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• Sunday

Saturday

Free Dance Class at COBA Studios

COBA Studios
2444 Bloor St W
416-658-3111
http://www.neighbourhoodartsnetwork.org/news/coba-open-house-free-classe...
Sat: 9am-12:15pm
See what COBA studio has to offer by attending a free children’s dance class.

Owl Prowl Family Night

Mountsberg Conservation Area
905-854-2276
http://www.conservationhalton.ca/events.cfm?itemid=7709
$15/adult, $10/5-14years, call to register
Learn about native Ontario owls, enjoy a winter night hike to search for wild local owls, a puppet show, a special story time, and visit with resident birds.

The Ant & The Grasshopper presented by Cow Over Moon Children’s Theatre (4yrs+)

Maja Prentice Theatre
1350 Burnhamthorpe Rd
905-510-8210
www.cowovermoon.ca
12pm, 3pm, 7pm
$15/adults, $10/children
Loosely based on the Aesop fable, this version of the story features Grazen the Grasshopper and Grant the Ant, two best friends who couldn’t be more different than each other. Follow their adventures and learn about balancing work and play; the production is filled with live music, singing and break dancing.

Saturday, Sunday

Disney Live: Three Classic Fairy Tales

Rogers Centre
Blue Jays Way
416-870-8000
http://www.rogerscentre.com/fun/article.jsp?content=20110602_161706_15588
$25-$78
Join Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy as they bring the timeless fairytale adventures of Cinderella, Beauty and The Beast, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to life. Dynamic storytelling, award-winning music, stunning costumes and glittering special effects abound.

How to Build an Igloo with Mediatheque on ICE (all ages)

National Film Board Mediatheque
150 John St
416-973-3012
http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/?lg=eng
$5 per child, Free for parents, drop-in
Drop by for this one-of-a-kind interactive experience and build a life-sized igloo in the NFB Interactive Lounge. Your antics will be filmed using the pixilation technique, which will result in a memorable animated keepsake of your experience.

Shen Yun

Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
1 Front St E
1-855-872-7669
www.shenyunperformingarts.org
Sat: 2pm, 7:30pm, Sun: 2pm
Shen Yun Performing Arts returns to Toronto with a brand new 2012 production, offering an exhilarating world-class show with grand scale performances that celebrate the excellence of classical Chinese dance and music inspired by the myths, legends, and beauty of traditional Chinese culture.

Toronto International Boat Show

Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
416-263-3000
www.torontoboatshow.com
Sat: 10am-7pm, Sun: 10am-6pm
$18/adults, Free/kids
Experience a slice of summer at the Boat Show. Enjoy free boat rides on the worlds largest indoor lake, watch wakeboarding competitions, Duma the waterskiing dog and more. Kids boating and fishing zone, hundreds of seminars and boats of course.

Sunday

Family Day at the Gardiner Museum

Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
111 Queen’s Park
416-586-8080
www.gardinermuseum.on.ca
1-4pm
$12/adults, Free/children
Special activities on Sundays for families all month long. 2nd Sunday of the month: Thematic  Paper Crafts in the Lobby.

High Park Winter Fun Day

Colborne Lodge
416-392-6916
http://www.toronto.ca/culture/museums/featured-events.htm
11am-3pm
Free admission, activity fees apply
Enjoy fun wintery activities like taffy pulling inside Colborne Lodge and roast marshmallows, eat roasted potatoes and sip warm cider in the great outdoors.

January Open House

Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre
67 Pottery Rd
416-396-2819
http://www.toronto.ca/culture/museums/featured-events.htm
1-4pm
Free
Tours of the historic houses, Papermill Theatre and Wildflower Preserve.  Take home crafts for children and tasty treats prepared on the19th century open hearth.

Music & Truffles - Classical Music for Children (5-15yrs)

Walter Hall, University of Toronto
80 Queens Park Circle
416-922-3714 x103
http://www.mooredaleconcerts.com/Music-and-Truffles.html
1:15-2:15 pm
An interactive and entertaining classical music performance for children. Excerpts will be played from Tchaikovsky’s String Sextet in D minor and two of Astor Piazzolla’s famed tango-inflected works.