, complete with the photo on location.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What YOUR KIDS will love about it:</b><br />The volcano eruption simulation! Graphics on the wall offers a timeline with play-by-play state of the natural disaster!</span> <span style="font-size: large;">(The lava was going down at 100 km/hr!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">An specimen of the pumice ejected from Mount Vesuvius. </span><br />
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Best advice this morning in Dave McGinn's article in the Globe and Mail: <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/mothers-day/the-mothers-day-gift-every-woman-wants-time-alone/article24279562/">The Mother's Day gift every woman wants: Time alone.</a><br />
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It might not sit well with young mothers of a first child but Dave is right on for most of the mothers I know. About breakfast in bed, he warns: "Make it with the kids. But let mom sleep in. Don't go crashing in with burnt toast and a giant bowl of Froot Loops at 7 a.m." How thoughtful... and true.<br />
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My definition of "time alone" includes outings with my girlfriends!<br />
As the author of both a guide for families and two walking guides for girlfriends (also interesting for guys, I must say), I've always said to the moms I meet: "Give Toronto Fun Places to your partner, and take the rest of the day off with your girlfriends and a copy of Toronto Urban Strolls."<br />
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It is not a surprise that today, <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Toronto-Fun-Places-5th-families/dp/0968443257/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0JVS93X0429YNV9DD2PB">Toronto Fun Places</a> ranks #2 on Amazon.ca in three categories: Toronto guides, Ontario guides and Canadian Family Travel guides! (<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Toronto-Urban-Strolls-1-girlfriends/dp/0968443273/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0QPQ8RCF4JS4232ZACF9">Toronto Urban Strolls 1</a> also ranks #5 in Toronto guides).<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You're presently on the previous version of my blog (hosted by Blogspot). I now post my updates, photo galleries and fun bits on the <a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/toronto-fun-blog">Toronto Fun Blog</a> on my website. Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I was part of the School Council in my kids' school for years and have organized my share of fairs and parties. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Those days are over but I could not resist creating a few Pinterest boards to help schools and other groups with their fundraising efforts. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I invite you to have a look for inspiration: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/NathaliePrezeau/school-party-fair-fundraising/">School Party & Fair & Fundraising</a>, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/NathaliePrezeau/school-bake-sale/">School Bake Sale</a>, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/NathaliePrezeau/school-fairs-photo-ops/">School Fair: Photo ops</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As the author and founder of Word-of-Mouth Production, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">my publishing company, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am more than happy to facilitate your fundraising efforts by offering 482-page Toronto Fun Places at a very advantageous wholesale price. (<a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/about-the-book">See what people said about the guide!</a>)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Daycares, schools and associations can benefit from this opportunity to raise funds or to offer parents and members the advantage of buying my 482-page guide at a bargain price.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="mailto:womproduction@me.com">Contact me</a> directly for more information.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Every week, I'm suggesting a weekly family outing on <a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/outing-of-the-week">www.torontofunplaces.com</a>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Check it out! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Bragging alert!</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Every month, over 15,000 people visit my <a href="http://www.torontofunplaces.com/">website</a>, and over 60,000 viewers see my boards on <a href="http://Pinterest.com/NathaliePrezeau">Pinterest.com/NathaliePrezeau</a> boards. You might find these two resources useful!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This morning on the sidewalk by my local café I saw a toddler refusing to grab his mom's hand, searching instead for his dad's big paw. The young mom was hurt and complained to her two-year old, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in a whiny voice</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">: "But it's supposed to be my day!"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">By the entrance at Shoppers Drug Mart, there was a pile of "Make MOM Smile" flyers. I thought to myself: "Geez, everyone is trying to get a piece of that pie."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then I found it. The perfect gift for Mother's Day and it was under $25. I bought it, grabbed Shoppers' flyer, went straight home, and left it on the table for my family, before heading out to meet with some girlfriends. (The Turtles are to keep the cleaning team happy.) Tonight, the cupboards in my kitchen will be Spic and Span.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The weird thing is that my perfect gift was not even listed in the promo flyer. I don't get it! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(I'm assuming the one who put it together was not a mom. Or at least, not an experienced one.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This concept is my gift to all the young moms. ;-)</span>Nathalie Prezeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04734508878283383989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031764341179842386.post-6308028415972690912014-05-07T18:10:00.001-04:002014-05-07T21:55:54.174-04:00Prologue's FREE family show at Meadowvale Theatre on May 13, 2014 at 7 p.m. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>As the author of Toronto Fun Places (always interested in anything related to activities for children), I've been involved with <a href="http://www.prologue.org/default.aspx?cookie=1">Prologue to the Performing Arts</a> for the last 9 years. </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">That's why I strongly recommend you see their FREE showcase on Tuesday May 13 at 7 p.m. at Meadowvale Theatre. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The event will feature excepts for the shows of six of Prologue's artists/companies: <a href="http://www.akadance.ca/work-ohno.html">AKA Dance</a> and <a href="http://gimmeoneriddim.wordpress.com/about/">Gimme One Riddim</a> (Dance), </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.sultansofstring.com/">Sultans of String</a> (Music), </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RitallinFanPage">Greg Frankson</a> (Musical Theatre), and </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://puppetmongers.com/">Puppetmongers Theatre</a> (Puppetry), plus a last-minute addition of an excerpt from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JimDalling">Jim Dalling</a>'s play!</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://prologue.org/default.aspx?cookie=1">Prologue</a> is a fantastic not-for-profit organization facilitating the presentation of over 2,200 children shows every year in schools and public venues throughout the province of Ontario.</span></div>
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