The Lobster Kids' Guide to Exploring Toronto: 12 Months of Fun

by Comeau, Natalie Ann; Battuz, Christine

• ISBN13: 9781894222075
• ISBN10: 1894222075
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Orca Book Pub

Summary

"Suggestions for fun-filled family activities in Toronto, Ontario."

Table of Contents

Author's Introduction	10	(1)
A Word from the Publisher	11	(2)
The Lobster Rating System	13	(1)
Tables of Icons	14	(1)
Getting Ready	15	(2)
Getting Around with Young Children	17	(2)
Local Attractions	19	(18)
Introduction	20	(1)
Toronto Zoo, Scarborough	21	(2)
Children's Own Museum	23	(1)
Royal Ontario Museum	24	(2)
Centreville Amusement Park	26	(1)
High Park	27	(2)
Ontario Science Centre, North York	29	(1)
Ontario Place	30	(2)
Harbourfront Centre	32	(1)
Casa Loma	33	(2)
CN Tower	35	(2)
Museums	37	(20)
Introduction	38	(1)
Art Gallery of Ontario	39	(2)
CBC Museum	41	(1)
The Hockey Hall of Fame	42	(2)
Toronto's Waterfront Museum	44	(1)
Bata Shoe Museum	45	(2)
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg	47	(2)
The Metropolitan Toronto Police Museum and Discovery Centre	49	(1)
Hamilton Children's Museum, Hamilton	50	(2)
Other Museums	52	(5)
Canadian Automotive Museum, Oshawa	52	(1)
Redpath Sugar Refinery Museum	52	(1)
Oshawa Aeronautical, Military and Industrial Museum, Oshawa	53	(1)
Museum of Steam and Technology, Hamilton	54	(1)
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope	54	(3)
In Your Neighbourhood	57	(30)
Introduction	58	(1)
Paint Your Own Pottery	59	(1)
Places to Make Crafts	60	(3)
Bowling Alleys	63	(2)
Public Markets	65	(3)
Fire Stations	68	(1)
Kid-friendly Restaurants	69	(4)
Haircutters for Kids	73	(1)
Children's Libraries	74	(4)
Swimming Pools	78	(4)
City Rinks	82	(2)
Tennis Courts	84	(3)
Places to Play	87	(28)
Introduction	88	(1)
Wild Water Kingdom, Brampton	89	(2)
Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village, Whitby	91	(1)
Fantasy Fair, Etobicoke	92	(2)
Laser Tag	94	(1)
Indoor Rock Climbing	95	(2)
Playdium, Mississauga	97	(2)
Minigolf	99	(2)
Indoor Adventure Gyms	101	(3)
Go-carting	104	(1)
Pleasure Valley, Uxbridge	105	(1)
Paramount Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan	106	(2)
McDonald's ™ Playlands	108	(1)
Sandy Swimming Beaches	109	(3)
Skiing and Snowboarding	112	(1)
Great Tobogganing Hills	113	(1)
Other Places to Play	114	(1)
Places to Learn	115	(16)
Introduction	116	(1)
Fort York	117	(1)
Black Creek Pioneer Village, North York	118	(2)
Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington	120	(2)
My Jewish Discovery Place, North York	122	(1)
The Gibson House Museum, North York	123	(1)
Crawford Lake Iroquoian Village and Conservation Area, Campbellville	124	(2)
Kortright Centre for Conservation, Vaughan	126	(1)
Other Places to Learn:	127	(4)
Milton Farm Museum, Milton	127	(1)
SkyDome Tours	128	(1)
Ontario Power Generation Nuclear Information Centres, Bowmanville and Pickering	129	(1)
R.C. Harris Filtration Plant	129	(2)
Music, Theatre, Dance and Cinema	131	(20)
Introduction	132	(1)
Young People's Theatre	133	(1)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra	134	(1)
The Living Arts Centre, Mississauga	135	(2)
More Performances for Kids	137	(3)
Cushion Concerts at Harbourfront Centre	140	(1)
Children's Cinema	141	(4)
Toronto International Film Festival for Children (Sprockets)	142	(1)
Home Videos	143	(1)
Repertory Cinemas	143	(2)
IMAX™ and OMNIMAX™ Cinemas	145	(2)
