Indoor playground featuring a slide, Animalive, Laser Frenzy, Disco dancing room, mini bowling, and 9 hole mini golf. Pick a stuffed animal at Teddy Mountain, dress them up and receive a birth certificate. Birthday party packages also available. Tel: (416) 444-4386
Ages: 1 year and up (children under a year are free)
Major Intersection: Hwy 401 & Leslie Street
Address: 150 Lesmill Road, Toronto, ON
145 animals and 64 species including leopards, tigers, bobcats, reptiles and primates. Daily feeding tour at 1:30pm. Overnight safari program for groups, overnight safari zoo camp, and birthday parties available. Tel: (905) 983-5016
Ages: All ages
Major Intersection: Hwy 401 & Mill Street South
Address: 3667 Concession Road 6, Orono, Ontario
Conservation area where you can hike, have a picnic and attend special events such as the Maple Syrup Festival in March! Pool complex available for rental. Tel: (905) 887-5531 Website
Ages: All ages
Major Intersection: Hwy 404 & Stouffville Road
Address: 3291 Stouffville Rd, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON
Video games, toddler rides (the type you see in a mall- one-person cars and horse rides), high tech simulator rides, Skytubes attraction (tube slide that is as high as the ceiling). Birthday party packages also available. Tel: (905) 602-4090
Ages: All ages (Primarily for 6 yrs – 14 yrs)
Major Intersection: Dixie Road & Rathburn Road East
Address: Rockwood Mall, 4141 Dixie Road, Mississauga, ON
Thrill rides, family rides, rides for young children in Planet Snoopy, live entertainment, and a 20 acre water park! Don’t miss the annual Halloween Haunt and Camp Spooky. Birthday party packages available. Tel: (905) 832-8131
Ages: All ages (Under 3 yrs is FREE!)
Major Intersection: Hwy 400 & Major Mackenzie Drive West
Address: 9580 Jane Street, Vaughan, ON
Ontario Place is undergoing revitalization. The marina, Echo Beach and Molson Canadian Amphitheatre , and parking lots remain open. Tel: (905) 895-7625
Ages: All ages
Major Intersection: Lake Shore Boulevard West between Strachan Ave. and Jameson Ave.
Address: 955 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Toronto, ON
Free outdoor events! A main stage with a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system, two digital program screens, a lawn, an interactive water feature which converts in to an ice rink during the winter months, an amphitheatre. Tel: 311 (local calls)
Ages: All ages
Major Intersection: Burnhamthorpe Rd W. & Hurontario
Address: 301 Burnhamthrope Rd W., Mississauga, ON (Click here for a map)
Red Cross swim lessons for children and adults. The pool is salt water and 88 degree water. Tel: (905) 707-9495 -Thornhill, (905) 683-9099- Pickering, (905) 856-9505- Woodbridge
Ages: 3 mos & up
Major Intersection: Bayview & Steeles Ave E, Hwy 401 & Brock, Hwy 400 & Langstaff
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Buckler Aquatics is renowned throughout the GTA for teaching both children and adults to swim properly on a one-on-one basis in a group environment. Swimming is a lifetime activity and we believe that every child should learn this skill at an early age. Tel: (416) 499-0151 Website
Ages: 6 months to adult
Major Intersection: McNicoll Avenue & Victoria Park
Address: 562 McNicoll Ave, North York, ON *Click for Scarborough & Mississauga Locations
View lions, tigers and jaguars, and watch the playful antics of monkeys and lemurs. Admire the beauty of rare and exotic birds and other wildlife. Enjoy the children’s playground and picnic area. Tel: (705) 322-1112
Ages: All ages
Major Intersection: Hwy 400 & Horseshoe Valley Road
Address: 14191 County Road 27 (Highway 27), Elmvale, ON
Leaders in the field of martial arts education & personal development for more than three decades. At 10 locations in the GTA, children enjoy the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of NKS’ programs. Tel: Location dependent
Ages: 3 years & up
Address: Multiple locations in Toronto- Midtown and North York, and York Region
Beautiful gardens, walking paths, Sprout Club (songs & nature crafts), summer camps, Teaching Gardens, and birthday parties. Tel: (416) 397-1341 Website
Ages: All ages to enjoy the gardens, Sprout Club 1- 3 yrs, Storytime drop-in up to 6 yrs, Camps 3- 11 yrs.
Major Intersection: Leslie & Lawrence Avenue East
Address: 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON
Multi-use complex with indoor & outdoor pools, fitness centre, gymnasium & more. Indoor pool is tot friendly with a separate wading pool for tots open during preschool swims. The tot pool is kept warmer at 87- 90F. Tel: (416) 392-6591
Ages: All ages
Major Intersection: Eglinton Avenue W & Avenue Road
Address: 200 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON
An endless sea of trampolines, all connected to form one massive trampoline surface! SkyRobics 4 Kids fitness program, 3-D Dodgeball, Sky Zone sport, Open Jumps, Sky Jam on Saturday nights and Toddler Time! Website
Ages: Toddlers & up!
Major Intersection: Hwy 403 & Mavis Road
Address: 3636 Hawkestone Road, Mississauga, Ontario
