In Toronto, interactivity meets creativity.
Ontario Science Centre
The Ontario Science Centre delights, informs, and challenges visitors through engaging and thought-provoking experiences in science and technology.
OntarioScienceCentre.ca
Art Gallery Of Ontario
Check out the AGO’s Weston Family Learning Centre. Build sculptures, create costumes and gain new perspectives on art and art making in this refurbished space for kids and families. Also planned are a visual media lab for digital media art projects and a state-of-the-art 90-seat education theatre.
AGO.net/Weston-Family-Learning-Centre
Bata Shoe Museum
During Weekend Family Fun at the museum, the whole family can enjoy hands-on crafts, scavenger hunts and more. There are also drop-in programs for little ones, who can paint a mini-clog, try on shoes and go on a treasure hunt in the galleries.
BataShoeMuseum.ca
Gardiner Museum
At its Open Clay Studio, visitors can create their own masterpiece. Or take advantage of the museum’s drop-in clay classes, hosted by a professional ceramist and where you can try out the various techniques for working with clay. The studio is equipped with nine wheels for throwing as well as tools for hand building and glazing. At the end of the class, send your object for firing or take it home to air dry.
GardinerMuseum.on.ca
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
The McMichael displays a wide range of Canadian art exhibitions each year, and offers a stimulating array of programs and events for people of all ages. They include curators' lectures, tours, music performances, kids' camps, workshops, school programs and hands-on art activities.
McMichael.com
The Franklin Children’s Garden on Centre Island
Take the ferry to the island and enjoy fun activities, garden sculptures and more. Kids can water the lush garden, learn about herbs or create a craft with seeds. No ferry service in the winter.
Toronto.ca/Parks/Franklin
Riverdale Farm
Tour the farm’s wooded areas, around ponds, and into butterfly-herb-flower-vegetable gardens. See cows, horses, donkey, chickens, turkeys, rabbits, and farm cats along the way. Chat with the farmer during daily chores that include animal hay feedings, egg collection, cow milking and more. Free.
FriendsOfRiverdaleFarm.com
Bradley Museum and Benares Historic House in Mississauga
These historic homes don’t only preserve a centuries-old past but feature exhibits, family events and workshops seasonally.
Mississauga.ca
Wild Water Kingdom in Brampton
Just northwest of the city is 100 acres of wet fun, featuring Dolphin Bay children’s area, the only Double Tipping Bucket attraction in the world, a Water Sprayland, seven children’s water slides and the Dryland Playground.
WildWaterKingdom.com