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PA Day Bordom Buster - Let's Cook Holiday Cookie Edition
"I'm bored", is this something you dread hearing while your child’s at home? You are in luck! Family Fun Programs are excited to offer you some new and exciting P.A Day programs with themes that are sure to bust that boredom!
This month’s P.A. Day Boredom Buster will be baking up some fun and delicious holiday cookies. Your child will not only get the opportunity to learn how to bake but also be able to take this new skill home to bake for friends and family during the Holiday season or for themselves to enjoy again and again. Make sure you don’t miss out and register today!
Date: November 29th Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM Ages: 6-12 years Cost: $60
Do you want your child engaged in some fun & interesting programming during school closures? MCRC is happy to be offering School's Out Camps at Hitherfield School for Hitherfield families & families in the surrounding communities. This month's It’s Fall Y’all: School's Out Camp will take place on November 15th & 18th, where we will focus on appreciating all that Fall has to offer with a western flair. Children will have the opportunity to explore the great outdoors with a hike in the forest, appreciating the changes fall brings through different activities & creative experiences, while kicking it up by learning to Hoedown & bringing it down to mindfulness experiences. These two days of Fall experiences will allow your child to get in touch with their inner cowboy who gets to appreciate the Fall season in all it’s glory. This day is sure to be a hoot & hollerin’ time!
Registration Note:If a program start date has already passed and you would like to register at a prorated cost, please reach out to Melissa Procner at melissa.procner@mcrc.on.ca for more information.
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Pilates is a gentle form of exercise that can be incredibly beneficial for postpartum recovery. In a Pilates Mom and Baby class, moms will learn exercises that can help them regain core strength, improve posture and alleviate common postpartum aches and pains. Pilates Mom and Baby classes offer a unique opportunity for new moms to exercise in a safe, supportive environment while bonding with your baby. Facilitated by Zhanna Strilets - STOTT Pilates Instructor, FST Practitioner.
Join our delightful Baby and Mommy Yoga class, a bonding experience designed to nurture both mother and baby. Through gentle yoga poses, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques, you'll create a harmonious connection, enhance flexibility, and promote well-being for both you and your little one. This class offers a nurturing environment where moms can engage in self-care while fostering their baby's sensory and motor development. No prior yoga experience required – just bring a yoga mat and a sense of joy! Facilitated by Nghin Clark.
Age: 1-4 Years Details: Saturdays 9:30-10:15 AM Starting Date: November 2nd (6-week program) Cost: $110
Discover a world of movement and fun with our Parent and Tot Yoga class! This interactive and playful session is a wonderful way for both parent and child to bond and explore yoga together. Through imaginative poses, animated stories, and creative games, you'll embark on a delightful journey of movement, balance, and laughter. You will be guided through parent-child partner poses, enhancing your connection and promoting physical development for your little one. No prior yoga experience needed – just bring a yoga mat, an open heart, and a willingness to share joyful moments with your child!Facilitated by Nghin Clark.
Age: 5-9 Years Details: Saturdays 10:30-11:15 AM Starting Date: November 2nd (6-week program) Cost: $110
Welcome to our enchanting Parent and Child Yoga class, a special opportunity for shared wellness and connection! This class combines the magic of yoga with the joy of togetherness. As you and your child embark on a journey of mindful movement, playful poses, and calming breaths, you'll build a stronger bond and create lasting memories. You will be lead through imaginative sequences that encourage creativity, flexibility, and relaxation, all while fostering a sense of harmony between parent and child. No prior yoga experience required – just bring your yoga mats, an open spirit, and a readiness to explore the world of yoga side by side!Facilitated by Nghin Clark.
Age: All abilities & ages Details: Saturdays 11:30 am - 12:15 pm Starting Date: November 2nd (6-week program) Cost: $55 (per person)
Join Nghin Clark for a fun and engaging family yoga class designed for all ages! This session focuses on building strength, flexibility, and mindfulness through playful poses and interactive activities. Together, families will explore breathing techniques, relaxation exercises, and bonding moments, creating a positive environment for connection and growth. No prior experience is needed—just bring your mats and a spirit of adventure!
