Are you a new parent? Is this baby number two or three? Are you looking for a program to meet other parents in your community, engage in activities and embrace the time with your infant? In this parent led, hands on program parents will learn about their infant’s growth and development with Janina, Family Support Educator. Each week participants will engage in creating keepsakes of this special time you and baby have together. In this program we invite curiosity and conversations as it will be tailored specifically to the group of families to ensure you feel supported in your role as a parent.
If you are a parent of multiples, please contact us for more information.
Age: 2-7 Months
Session Details: Mondays 1:00-2:15 PM
7 Sessions- March 2nd 9th 16th 23rd 30th April 6th 20th
Cost: $110
Location: Birch Room
This interactive music program is designed to strengthen your baby’s listening skills, encourages adult and child bonding, while helping your baby to develop a sense of rhythm and beat through different musical experiences. Rock a Bye Babies introduces a variety of different music genres, playful musical activities using a variety of play props, creative movement, dancing, songs, and rhymes. Each session is different and unique, so we encourage you to register for the program more than once!
Age: 6-12 Months
Session Details: Thursdays – 1:00-2:00 PM
7 Sessions - March 3rd, 10th,17th,24th, 30th, April 7th, 14th
Cost: $80.00
Location: Birch Room
Is your baby curious, eager to explore and enjoys getting messy? Come and discover a sensory based program where children discover through an assortment of materials, textures, and activities that will stimulate their senses through exciting experiences. In this developmentally appropriate small class babies will not only have fun but will build on their development.
Age: 5-13 Months
Session Details: Wednesday 2:00-3:00 PM
4 Sessions- March 4th, 11th,18th,25th
Cost: $60
Location: Bronte Room
Babies learn best by using all their senses. This program gives babies time and space to explore a variety of sensory experiences that are age appropriate and help to strengthen babies’ understanding of their world. By encouraging babies to express themselves this stimulates further brain development, language and independence. The Educator provides the right combination of play-based experience, expertise and knowledge to make this one of our most popular programs! There is also a special keepsake of your baby’s first finger painting for you to take home.
Age: 7-14 Months
Session Details: Fridays- 1:00-2:15 PM
7 Sessions- March 6th, 13th 20th 27th April 3rd 10th 17th
Cost:$ 100
Location: Birch Room
You and your child will celebrate music through a collection of the happiest songs of today! Let us light up your day with musical instruments and focus on positive energy through dance and movement in this delightful happy program. Musical gift will be provided. Facilitated by Music Director of Musically Connected.
This program can be repeated as content varies.
Age: Newborn – 4.5 Years
Session Details: Tuesdays – 9:15-10:15 AM
6 Session- March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28
Cost: $105
Location: Bronte Room
Enrich your child with amazement and recharge before lunchtime! It’s time to provide your child with the opportunity to build his/her language, literacy and vocal development. You and your child will participate in using different hand-held musical instrument each week. Your child will listen to and develop rhythm, enrich their senses through joyful, creative, sweet sounding play. A musical gift is provided. Facilitated by Music Director of Musically Connected. This program can be repeated as content varies.
Age: 6 Months – 4.5 Years
Session Details: Tuesdays – 10:45-11:45 AM
6 Session- March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28
Cost: $105
Location: Bronte Room
Let’s explore the world of art! This program introduces your child to a variety of different painting techniques, art mediums (such as clay, collage, pastels), and much more. All materials used in the program are safe, nontoxic and age appropriate. Adding to the art experience children will explore music through play props, singing and dance. You and your child will be inspired by the “arts” all while engaging and spending quality time together. This is a small private class.
Age: 10-24 Months
Session Details: Thursday – 3:30-4:45 PM
7 Sessions- March 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th April 2nd 9th 16th
Cost: $100
Location: Birch Room
Come and engage your toddler in creative exploration, and sensory experiences that will fully stimulate them! Through materials, textures, music and activities our play-based learning environment and qualified staff will provide a variety of activities that promote exploration through your toddler’s senses. It will be weeks of exciting learning, experimentation, getting messy and fun. This is a small private class.
Age: 18-24 Months
Session Details: Tuesdays - 2:30-3:45 pm
7 Sessions- March 3rd, 10th,17th 24th 31st April 7th and 14th
Cost: $100
Location: Birch Room
In this youngest age group, the basics of sport are taught in a fun and constantly moving environment. Skills such as kicking, tossing, bouncing, running, hopping, balancing and jumping. This class is completely play oriented through games, skills and obstacles. Children work at their own pace and developmental level alongside their parent, while in a group setting.
- This class requires parent participation
- Classes are 30 minutes in length
- Classes are small for individual attention and instruction
- Each child receives a t-shirt, a group and individual photo and a certificate
Age: 18-30 Months
Session Details: Thursdays - 9:45-10:30 AM
6 Sessions- March 5th, 12th, 26th April 2nd 9th 16th
Cost: $99
Location: Bronte Room
Join us for a full-bodied exploration of how music and art connect in our world. Observe, explore, move, be inspired by and create with music, to music and use music to spark creativity. Come and join a musician and visual artist for this 7-week exploration of art media and how it can expand your idea of creativity. This program provides parent and child the opportunity for full-bodied exploration.
