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Applegrove Winter Social

The applegrove drop in is hosting a winter social and dance. Applegrove is a great local drop in. I wrote about it before in detail here. They have sent me some info about this upcoming event.

Calling all pint sized superheroes and villains! Come fight away the winter blahs at our annual Family Dance! In addition to dancing and music, there will be games, treats, face painting, and a bouncy castle! Costumes encouraged! This is a pay what you can event with a suggested donation of $5. All proceeds from the event will go directly into our programming. However this event is more than a fundraiser, it’s a day of family fun in our community for our community! https://www.facebook.com/events/933546783714070/?notif_t=event_calendar_create&notif_id=1579204188004173

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Bruce PS Drop In

Location: 51 Larchmount Ave, Toronto, ON (Bruce Public School)
Website: TDSB Website
Regular Hours: Monday- Friday 9am – 1:00pm
Age: 0-6 years

The Bruce drop is a small infant friendly drop. They have a water table, a sandbox, crafts and lots of toys. Circle time is at about 10:30. There is almost no information online about the drop in or monthly calendar but they are open every day during the school year except for winter school holidays. They are closed all summer. Marie who runs the drop in is extremely friendly, animated, and does a good circle and story time. Continue reading “Bruce PS Drop In”

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New Mumnet Spring Dates

Mumnet has announced new spring dates (starting end of march). Including for there new Leslieville location. There are also dates available for the beaches location. Mumnet is a combo of a mom’s group and fitness class with childcare included.

Leslieville Location:  765 Queen Street , Toronto (inside the Ralph Thorton Center)
Beaches Location:  470 Woodbine Ave, Toronto (inside St. Johns Norway)
Website: https://www.mumnet.ca/Programs
Hours: Various weekday mornings
Age: Childcare available for a variety of ages
Cost: Varies by session length and if you need childcare

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Baby Love at SRCPC

Location: Queen and Saulter (Behind the library)
Website: http://srcpc.org/
When: Monday afternoons for 10 weeks from March 4th-May 6th
Age: 0-12 month old babies & their caregivers
Cost: Free

I’ve written briefly about my experience doing baby love with my first child when I wrote about the south riverdale child-parent center here: https://leslievillemom.com/south-riverdale-child-parent-centre/

I wanted to post now that they’ve announced they will be running another class series. This is a great program on with an attachment parenting philosophy. I met lots of great moms there too. The class has a mix of activities to entertain babies as well as talking about parenting activities.

Get in touch with staff at south riverdale if you are interested in joining.

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Infant Massage and Mama Meetup

Location:  TBD, Leslieville location though
Website: https://mamamobilemassage.com/upcomingevents/
Hours: Recurring (check website), Next date: Friday February 14th, 2018 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Cost: $40, RMT receipt if baby is covered under family insurance
Agea: Babies under 1 year

Mama mobile is hosting a meetup on the 18th, they’ve posted offering:

3 massage routines safely on baby:

1) Relaxation/sleep routine
2) Surviving colds routine
3) Constipation/colic routine

Also included:
Snacks/refreshments
Gift bag with safe oil for massage

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Little Tot’s Hair Shop

Location:  1926 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1H5 
Website: http://www.littletotshairshop.com
Hours:Monday to Friday: 10am to 6pm Saturday: 9am to 5pm Sunday: 10am to 5pm
Cost: I believe it was about $20

I have been cutting my son’s hair myself since he was born, and I confess it’s been cut quite badly. I finally decided it was time to take my son somewhere for a first professional haircut. Most kid’s shop have mixed reviews including this one but I did have an overall good experience and the ball pit was a huge hit. Continue reading “Little Tot’s Hair Shop”

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Mama Mobile Massage

Location:  Your House
Website: https://mamamobilemassage.com/
Hours: Flexible, including Saturdays
Cost: $113, no travel fees, RMT receipts

I recently had a great prenatal massage from mama mobile massage. Their business model is such a great concept and it’s something I want to do again when baby two comes along. I got a few massages in the year after Jacob was born, but it was often very stressful to schedule for the first 9 months or so since he was hard to predict and could be very fussy. Continue reading “Mama Mobile Massage”

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Little Rebels Music

Location:  Various or host in your house
Website: https://www.littlerebelsmusic.com/
Hours: Classes are 9:00am – 3:00pm weekdays, birthday parties more flexible
Cost: Depends on group size. Birthday party was $150

I didn’t get a chance to join or host a little rebels music class while I was on maternity leave but I recently booked them for my sons second birthday. It was honestly the best decision I made for his birthday. The instructor, Samantha, was so enthusiastic and had so much energy she really made my son excited. Continue reading “Little Rebels Music”

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Bud’s Coffee Bar

Location:  11966 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1H8
Website: https://www.facebook.com/budscoffeebar
Hours: Sundays: 8am-6pm, 6:30am-7:00pm

Bud’s is a small boutique coffee shop with the advantage of having a small play space in the back with a chalk board and some toys. I stumbled upon this when I was taking my son for a haircut in the beaches and I’ve gone back since when I wanted a change of scenery.

There are so few things open Sundays and sometimes I just need a change of scenery and to get out of the house for a little bit. I think bud’s is perfect for that. They have good coffee and a small selection of pastries.

 

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Mumnet Spring Session Starting Now

Beaches Location:  470 Woodbine Ave, Toronto (inside St. Johns Norway)
Website: https://www.mumnet.ca/Programs
Hours: Various weekday mornings
Age: Childcare available for a variety of ages
Cost: Varies by session length and if you need childcare

Mumnet is an awesome mom group. It offers a great fitness class (with childcare) and a great discussion group after. They also have lots of great speakers: sleep consultants, parenting experts, etc.

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Cherry Street YMCA

Location:  461 Cherry Street
Website: https://ymcagta.org/find-a-y/toronto-cooper-koo-family-cherry-st-ymca-centre
Hours: Check Schedule
Cost: $100/month (as of Feb 2018)

The cherry street YMCA provides various fitness classes with childcare as well as a playground for children and gym time. There are also swimming lessons for young children. Full schedule online. The play area includes a small infant room and large play structure for walkers. Continue reading “Cherry Street YMCA”