Age: 3-5 years Details: Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 AM and/or
Thursdays 9:30-11:30 AM Starting Date: November 5th and/or 7th (7-week program) Cost: $235
Children will participate in a variety of activities, such as learning songs and stories, art, sensory play, and active play, while socializing with other children. Children will also be encouraged to practice basic classroom routines that will help prepare them for kindergarten. The Educator engages with the children, taking into consideration individual personalities, learning styles and interests of each child. This program also offers the child an opportunity to practice emotional self-regulation as they transition into being left on their own without the parent/caregiver. *Children attend without a parent.
Age: 2-4 Years Details: Saturdays 10:30-11:30 AM Starting Date: November 2nd (6-week program) Cost: $95
Discover a fun Arabic learning experience for your little one with our Arabic Learning Fun program! Our program ensures engaging and effective learning and introduces both Levantine conversational Arabic (اللَّهجة العامية) and Modern Standard Arabic (العربية الفصحى). Each week, children will explore a theme, focus on weekly vocabulary, and create a craft to take home. Adults will also learn how to support their child’s language learning at home!
Age: 5-7 Years Details: Saturdays 12:00-1:00 PM Starting Date: November 2nd (6-week program) Cost: $130
Join us for exciting Arabic Adventures, where you drop off your child to a personalized learning experience designed to support your child in developing early Arabic literacy skills. This beginner-friendly program will engage your child in guided activities that promote letter recognition and phonemic awareness, key foundations for reading and writing. Through playful exploration in an Arabic-rich environment, your child will take the perfect first step on their exciting Arabic adventure!
Age: 4 - 12 Years Details: Saturdays 12:00-1:30 PM Starting Date: November 2nd (6-week program) Cost: $162
or Age: 7 - 12 Years Details: Thursdays 5:30-7:00 PM Starting Date: November 7th (6-week program) Cost: $162
Are your children looking to help with cooking more but don’t know their way around the kitchen then this program is perfect to help them to gain the confidence to prepare meals through an exciting fun filled opportunity to make delicious recipes. Together we will choose the recipes and explore the materials using our senses by handling, measuring, pouring, mixing, cooking, and baking. At the end of the session, each child will leave with a recipe book including all the recipes prepared over the 6-week program.
Age: 2 - 4 Years Details: Saturdays 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Starting Date: November 2nd (6-week program) Cost: $132
or Age: 2 - 4 Years Details: Mondays 11:30 PM - 1:00 PM Starting Date: November 2nd (6-week program) Cost: $132
Join us for weekly theme stories complemented by preparing an age-appropriate recipe. Together we will adventure into stories, activities, recipe preparation and cooking a healthy snack to enjoy together. Each family will leave with a recipe book of all the delicious recipes prepared over the 6-week program.
Age: 5-12 Years Details: Saturdays 12:00-1:15 PM Starting Date: November 2nd (6-week program) Cost: $135
This program is geared towards beginnerchessplayers and would include learning the basic rules on how the pieces move, basics in opening principles, strategies andchesstactics.The goal is to have students playing and having fun!
Young Engineers LEGO Build (Bricks Challenge and Galileo)
Age: 4-12 Years Details: Saturdays 9:00-10:15 AM Starting Date: November 2nd (6-week program) Cost: $135
Young Engineers will learn the principles of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). By integrating basic arithmetic learned in school with an intuitive active learning process, children grasp a better understanding of the fundamentals of physics and engineering concepts while building with motorized LEGO models.
Age: 6-12 Years Details: Saturdays 10:30-11:45 AM Starting Date:November 2nd (6-week program) Cost: $135
Using LEGO and Lego WeDo graphic programming to build robots. Robo Bricks enrichment program participants learn software engineering, technology, entrepreneurship and math (STEM). During each lesson students will assemble a robot that will perform a predetermined task. Constructing these robots will develop each student's ability to create computer algorithms and capability to implement code.