Our stay at the Grand Hotel Toronto was complimentary, regardless, all opinions expressed in this review belong to Mom vs the Boys and not influenced in anyway. The Grand Hotel Toronto This Summer I whisked the family away on a big city adventure in downtown Toronto. Traveling into the city is always an adventure for the kids and they try to be the first to find the CN Tower. On this weekend getaway, we spent an afternoon at the Ontario Science Centre and took … [Read more...]
The Grand Hotel Toronto: Come for the Room, Stay for the View!
August 13, 2014 By 21 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
My 3 top reasons Boys love African Lions Safari
July 10, 2014 By 17 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
This is the second year in a row that we brought the boys to African Lions Safari for a little adventure and they just love it every time! But Jen, I have girls and they love African Lions Safari toooooooo...... Of course they do! Everyone loves African Lions Safari, but I have boys, all boys, and these are my top 3 reasons why they LOVE African Lions Safari! Top 3 Reasons Boys love African Lion Safari Things that GO! Boys love … [Read more...]
Holly Jolly Fun at Santa’s Village!
August 21, 2013 By 16 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
Santa's Village has been delighting the hearts of children of all ages for 58 magical seasons! My parents brought me for my first visit when I was three years old and this past weekend I returned with my own boys, a tradition worth recognizing! In fact, we saw almost a 50/50 split of children visiting with parents and children visiting with grandparents. This is truly a place to bring the young and old together and we even overheard one set of grandparents telling the staff how they … [Read more...]
Go Wild at African Lion Safari this Summer!
July 10, 2013 By 13 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
My family loves a good adventure so we were in for a treat when we spent a recent Saturday afternoon at African Lion Safari! It was a day packed full of fun! Amazing animals, playgrounds, splash pads, boat and train rides and a number of entertaining shows - there was fun at every turn! It's hard to believe that forty three years ago African Lion Safari opened their gates! Colonel Dailley created his dream of creating a wildlife park where animals were free to roam and … [Read more...]
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Opens in Toronto
February 25, 2013 By 19 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
Last week my family was invited in for a sneak peek of the coveted LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, the first and only venue of it's kind in Canada. There's been a lot of buzz from Torontonians about the arrival of LEGOLAND, and as parents of three Lego obsessed fans, we were pretty excited to give them the chance to be one of the first kids to walk through the Lego-man shaped doors of LEGOLAND! Our jaws dropped when we got our first look at the LEGO MINILAND, complete with famous … [Read more...]
Explore the Toronto Zoo
May 22, 2012 By 18 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
This year my Mother's Day was the best one yet! why? because my whole family was invited down for a behind the scenes look at one of my favourite family friendly places- The Toronto Zoo! The Toronto Zoo will forever hold a special place in my heart as being our first travel destination as a family of five. It was our first hotel stay and our first big venue and it was a success! It was exhausting but a success none the less! It made us realize we really could do travel and fun with … [Read more...]
