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Urban bushing
By Kari Svenneby 
It was one of those days in Toronto when the city was snowed in. Some folks might say it is the perfect day to stay inside, but we said it was the perfect day to embrace the weather! It was white with beautiful snow everywhere and blue skies and sun. It was a perfect day for urban bushing.
One of the great things about living in Toronto is that it has a fantastic park system with ravines and parks that usually connect together.
Forcing spring
By Kari Svenneby
Lately I have felt that spring in the air. Yesterday it was 5°C or 41°F here in Toronto; a beautiful day with sunshine. It was also a perfect day to spend some time in our backyard. In the end of the winter on a warm day it is great to look and see if you have any buds on your trees. Living in a city, I do not have a big backyard, but I’m lucky to have a pussy willow tree in my backyard. We where happy to see there were buds on the branches as well on my birch tree. We picked some branches to force them to come to life.
Bottle Games
Olympic games 
Today we are hosting Olympic themed games in the Beach, Toronto. An event to celebrate our community, we are also going to fundraise “Sprouts of Hope (growing kit for Haiti) as well has ice art and snow paint for the kids. It is the winter Olympics right? In the spirit of the Olympic we are having ski jumping and bobsled contest. We are little luckier with the weather here in Toronto than in Vancouver, but not much. Though we haven’t had any rain, we have carried snow in sleds and wheelbarrows from the near by snow at the ice rink for two days.We have done as they do in Vancouver. Finally our bobsled and ski jump is done for our bottles.
Cross Country skiing with children
By Russell Gienapp
While my daughter and I were out on her longest ski (5kms), I kept reminding myself to keep it fun.
It started when the snow came down and we could hit the trails in Norway. I wanted my kid to go on longer trips, but knew that the hills would be a problem; both the ups and the downs. I came up with a simple harness that I am sure many would find humorous. A few inner tubes from some bicycle tires and I had a stretchy towrope that could help us put some miles on together. I had no idea on how successful it would be.
Making forts
So what do you do when it is grey, the ground is frozen and a lot of the parks are not very inspiring to be in with little snow? Well this has been the case in Toronto lately. We have had some mild days and some really cold days with little snow. Not, very inspiring to get out and play. Leigh of GTA parents knows what to do on a day like this.
4 simple snow activities
I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to be tired of winter. Yes, that is right, tired of a winter without any snow. Here in Toronto we have hardly had any snow yet so the kids (and big kids) and I am going around with a sad face. When is winter really coming? Rumors say snow is coming in February. Let’s hope so.
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