What’s ON this Weekend

Your weekend guide to family fun in and around the Toronto area. Updated weekly with the best family events, activities, festivals, shows and things to do with the kids. Find Fun Close to Home with Child’s Life!

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15 Fall Themed Picture Books for Kids

FAMILY GUIDES

Ghost Walks and Historical Tours

Get into the spirit of Halloween with a Spooky Historical Tour of your city! Ghost walks are offered in a number of locations across Ontario throughout the fall season.

Get Lost in a Corn Maze: GTA & Southern Ontario Guide

With more and more mazes popping up each year, families can make an annual tradition of solving a new maze each fall! We’ve gathered the top corn mazes in the GTA and surrounding areas…

Fall Fairs & Festivals Ontario Family Guide

Funtastic Fall Fairs & Festivals – 2025 Family Guide

Welcome to Fall in Ontario! The season of vibrant colours and cool breezes is perfect for family fun. Join in the Fall Harvest celebrations as farms come alive with festivals, corn mazes,

Pick Your Own Apple Orchards and Farms near the GTA

Treat the family to a day out celebrating fall and it’s local harvest of delicious Ontario apples! See below for a handy list of apple orchards in the GTA and Southern Ontario.

September Fairs & Festivals 2025

We’ve rounded up the top family festivals for September 2025 for families in Toronto and the surrounding area. You’ll find loads of fun to add to your family calendar. Head out to

Summers Glow: Best Spots for a Sunflower Day Trip in Ontario

As early as late July and sometimes continuing into September you can enjoy the warm yellow glow of sunflowers in bloom all across Ontario. What used to be a pretty farm crop has turned into a new craze with Sunflower Fields now opening up to the public.

KIDS CLASSES & PROGRAMS

2025 Fall & Winter Programs for Kids | GTA and Area

Looking for after-school programs for your child or teen? Read on to learn more about these GTA programs that help children build confidence, have fun and learn new skills! These centres are now

Free online learning resources for families

Online Learning Resources for Kids

As a parent, you want your child to have the best education possible, and online learning resources make it easy to supplement classroom instruction. Find some great websites in this guide for Ontario kids!

Zoo to You Virtual Experiences

Looking for a fun and safe way to bring the Zoo to your own learning space? The Toronto Zoo offers a collection of at-home learning tools and programs for families and educators

Creativity Online: Virtual Programs for Kids

Creativity comes in many forms, whether it’s dancing, cooking, coding, making music or art, creative expression is fun and helps build confidence in kids and teens.

STUFF WE LOVE

15 Fall Themed Picture Books for Kids

Embrace the magic of this colourful season with an autumn themed storytime! We’ve rounded up 15 popular books for kids that capture the spirit of the season, from tales of

Perfect Back to School Picture Books for Kids

Start the school year with a smile! These back-to-school picture books are the perfect picks to ease first-day jitters and spark excitement for the year of adventures ahead. Each one

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Making Music Together

Making the World a better place…by Making it More Musical ™. We’re on a mission to bring the highest quality music and movement experiences to families everywhere! Wiggling, singing, and laughing with your child is so much fun—it’s easy to forget how much learning is taking place! Fun. Uplifting. Magical. Transformative. These are just a few of the ways that parents describe Music Together®. Each week in a Music Together class, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, big kids and “the grownups who love them!” gather to make music as a community.