In and around Eaton Centre during Christmas time 2014

Just dropped by to see if the big reindeer were stille there. Yes they are! And there's still an outdoor log cabin for Santa on the west side of the mall. Very festive! 

Read details on www.torontofunplaces.com.)

View from under the huge Christmas tree

I spy a fox in Toronto!

Where in Toronto did I see a fox? 

In Joel Weeks Park, in Riverside (north of Queen East, near the Don Valley)!

Brooks Farm: It's a (pumpkin) blast!

This week's family outing suggestion on www.torontofunplaces.com: Brooks Farms

There's an easy way out... of the house

Come visit me at Booth #209 during the Word on the Street 2014 (Sunday Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and I'll explain to you how you can leave your partner with the kids and a copy of Toronto Fun Places while you take the rest of the day off with your girlfriends and my walking guide Toronto Urban Strolls! 

All three guides will be sold at wholesale price during this event.

Sundown fees at waterparks

Wild Waterworks in Hamilton (by the bridge at the foot of Hamilton) offers a reduced admission fee after 4 p.m.! You can read my post on torontofunplaces.com.

Just saying...

And that's why you bring them into the world...

I don't know how this prank can be done but apparently, your teen can mess up with your phone (and I'm not talking about them changing your ring tone). Read the first sentence carefully.

Thanks Shoppers!

This one made me smile alright

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, in a whiny voice: "But it's supposed to be my day!"

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."

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.

The weird thing is that my perfect gift was not even listed in the promo flyer. I don't get it! (I'm assuming the one who put it together was not a mom. Or at least, not an experienced one.)

This concept is my gift to all the young moms. ;-)