10 of the best things to do with kids this weekend, and week ahead

Sat 8 Mar – Fri 14 Mar

Photo credit: Puppetmongers

  1. Snow White Exhibit

In collaboration with Walt Disney Studios Canada

  • An immersive experience
  • Step into a curated setting

explore the themed rooms featuring exclusive costumes & props

interactive moments

photo opportunities

showcases honoring the film’s characters

  • Ahead of the movie’s theatrical release on 21 Mar

The elevator is limited to guests who require it for accessibility & can’t accommodate strollers. Stroller parking is available on the main floor. 

The Liberty Café, Gift Shop and paid parking are located on site.

Location: Casa Loma (1 Austin Terrace)

Date: Mon 10 – Fri 21 Mar

Time: 9.30am – 5pm (last admission 4pm)

Price: $40 for children (aged 4-13) & $55 per person (aged 14 & up). Children 3 & under are free.

Age: All

2. WonderPhil the magician

Magic show

Photo credit: Wychwood Theatre

An interactive magic show filled with laughter

Features a pet parrot

Location: Wychwood Theatre (76 Wychwood Ave)

Date: Wed 12 Mar

Time: 10.30am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm 

Price: $30.49 – $37.49

Age: 4+yrs

Runtime: 50min

3. Disney’s Encanto in Concert

Film with live orchestra

  • An Academy Award®–winning feature-length film
  • Toronto Symphony Orchestra will perform the music
  • Mirabel discovers the magic surrounding her home in Colombia is in danger, and she may be her family’s last hope
  • This is a Special performance:

Younger listeners are welcome so long as they can maintain behaviour that ensures a quiet environment

Location: Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe St)

Date: Sat 6 Mar –Sun 9 Mar

Time: Sat (2pm & 7.30pm), Sun (2pm)

Price: $139 – $161

Age: The film is rated PG (recommended for 6+ based on online sources)

Runtime: 1hr & 42min plus a 20min intermission

4. Art Hunt 2025

An art treasure adventure

Participants use a series of clues to search 1st floor & lower levels for wooden eggs decorated by 401 artists

Explore 401’s galleries, shops & corridors

Head home with a free, unique, wooden egg artwork

It’s ‘first come – first find’

Limit of one egg per participant

Location: 401 Richmond St W (1st floor & lower level)

Date: Thu 13 Mar

Time: 5-6pm 

Price: Free

Age: All

5. Seedy Weekend

A celebration of seeds & gardening

Child-friendly activities

Sat & Sun 9am – 5pm: Items catering to gardeners of every age

Sat 10am – 2pm: Plant a Seed with Permastake garden marker! Designing your garden marker that you

can take home

Sun 9am – 2pm: Food Court includes crepes & South Asian cuisine

Sun 11am – 11.30am:

  • Winter seed sowing workshop. Take a pot of winter sown seeds with you, to grow at your place
  • Enclosed Terrarium Demo with Toronto Botanical Garden
  • Best for 12+yrs

6. ROM March Break

Live performances (Sat 8 – Mon 10 Mar)

Live performances (Sat 8 – Mon 10 Mar):

12.30pm – 12.45pm: Stilt walking

12.45pm – 1.15pm: Sheep choir performance

📍Currelly Gallery

1.30pm – 2pm: Magic show

📍Eaton Court

1.45pm – 2pm: Stilt walking

2pm – 2.30pm: Sheep choir performance

📍Currelly Gallery

2.45pm – 3.15pm: Magic show

📍Eaton Court

Live performances (Tue 11 – Thu 13 Mar):

12.30pm – 12.45pm: Stilt walking

12.45pm – 1.15pm: InCirque juggling swords, living statues etc

📍Currelly Gallery

1.30pm – 2pm: Puppetry

📍Eaton Court

1.45pm – 2pm: Stilt walking

2pm – 2.30pm: InCirque juggling swords, living statues etc

📍Currelly Gallery

2.45pm – 3.15pm: Puppetry

📍Eaton Court

Live performances (Fri 14 – Sat 15 Mar):

