Founded in 1900 by a group of private citizens as the Art Museum of Toronto, the Art Gallery of Ontario is one of the largest art museums in North America, with a physical facility of 486,000 square feet. The AGO’s new facility boasts 583,000 square feet, and is now re-opened with an innovative architectural design by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry.

Toronto4Kids is a leading Free Parenting Directory in the Greater Toronto Area. "Our comprehensive directory includes after-school programs, birthday planning, camps, shopping, services, sports, parenting articles, resources, family travel & more. We promote family-friendly events, entertainment, seasonal activities and outings, happening in and around the city. We offer Free Coupons and great Contests! The site also includes extensive directories for Babies, Dogs & Educators."

"In a Pinch (www.inapinch.ca) was established to provide temporary child Care services to families who do not require full time care on a full time basis or those who just need help quickly and hassle free. We offer these Services for different durations including: hourly, daily, weekly and seasonal. Our services include: babysitting (home or corporate, post and prenatal care, hotel and productions touring Toronto, weddings and other events, vacation and overnight, emergency backup and sick child care. Only the best candidates are selected to represent our agency. All of our candidates have worked directly with children for at least 5 years. All candidates are personally interviewed. We do a complete background and reference check."

"Wee Care Placement Agency (www.weecareplacement.ca). Since 1996, Wee Care Placement Agency has provided thousands of GreaterToronto Area residents with qualified, helpful caregivers to accommodate a variety of domestic help needs. Whether you require full-time, part-time, hourly or casual help, Wee Care is a highly reputable business that has a proven record of success. At Wee Care, we pride ourselves on our ability to listen and understand our clients and their needs. That\'s why Wee Care has such high rates of success and a bevy of referrals and return clientele. Our proven professionalism has made us one of the most highly recognized placement agencies in the Greater Toronto Area. Wee Care is our business and our attitude. All of our professional staff are mothers, too and we provide the level of service that we, ourselves, would desire and benefit from."

Drabinsky Gallery is a contemporary gallery featuring the work of emerging and mid career Canadian and American artists. Painting, works on paper and photography form the nucleus of our exhibition schedule but the gallery is open to all work of contemporary practice.

Within "Toronto's new centre for Arts, Culture and Entertainment" in The Distillery District, Pikto's Gallery offers a space dedicated to contemporary fine art Photography. Featuring Internationaly renowned and emerging Photographers.

Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography is a non-profit artist-run centre committed to the advancement of photographic art. Founded in 1979 to establish a creative, supportive environment in which photography could flourish, today our centre consists of an art gallery, resource centre, darkroom and production facilities. We offer education programs, weekend workshops and gallery tours, and serve a rapidly growing membership of artists and photo enthusiasts. Our goal is to expand the understanding and appreciation of photography as an artistic medium.

Pavla was born in the Czech Republic where she studied art, piano, drama, and the culinary arts and then moved to Germany to work as a Chef in her own Czech restaurant. In Canada, Pavla has attended the International Academy of Design and continues to attend the Toronto School of Art for independent artists. Being mostly self-taught in her artistic endeavors, Pavla's achievements include interior design, murals, photography, teaching art, flower arrangements, landscape design and more. Pavla is a member of the Scarborough Art Council, Cedar Ridge Studio Gallery, The Art Guild of Scarborough in Toronto. In 2007, Pavla co-founded ARTICO artists-in-connection to join artists on the earth with fluid universe as one. Pavla continues to experiment with various methods of painting and sculpturing and has developed a unique style to follow her path in creativity. Pavla expresses from her innermost feelings and allows her artistic creations to unfold in a manner that reflects what she wishes to achieve with her art. "The creation of the Universe with its infinite possibilities inspires me to create art from the inner, and to share this inspiration with others in the hope that they may also feel the oneness with the Universe as I do".

Soma Chocolate is an artisan chocolate factory and retail store in Toronto's Historic Distillery District started by David Castellan and Cynthia Leung in August 2003. Soma Chocolatemaker is one of the few artisans in North America making chocolate in small batches directly from the cacao bean. Starting with great cocoa such as fair-trade Kuapa Kokoo from Ghana, Organic “Sambirano” from Madagascar or the classic Venezuelan “Ocumare” the chocolate is processed in 45kg batches using a blend of vintage and modern equipment. Our Spicy Mayan hot chocolate mix is made in a 100 year old vintage melangeur by refining cocoa, organic sugar, orange peel, chili, Vanilla beans and secret SOMA spices."

Sweetpea Baby Food is a wholly-owned Canadian company launched by two Toronto women in October 2005. Sweetpea Baby Food is a convenient and delicious 100% organic baby food manufactured in Canada and sold in supermarkets, grocery stores and health food stores across the country. The original recipes are made from carefully selected all natural, organic ingredients and are \"blast frozen\" at their freshest point, retaining all the taste and nutrients. Each unique variety has been formulated by Sweetpea’s chef and cookbook author, Jordan Wagman and Dr. Joey Shulman, a leading pediatric nutritionist and head nutritionist for the company. Sweetpea Baby Food is packaged in easy-to-use trays with single-serve portions, so you can use as much or as little as you wish depending on your baby’s appetite.

New to the Riverdale neighbourhood, Loïc Gourmet is a French-inspired purveyor of take-away dishes for busy individuals and families as well as studios and local businesses. Loïc Gourmet is owned and operated by fine-dining chef David Kokai and his wife, photographer Kathleen Finlay. Having spent many years in some of Toronto's top restaurant kitchens, Kokai is inspired to offer delicious gourmet food as well as more casual, freshly prepared dishes at reasonable prices favoring locally sourced products and presented in environmentally responsible containers. Perfectly roasted chickens, classic French onion soup, bubbling gratins, amazing assortments of paninis, freshly prepared terrines and delicious chocolate mousses are a few of Loïc Gourmet's offerings. Online menus are updated daily. Located just east of Broadview at 722 Queen Street East. Hours are 11 AM to 8 PM from Monday to Saturday. Coming in December: Free delivery to your home, office or studio with a minimum order of 30.00 in our local area.

A free Canada wide website that helps parents connect to host and attend playdates.

ArtKids is an innovative art program that introduces children to the excitement of visiting New York City museums. Children 3 1/2 years and older visit different art exhibits on either a weekly basis or at specifically arranged times. They look at all forms of art from many different periods and places—and they have fun at the same time. Each interactive discovery journey through an exhibit filled with props and helpful tools is completed with an art project inspired by the art. We have developed a program that brings children to the art and the art to the children. ArtKids also offers birthday party packages, the NEW i-pod tours, book club and school tours.
ArtMuse and ArtKids were created in 2001 by Natasha Schlesinger, an award-winning independent art historian and an art consultant who has been working in the art field for the past 18 years, specializing in the history of decorative arts.

Enrich your little one's experiences by attending one of our LIVE preview concerts. We feature live classical and jazz music performed by professional musicians with an innate love for children. We plan relevant musical activities that help engage the children with the music they are hearing and that help sustain their attention. In a concert, we could have Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata played by a concert pianist, and then Take the A Train performed by our versatile jazz musicians. In between we also include active pieces such as the Mexican Hat Dance and The Chicken Dance! All of the musicians are currently in the education field and have a passion for what we are doing. For concert details, please visit www.brilliantbabies.info. Tickets are 1 for $15 or 2 for $25 (Children under 5 are complimentary).

WeeHands Instructors teach families to sign with their babies and toddlers. Sara Bingham is the founder of WeeHands and the author of The Baby Signing Book. WeeHands is the world\'s leading children\'s sign language and language development program for babies, toddlers and preschool children.