On subways and other trains

As it is effectively the last week of summer and my husband is on vacation, we decided upon the theme “10 days of adventure” to celebrate the start of school!

Now, just to keep things in perspective, a walk to the nearest supermarket can constitute an adventure in our eyes, so some days may not be particularly ‘adventurous’, but surely our kids will think it is!

For our first adventure, we decided it was time to introduce our kids to the subway system, so we packed up (very lightly) on Friday evening and headed downtown to the Royal Ontario Museum.

Adventuring with kids tip #1: The ROM is free 1 1/2 hours before it closes everyday, and if you’re with small kids, that’s just about as much as they can handle! It is also half-priced on Fridays after 4pm.

We were on the subway back home at 10pm, which was quite an experience with 3 small kids, but they handled it pretty well, and the Toronto subway system is relatively safe.

On day 2 and 3, we took an impromptu trip to Ottawa to see Thomas the tank engine up close and personal.

Adventuring with kids tip #2: If you forget to bring milk for your baby, make sure that you send your husband with the empty bottle in search of sustenance, he will be looked upon kindly as the every-helpful dad. If, however, you have to go on this mission, be aware that you will be given looks of disapproval and disdain for being ‘the bad mother who forgot her baby’s milk’!

Stay tuned for more adventures and tips!