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A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Friday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Tuesday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Friday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Tuesday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Friday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Tuesday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Friday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Tuesday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Friday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Tuesday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Friday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Tuesday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Friday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
A Nature Play Group for Families
Drop in Tuesday mornings for FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor play!
(in The International Garden behind the MERC)
For children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.
Snack provided.
For more info contact outdoorplay@communities4families.ca
You are invited to come and learn how to lead this exciting parent/child program virtually.
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch offers families with young children a time to develop skills and have fun together through active play and a healthy snack.
Along with learning how to run this program virtually, we will have a special focus on outdoor winter activities during this training to allow us to get the most out of outdoor play during this pandemic.
You will receive the Wiggle, Giggle & Munch handbook and learn:
- how to lead a Wiggle, Giggle & Munch program
- why it is important for toddlers/preschoolers to be active
- how to encourage parents to play with their toddlers/preschoolers
- how to promote healthy eating for toddlers/preschoolers
- how to encourage healthy outdoor play during winter
This training is free of charge and especially for those who live in or serve members of the downtown area. Others, outside of the downtown will be considered if there is space.
This event is limited to 12 participants. Priority will be given to individuals and groups from the downtown area.
Registration for this workshop is now closed.You are invited to come and learn how to lead this exciting parent/child program virtually.
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch offers families with young children a time to develop skills and have fun together through active play and a healthy snack.
Along with learning how to run this program virtually, we will have a special focus on outdoor winter activities during this training to allow us to get the most out of outdoor play during this pandemic.
You will receive the Wiggle, Giggle & Munch handbook and learn:
- how to lead a Wiggle, Giggle & Munch program
- why it is important for toddlers/preschoolers to be active
- how to encourage parents to play with their toddlers/preschoolers
- how to promote healthy eating for toddlers/preschoolers
- how to encourage healthy outdoor play during winter
This training is free of charge and especially for those who live in or serve members of the downtown area. Others, outside of the downtown will be considered if there is space.
This event is limited to 12 participants. Priority will be given to individuals and groups from the downtown area.
Registration for this workshop is now closed.You are invited to come and learn how to lead this exciting parent/child program virtually.
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch offers families with young children a time to develop skills and have fun together through active play and a healthy snack.
Along with learning how to run this program virtually, we will have a special focus on outdoor winter activities during this training to allow us to get the most out of outdoor play during this pandemic.
You will receive the Wiggle, Giggle & Munch handbook and learn:
- how to lead a Wiggle, Giggle & Munch program
- why it is important for toddlers/preschoolers to be active
- how to encourage parents to play with their toddlers/preschoolers
- how to promote healthy eating for toddlers/preschoolers
- how to encourage healthy outdoor play during winter
This training is free of charge and especially for those who live in or serve members of the downtown area. Others, outside of the downtown will be considered if there is space.
This event is limited to 12 participants. Priority will be given to individuals and groups from the downtown area.
Registration for this workshop is now closed.You are invited to come and learn how to lead this exciting parent/child program virtually.
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch offers families with young children a time to develop skills and have fun together through active play and a healthy snack.
Along with learning how to run this program virtually, we will have a special focus on outdoor winter activities during this training to allow us to get the most out of outdoor play during this pandemic.
You will receive the Wiggle, Giggle & Munch handbook and learn:
- how to lead a Wiggle, Giggle & Munch program
- why it is important for toddlers/preschoolers to be active
- how to encourage parents to play with their toddlers/preschoolers
- how to promote healthy eating for toddlers/preschoolers
- how to encourage healthy outdoor play during winter
This training is free of charge and especially for those who live in or serve members of the downtown area. Others, outside of the downtown will be considered if there is space.
This event is limited to 12 participants. Priority will be given to individuals and groups from the downtown area.
Registration for this workshop is now closed.A resilience promotion workshop from Reaching IN…Reaching OUT: Promoting Resilience in Young Children
Please note:
- Priority will be given to agencies working with downtown families. Others will be added to a waitlist.
A resilience promotion workshop from Reaching IN…Reaching OUT: Promoting Resilience in Young Children
Please note:
- Priority will be given to agencies working with downtown families. Others will be added to a waitlist.
This training has reached its limit of participants.
This training has reached its limit of participants.
This training has reached its limit of participants.
This training has reached its limit of participants.
Gentle Heroes is a workshop in 3 parts. It is offered free of charge to downtown agencies working with dads/male caregivers.
Men will develop their capacity to explore and share their own experiences of being around nurturing gentle heroes (grandfathers, elders, community leaders, teachers, fathers) using the senses to delve into these gentle stories.
Storytelling has been part of our cultures for millennia, as entertainment and as a way of sharing knowledge, building attachment, and empowerment. Stories help us reflect on and overcome our challenges and develop skills like empathy, gratitude, and more.
This workshop will develop and enhance our appreciation of diversity. It will give participants an opportunity and method to communicate their “story”. This is made possible through speaking, listening, reading and writing, art, music, humour, and role-playing, providing a language-rich environment for children, essential for early literacy. Honouring each family’s culture through storytelling encourages attachment and bonding by giving parents the opportunity to be a significant part of the literacy process as a storyteller.
Dates: Tuesday, November 30, Wednesday, December 1, Thursday, December 2
Time: 1:00-3:00pm
Location: Online via Zoom (participants will be emailed the login details after registering)
Cost: Free to Downtown agencies
The Workshop:
Part 1 – Sharing stories and storytelling about men as gentle heroes.
Part 2 – Stories that develop storytelling skills in dads using folktales where they can gain the confidence of sharing stories with children while having fun and being goofy and active.
Part 3 – Men as gentle heroes connected to personal stories and storytelling.
Recommended Participants:
- Community leaders and administrators
- Family support practitioners
- Early Childhood Educators
- Child care centre administrators
- Program leaders and facilitators
Register here