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Kids playing on the Grange Park playground in downtown Toronto with the CN Tower behind
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Home base: Toronto

We love to travel. We love coming home too.

Toronto is where we unpack, do the laundry, and then immediately start exploring again. Here's everything we love about our city, for locals and visitors.

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A Play Day Passport card for The Artful Child art studio in Roncesvalles, Toronto
New · for locals

Play Day Passport: Toronto edition

50 kid-friendly scratch-off cards to get you out of the house. Pick a surprise card, scratch to reveal your itinerary, and go explore Toronto and the GTA.

  • A featured spot plus 3 to 4 bonus stops nearby
  • Kid-friendly places to eat
  • Family tips from two local moms
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Visiting Toronto?

Plan it like a local mom

Organized by neighbourhood, so you're not zig-zagging all over the city with tired kids.

Toronto With Kids guide cover
Digital guide · 2026 edition

Toronto With Kids

Kid-friendly activities, playgrounds, where to eat, and the tips parents need: stroller access, bathroom breaks and transit hacks.

$14.95Get the guide
Harry Potter inspired stop in Toronto
Self-guided tour · 25 pages

Harry Potter Inspired Toronto

A magical day out with quirky stops that all link back to the wizarding world. The ultimate rainy-day plan with kids.

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Our favourite Toronto things

Toronto favesGuideToronto favesAll my favourite family spots in one place.Read →Toronto eatsFoodToronto eatsWhere we actually eat with the kids.Read →Mississauga guideDay tripMississauga guideSo much to do just outside the city.Read →Our cargo bike lifeCity lifeOur cargo bike lifeA full summer of camp runs and grocery hauls.Read →
Where to stay

Toronto family hotels

Hotel XMulti-bedroom suites, a heated rooftop pool and a fully staffed kids' play centre.The Westin Harbour CastleLake views, a new Family Fun Zone and homey suites.Chelsea HotelA Family Zone with a waterslide pool, teen lounge and indoor playroom.Toronto Marriott City CentreAt the foot of the CN Tower, with rooms that look into the baseball stadium.One King WestApartment-style rooms with kitchenettes and laundry, plus PATH access, which is a big win with kids in winter.
See all our kid-friendly hotel picks
Prep the kids

My favourite books about Toronto

The best way to make travel easier with kids is to get them excited before you go. These are the books we read before every city adventure.

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Covers of 8 kids books about Toronto: 123 Toronto, The Subway Mouse, Toronto ABC, Morgan & Mojo's Big Adventure in Toronto, Roaming Around Toronto, ABC of Toronto, Have You Seen a TTC Rail Vehicle? and A Colourful History of Toronto