Age: 18-48 Months
Session Details: Wednesday 9:30-11:00 AM
7 Sessions- March 4th, 11th,18th,25th, 31st, April 8th, 15th
Cost: $90
Location: Bronte Room
Join us for weekly theme stories complemented by preparing a yummy recipe. Together we will summarize each book, followed by a related activity, experiment or art project and a cooking activity! Parents assist in the recipe preparation and role model tasting new foods to encourage healthy eating habits. Younger siblings not yet crawling may attend.
Age: 24-48 Months
Session Details: Wednesday - 9:30-11:00 AM
7 Sessions- March 4th, 11th,18th,25th, 31st, April 8th, 15th
Cost: $120
Location: Hawthorne Room
Introducing Soccer Shots, an engaging children’s soccer program with a focus on character development and a Curricula aligned to the Ontario Early Learning Skills.
Soccer Shots is a high-energy program introducing children to fundamental soccer principles, such as using your feet, dribbling and the basic rules of the game. Through fun games, songs and positive reinforcement, children will begin to experience the joy of playing soccer and being active.
The basis of the program is to introduce children to soccer in a fun and exciting way. This program offers an introduction to soccer and movement with an emphasis on balance, coordination and confidence. Repetition, high energy and celebrating achievements are critical to the program, therefore you will see a repeated theme throughout the season, as well as repetition of character works for several weeks.
Age: 24-48 Months- Parent Participation
Session Details: Mondays - 9:30-10:15 am
7 Session- March 2nd 9th 16th 23rd 30th April 6th 20th
Cost: $125
Location: Bronte Room
A series of 4 art classes run by an ACT artist, designed for children and their caregiver to share in creative art making, while working on their own pieces of art. This experience allows both adults and children to freely explore paint, drawing and other art media in a studio setting. Come and experience connection through meaningful art making, together.
During the last 15 Minutes of the last class, children and families will enjoy a showcase celebration of the art pieces created over the time in program.
Artists and Children Together (ACT) is collaborating with Family Fun Programs by providing artists to support children and families in the use of art materials. To learn more about the ACT initiative, please visit https://mcrc.on.ca/act-initiative
Age: 24-48 Months
Session Details: Wednesdays 2:00-3:00 pm
4 Sessions - March 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th
Cost: $55.00
Location: Art Studio
In this age group children are challenged more both physically and mentally. This level is suitable for all skill levels and welcomes beginners. Children are encouraged to grow on fundamental sport skills such as running, jumping, hopping, balancing, coordination, throwing and obstacles. More sport-specific games are introduced.
This class does require parent participation at the beginning of the program, but it is optional after week #4 for children wanting to try the class without a parent. Parents must remain in the room and close-by (main lobby) in case a child changes his/her mind about wanting a parent involved.
- Classes are 35 minutes in length
- Classes are small for individual attention and instruction
- Each child receive a t-shirt, a group and individual photo and a certificate
Age: 30-42 Months
Session Details: Thursdays - 10:45-11:30 am
6 Sessions- March 5th, 12th, 26th April 2nd 9th 16th
Cost: $103
Location: Bronte Room
Join this interactive program where children and families will build on songs, stories and rhymes using open ended materials, play props and equipment that fosters learning. Participate in gross motor activities, small group time and purposeful activities with a focus on literacy and numeracy. Families will have the opportunity to create fun and exciting activities to take home and continue the learning. Younger siblings not yet crawling may attend.
Age: 30-48 Months
Session Details: Thursdays - 9:30-11:00 AM
7 Sessions- March 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th April 2nd 9th 16th
Cost: $100
Location: Hawthorne Room
Kids Konnection is a small group setting with children aged 3 to 5 years (without their parents). Children will participate in a variety of activities, such as language through songs and stories, art, sensory play, and active play while socializing with other children, and practicing basic routines that will help to prepare them for kindergarten. The Registered ECE engages 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.
Age: 36-60 Months
Session Details:
- Tuesdays - 9:30-11:30 am - 8 Sessions- March 3rd, 10th,17th 24th 31st April 7th, 14th ,21st
- Friday - 9:30-11:30 am - 8 Sessions- March 6th,13th, 20th, 27th, April 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
Cost: $160
Location: Willow Room
Come and explore simple math activities with your child in this interactive program. Through play-based activities and open-ended materials, each week families will focus on different math concepts such as sorting, patterning, measurement, shapes, graphing, and numeracy. Parents and children will be led through a variety of different play activities that will help build understanding of math concepts that will be used in kindergarten and throughout school.
Age: 30-48 Months
Session Details: Mondays – 9:30-11:00 AM
7 Sessions- March 2nd 9th 16th 23rd 30th April 6th 20th
Cost: $100
Location: Hawthorne Room
