Forget the mittens/scarf/boots/hat routine for a day. Check out these indoor play places, where they can burn off their energy sans frosty cheeks and dripping nose.
Playground Paradise
This city-run gem features a two-level climbing gym, ball pits and slides and costs next to nothing to get in. Bring a book – they’ll be busy for hours.
$1-2 weekdays, $2/hr. on weekends; 150 Grenoble Dr. (at Don Mills Rd.); 416-395-6014
Orange Hippo Arts Studio
Let’s face it, your broken crayons and topless markers are no match for a drop-in art-making session at the Orange Hippo.
$20/hr. per family (max. 3); 751 Broadview Ave. (at Danforth Ave.); 416-406-4476;
www.orangehippo.ca
Fantasy Fair at Woodbine Centre
A working train, Ferris wheel and one of the longest slides we’ve ever seen are just some of the amusement park-like amenities of this indoor kiddie paradise.
$33/10-ticket package; 500 Rexdale Blvd. (at Hwy. 27); 416-674-5200; www.fantasyfair.ca
St. Paul’s Early Years Centre
Cosy, clean and fully stocked with developmental toys and programs -- if this Early Years Centre isn’t their flagship, it should be. (Did we mention clean?)
Free; 32 Heath St. W. (at Yonge St.); 416-920-3515 ext. 115; www.mothercraft.ca
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