The lobby of Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls is amazing. Enormous antler-clad chandeliers, a glowing hearth and big welcoming chairs. Wolves (robotic wolves!) looked down from their ledges above the fireplace. This is some-kind-of-place! On check-in, we get our first two tastes of family-friendliness… First: hand prints are etched along the wall – where kids…
family field trips
Moms Vs. Dads
Dad’s see parenting as a map; with a road going from A to B. They, as Dad’s do, look for the shortest route to get to B (as they are thinking about time, fuel consumption and their own “let’s go” mentality). Mom’s see parenting as a GPS navigation system. They are on the same road…going…
The Woes of March Break
I want to go somewhere. WARM. (and I’m on the agoraphobic side of the fence – which shows – how much – I really would like to go somewhere WARM). We’ve actually been researching places to go. Cuba? Mexico? – Spanish countries bode well with my prince. Disneyland? Paris? – both have fairly nice castles….
After the family field trip
Where: Delta Chelsey Hotel (Toronto) What (all FREE to hotel guests): family hot tub, family swimming pool, big corkscrew waterslide (populated with 10-14 year olds), children’s centre area; arts & crafts, games, live rabbit named Brownie, dvd movies, wii playstations. Teen lounge; ping pong table, xbox and other video type games, leather-ish type couches. Eat:…
My family field trip
There’s that SuperMom logo again (signalling an impending fan-ta-bu-lous thought/act on my part – and never-ever pertaining to laundry). I have made reservations for a family field trip at a not-to-be-named-hotel-in-the-city (well – I’ll name it on Monday if you like). See it’s my birthday. That’s hotel-worthy don’t you think? My parents gave us a…
Parent Club – Family Road Trip Tips
What the heck did parents ever do before the portable dvd player? I do remember playing “punchbuggy red” when someone saw a bug vehicle on the road and he/she could yell at the top of his/her lungs “punchbuggy red” and then that someone could hit -as hard as one could – the sibling sitting next…
Family Field Trip
8am: Start packing (ugh, should have done this last night). What? You want breakfast now? 10am: family in car. Snack bag (check). Toys (check). mp3 players (check). Portable dvd (check). Geez, we are wired. I remember going on family trips without any of this crap. 12am: African Lion Safari(not the final destination – but it…
Doors Open Toronto – this weekend
The official guide to Doors Open Toronto is available today (Thursday May 22) in The Toronto Star. Guides are also available at Access Toronto Counters, Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Doors Open official kick off at the Royal Ontario Museum (admission FREE on Friday by the way), and all Doors Open event locations throughout the weekend. This…
Parent Club review – Disney on Ice
Attended the fantabulous ice show; Disney Princess Classic on Ice at the Rogers Centre over the weekend. As you’ve come to expect with anything “Disney” it was entertaining and fun. Here are some tips we learnt from this experience. 1. Dealing with waiting for the ticket guy — when you can hear that the show…