The Little Paper

• Friday
• Saturday
• Saturday & Sunday
• Sunday

Friday

Skating Rinks

www.cityrinks.ca
Rinks are unlocked and available for skating on Christmas day (most buildings will remain locked). Dufferin Grove’s clubhouse is open from 10am-6pm.

Saturday

34th Annual Christmas Treats Walk

Toronto Zoo, Front Entrance
Hwy 401 & Meadowvale Rd, Scarborough
416-392-5900
www.torontozoo.com
10am
Half price admission all day, please bring a nonperishable food item for the food bank.
Don’t miss this much-loved annual event where Siberian Tigers and Reindeer and other animals receive their seasonal goodies. Strolling carolers, free hot chocolate following the walk (while quantities last).

Big Bad Wolf (Vs Lord Underwearface von Schtinker)

Second City
51 Mercer St
416-343-0011
12pm
www.secondcity.com
$12/ticket, $40/family 4-pack
This hilarious musical provides a new take on The Little Red Riding Hood tale. Framed by the evil Von Schtinker, the big bad wolf is an unlikely hero who must enlist the help of his fairytale friends to prove his innocence. An improv show follows the performance. Lunch items, snacks and beverages are available in the theatre during the show.

Stay & Play

BizzyBee Playcentre
1971 Queen St E
416 691 5111
www.bizzybeeplaycentre.com
10am-4pm
$10/family
Stay & Play and enjoy fresh brewed free coffee on-site. Pack a lunch for the family and bring along your laptop (wireless hot-spot).

Saturday & Sunday

Robinhood: The Environmental Family Musical (3yrs+)

Elgin Theatre
189 Yonge St
Ticketmaster: 416-872-5555
www.rosspetty.com, www.ticketmaster.ca
$59-$79/Adults, $55/12yrs-, $220/Family 4-pack
Sat: 2pm, Sun: 1pm, 6pm
Robin and his Merry Men must preserve the green environment while the Sheriff of Nottingham threatens to raze Sherwood Forest in the name of Nottingham Lumber the leader in its field...making toothpicks, bathroom tissue, and catapults since 1732.

ROM for the Holidays

Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen’s Park
416 -586-8000
www.rom.on.ca
10am-8:30pm
$22/adult, $15/child, * half price admission after 4:30pm
Go wild for the ROM’s animal-themed holiday activities. Create a winter animal mask, dress up as your favourite animal and enjoy live animal presentations (27 Dec only).

Winter Holidays at the Science Center

Ontario Science Center
770 Don Mills Rd
416-696-1000
www.ontariosciencecentre.ca
10am-5pm
$18/adult, $11/4-12yrs
Lots of great new exhibit areas to explore, exciting special programs and cool daily science demonstrations.

Sunday

High Park Walking Tour

High Park
Meet at benches across from Grenadier Cafe
416-392-1748
www.highpark.org
10:30am-12pm
Moderately paced, naturalist led walking tours held on every second and fourth Sunday morning throughout the year. Each tour lasts 1.5 hours and may go on wooded trails, so please remember to wear appropriate clothing and footwear. 27 Dec: Holiday Hike & Brunch.

Snowed In: Holiday Animation Workshop and Screenings

National Film Board Mediatheque
150 John St
416-973-3012
www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
12pm workshop, Film Screening: 2pm
$5/child (incl screening), $2/child (screening only), reservations recommended
Guided by experienced NFB facilitators use professional tools and create your very own animated film in a creative and hands-on experience for the whole family. The 27 Dec: workshop is Snowy, Snowy Night, an animated snowfall with paper cutout animation. Follow your workshop with a snow-themed short movie screening at 2pm.

What the Elf?!?!

Second City
51 Mercer St
416-343-0011
12pm
www.secondcity.com
$12/ticket, $40/family 4-pack
Second City skewers all the holiday traditions from flying reindeer to last-minute shopping in this silly musical about a lost tin soldier and his search for Santa’s sleigh. Improv show follows the performance. Lunch items, snacks and beverages are available in the theatre during the show.