12.30pm – 12.45pm: Acrobatics, juggling & hula hoop performer

12.45pm – 1.15pm: North Indian drum performance

📍Currelly Gallery

1.30pm – 2pm: Fireside Munsch: solo storytelling

📍Eaton Court

1.45pm – 2pm: Acrobatics, juggling & hula hoop performer

2pm – 2.30pm: North Indian drum performance

📍Currelly Gallery

2.45pm – 3.15pm: Fireside Munsch: solo storytelling

📍Eaton Court

Programming includes:

  • Daily 10am – 5.30pm: Exploring Herbivores & Carnivores, Dino Style! (Hands-On Biodiversity Gallery (Level 2))
  • Daily 11am – 5.30pm: Create a Korean stamped design (China Gallery (Level 1))
  • Daily 11am – 5.30pm: Hands-on activities, specimens, & immersive butterfly displays (Earth Rangers Studio (Level 2))
  • Daily 12pm – 4pm: Meet the experts: Nature’s hidden treasures (China Gallery (Level 1))
  • Sat 11am – 4pm: Cyanotype Printing workshop (Makerspace (Level 1))
  • Mon – Fri 11am – 4pm: Get hands-on with fossils, reproductions, & learn about the Cambrian period (Dawn of Life (Level 2))
  • Tue & Thu 10.30am – 3.30pm: 3D scanning workshop (Egypt Gallery (Level 3))
  • Wed 10.30am – 3.30pm: Robotics workshop (Egypt Gallery (Level 3))

Location: Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queens Park)

Date: Sat 8 Mar – Sun 16 Mar

Time: 10am – 5.30pm 

Price: $28.50 – $32

Age: All

7. A minecraft movie activation

A world-exclusive immersive experience

  • Mega-sized interactive LED portal
  • Lifelike Creeper, Bee & Pink Sheep characters from the film
  • Cherry blossom trees in the Overworld landscape (the dimension where players spend most of their time)
  • Discover the latest LEGO® Minecraft® sets, snag a free bag, & other take-home souvenirs

The experience is in celebration of the upcoming A MINECRAFT MOVIE. 

Location: The Centre of Style (Yorkdale Shopping Centre)

Date: Sat 8 Mar – Sun 16 Mar 

Time: 10am – 7pm (check with venue)

Price: Free

Age: All

8. Inside Out

Relaxed screening

A 2015 Academy Award winning feature film

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the

transition

An informal viewing atmosphere:

  • house lights will remain on a low level
  • volume will be slightly turned down
  • no trailers will be shown
  • audience members will be free to move around, leave the theatre, or take a break in a “quiet” area

Doors open 45min prior to screening. The seating is general admission (tickets don’t have seat locations). The concession is on the main floor & outside food is permitted.  

Location: Hot Docs Cinema (506 Bloor St W)

Date: Sat 8 Mar 

Time: 2pm (seems that film starts at 2.30pm – check with venue)

Price: $7.50 – $15

Age: PG (recommended for 6+yrs based on online sources)

Runtime: 95min

9. Build-a-tree workshop

Hands-on activity

Drop-in workshop

Build a miniature tree

The tree will then be placed into Little Canada’s miniature world

For every tree created, Little Canada will donate a tree to be planted

Location: Little Canada (10 Dundas St E)

Date: Mon 10 Mar – Fri 14 Mar 

Time: 11am – 4.30pm 

Price: Included with admission ($22 – $36)

Age: All

10. How To Train Your Dragon

In concert

Experience the film in HD

Live music performance by TO Live Orchestra

A viking befriends a dragon & together they must save both their worlds

Rated PG for sequences of action & some scary images

Location: Meridian Hall (1 Front St E)

Date: Fri 14 Mar – Sat 15 Mar

Time: Fri 7.30pm, Sat  2pm 

Price: $39.99 – $99.99

Age: PG (recommended for 6+yrs based on online sources)

Runtime: Movie is 1hr 38min

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