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Saturday

Winter Nature Walk: Photo Hike

High Park Nature Centre
430 Parkside Dr
www.highparknaturecentre.com
1-3pm
$2/recommended donation
Learn about nature as you hike through High Park and photograph beautiful winter scenes in creative ways.

Saturday, Sunday

Party like it’s 1899!

Scarborough Historical Museum
1007 Brimley Road, N of Lawrence in Thomson Memorial Park
www.toronto.ca/museum-events
12-4pm
PWYC
Take it back to the 90s – the 1890s – and see how the Victorians took advantage of the winter months as they traveled from party to party. Play party games, sample party treats, listen to popular music of the time period and have a grand time.

Professor Wick’s Magical Castle

Casa Loma
1 Austin Terrace
www.casaloma.org
9:30am-5pm
$20.55/adults, $11.32/4-13yrs
Prepare to be amazed at this holiday event. There’s  a magic show in the library and a school of wizardry.

Season of the Snowsnake

Crawford Lake
www.conservationhalton.on.ca
10am-4pm
Explore the beautiful snowy landscape on a pair of snowshoes courtesy of Crawford’s rental program, join staff for guided tours of the reconstructed Iroquoian Village or try a guided Winter Survival Hike.

The Ant & The Grasshopper (4yrs+)

Pia Bouman Theatre
6 Noble St
905-510-8210
www.cowovermoon.ca
2pm
$15/adults, $10/children
Cow Over Moon Children’s Theatre presents a play loosely based on the Aesop fable, “The Ant & The Grasshopper.”  This version features Grazen the Grasshopper and Grant the Ant, two best friends who couldn’t be more different than each other. Grazen just wants to have fun and Grant wants to keep busy; join them as they learn some valuable lessons about balancing work and play in this production filled with live music, singing and break dancing.

Sleeping Beauty (3-10yrs)

Solar Stage Children’s Theatre
4950 Yonge St, The Madison Centre
www.solarstage.on.ca
2pm
$14
Will Sleeping Beauty escape the Evil Queen’s spell? An enchanting presentation of this timeless tale with tuneful songs, spirited dancing, and interactive fun.

Family Animation Workshops

National Film Board Mediatheque
150 John St
416-973-3012
www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
12 pm, 3pm
$5/child, Free/accompanying adults
Looking for fun, affordable ways to spend quality family time over the holidays? Try one of these popular animation workshops. The theme is ice. There are also free film screenings at 2pm.

Sunday

Family Sunday’s in January

Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre
67 Pottery Rd
www.toronto.ca/museums
1-4pm
$5.24/adults, $2/children
Todmorden’s Family Sunday's include site tours, take home crafts for children and tasty treats prepared on the 19th century open hearth.

La Befana Brunch

Villa Columbo
40 Playfair Ave
www.villacharities.com
10:30am-2pm
$50/adults, $15/2-10yrs, under two free
Register in advance
This Epiphany, celebrate and share Italian culture with your bambini at La Befana Brunch. A fun-filled afternoon of lively entertainment, good food, face painting and storytelling awaits.

Open Clay Studio

Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
111 Queen’s Park
www.gardinermuseum.on.ca
Sun: 1-3pm
$15/adults, $10/12yrs-, $5 extra for glaze & firing
Tickets go on sale 30 minutes before each session
Try your hand at working with clay in this studio equipped with nine wheels for throwing and tools for hand building. A professional ceramist is on-hand to answer questions and give you guidance with your clay project.

Rouge Park 9th Annual Winter Bird Count

Rouge Park
www.rougepark.com
8am
Free, email to participate
Join an experienced birder and count and record birds that you see and hear throughout the day. Volunteers welcome, no matter what your birding skills are.