Instruction in the Performing Arts	147	(2)
Canadian Children's Dance Theatre	149	(2)
Animals, Farms and Zoos	151	(20)
Introduction	152	(1)
Riverdale Farm	153	(1)
Mountsberg Centre for Birds of Prey, Campbellville	154	(2)
Bowmanville Zoological Park, Bowmanville	156	(1)
Chudleigh's Farm, Milton	157	(2)
Places to Pick Strawberries	159	(2)
Places to Pick Apples	161	(2)
The Falconry Centre, Tottenham	163	(1)
Places to Go Horseback Riding	164	(2)
Places to Cut Your Own Christmas Tree	166	(3)
Sugar Bushes	169	(1)
More Animals:	170	(1)
Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides, Oakville	170	(1)
Far Enough Farm	170	(1)
Green Spaces	171	(20)
Introduction	172	(1)
Humber Arboretum, Etobicoke	173	(1)
Kelso Conservation Area, Milton	174	(2)
The Eastern Beaches	176	(1)
Tommy Thompson Park	177	(2)
Toronto Island Park	179	(1)
Rouge Park, Scarborough	180	(2)
Petticoat Creek Conservation Area, Pickering	182	(1)
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, Burlington	183	(2)
Albion Hills Conservation Area, Caledon	185	(1)
Bruce's Mill Conservation Area, Whitchurch-Stouffville	186	(2)
Other Green Spaces:	188	(3)
Boyd Conservation Area, Vaughan	188	(1)
Heart Lake Conservation Area, Brampton	188	(1)
Etienne Brule Park	189	(1)
Lakeview Park, Oshawa	190	(1)
Historical Sites	191	(16)
Introduction	192	(1)
Mackenzie House	193	(1)
Montgomery's Inn, Etobicoke	194	(2)
HMCS Haida - Historic Naval Ship	196	(1)
Colborne Lodge	197	(2)
Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Art Centre	199	(1)
Spadina Historic House and Gardens	200	(2)
Other Historical Sites:	202	(5)
Bradley Museum, Mississauga	202	(1)
Benares Historic House, Mississauga	202	(1)
Toronto's First Post Office	203	(1)
Parkwood Estates, Oshawa	204	(1)
The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre	204	(3)
Getting There is Half the Fun	207	(16)
Introduction	208	(1)
Halton County Radial Railway, Milton	209	(1)
The Waterfront Trail	210	(2)
The Toronto Island Ferries	212	(1)
York-Durham Heritage Railway, Uxbridge	213	(2)
Bicycle Tours	215	(2)
Boat Tours	217	(1)
Bus Tours	218	(1)
Toronto Transit Commission	219	(1)
Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Mississauga	220	(3)
Favourite Festivals	223	(16)
Introduction	224	(1)
Canadian National Exhibition	225	(1)
Milk International Children's Festival of the Arts	226	(2)
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair	228	(2)
Sugarbush Maple Festival, Whitchurch-Stouffville and Vaughn	230	(2)
Toronto Winterfest	232	(2)
Other Favourite Festivals:	234	(5)
First Night Toronto	234	(1)
HarvestFest	234	(1)
Canadian Aboriginal Festival	235	(1)
Festival of Lights, Whitby	236	(1)
Ontario Renaissance Festival, Milton	236	(1)
Fort York Festival	237	(1)
Four Winds Kite Festival, Vaughan	238	(1)
Farther Afield	239	(18)
Introduction	240	(1)
London Regional Children's Museum, London	241	(2)
Scenic Caves Nature Preserve, Collingwood	243	(1)
Doon Heritage Crossroads, Kitchener	244	(2)
African Lion Safari, Cambridge	246	(2)
Sportsworld, Kitchener	248	(1)
Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons, Midland	249	(2)
Marineland, Niagara Falls	251	(1)
Other Places that are Farther Afield:	252	(5)
Storybook Gardens, London	252	(1)
Hardwood Hills Cross Country Ski and Mountain Bike Centre, Oro Station	253	(1)
Niagara Falls	254	(1)
Santa's Village, Bracebridge	255	(2)
12 Months of Fun! • Directory of Events	257	(8)
Index	265