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Wiggle, Giggle & Munch facilitator training will be held on Wednesday, February 22. The deadline for registration is February 15.
Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!
Please join us for our regular monthly meeting! (note change in date)
Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!
Our AGM celebrating our work and introducing:
- our new Book 4 Babies – Time to Play!
- and our latest study – Dreams & Realities: A Community Survey
In this workshop participants will have an opportunity to explore the importance of “managed risk” in children’s play to keep them engaged and learning. Content is geared towards those working with children from birth to 6 years of age.
Make a Book Bag to use with your pre-school children.
Call Nikhat at 204.943.8765 if you are interested in this workshop.
Book Bags making workshop for families based on the book, Time to Play!
Thrive Community Support Circle in support of Family Week is offering a workshop for parents/caregivers to come together to make a Book Bag which will contain books, games, activities and more.
Childminding at the daycare and parents go to 4-505 Sargent Ave.
Join us to learn what Thrive Community Support Circle is doing to address the questions they are hearing from their parents. Their small idea is meeting with some great success.
Bring your lunch and hear more at our first Lunch & Learn.
Tuesday, November 28
At Thrive Community Support Circle, Suite 5 – 505 Sargent Ave.
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Consider sending a couple of people from your agency – maybe a staff person and a volunteer or student. And please share the attached poster with others who might be interested in joining the discussion.
We try to meet annually to plan and talk about our initiatives. This year we have invited Bohdanna Kinasevych, Director of Evaluation, Health in Common to lead our discussion.
Please RSVP ingrid@communities4families.ca by Dec. 1.
Join us for our Family Literacy celebration. Books and activities especially for very young children.
Learn to develop a Book Bag to share with your family participants. This is part 1 of a 2 part series.
Learn to develop a Book Bag to share with your family participants. This is the second of a 2 part series.
Communities 4 Families is pleased to present another Family Play
opportunity.
- Outdoor play
- Parents and children together
- Special activities geared towards toddlers and pre-schoolers
- Snack
- No registration required
- Free
Please join us for our monthly meeting (that was moved from May 16th to the 23rd this month).
Communities 4 Families (C4F) invites groups or organizations to apply for grants to support programming for Downtown families with children aged 0-6. These are grants for activities including BOTH parents and their children (aged 0-6), or parenting programs for parents with children ages 0-6. C4F grants support participants who reside within C4F boundaries (see FAQ’s for our map).
Applications can be completed electronically with page 4 faxed (204.487.3630) with signatures, or in hard copy and mailed or faxed.
Note: the deadline for all grant applications is May 25, 2018 (they must be in our office by 5:00 p.m.)
Please join us for a fun, family friendly outdoor play day!
All families welcome. Programming is geared towards 1-5 year old children. But, siblings are always welcome to participate too.
- Parents & Children attend together
- Drop-in (no registration required)
- Activities for Toddlers + Preschoolers
- Snack provided
- Free!
Mud Kitchen | Painting | Loose Parts | Bubbles
Please join us of our Annual General Meeting, held at the West End Commons.
Please join us for a fun, family friendly outdoor play day!
All families welcome. Programming is geared towards 1-5 year old children. But, siblings are always welcome to participate too.
- Parents & Children attend together
- Drop-in (no registration required)
- Activities for Toddlers + Preschoolers
- Snack provided
- Free!
Play Kitchen | Painting | Loose Parts | Bubbles
Please join us for a fun, family friendly outdoor play day!
All families welcome. Programming is geared towards 1-5 year old children. But, siblings are always welcome to participate too.
- Parents & Children attend together
- Drop-in (no registration required)
- Activities for Toddlers + Preschoolers
- Snack provided
- Free!
Play Kitchen | Painting | Loose Parts | Bubbles
Please join us for a fun, family friendly outdoor play! This is happening during the SNA Holiday Party.
All families welcome. Programming is geared towards 1-5 year old children. But, siblings are always welcome to participate too.
- Parents & Children attend together
- Drop-in (no registration required)
- Activities for Toddlers + Preschoolers
- Snack provided
- Free!
Play Kitchen | Painting | Loose Parts | Bubbles
Every year, we spend a day planning our activities for the upcoming year/s. This year we have invited Barb Gemmell to lead our discussion. Please RSVP by December 6 (Please note any dietary needs)
Please join us for a fun, family friendly outdoor play day!
All families welcome. Programming is geared towards 1-5 year old children. But, siblings are always welcome to participate too.
- Parents & Children attend together
- Drop-in (no registration required)
- Activities for Toddlers + Preschoolers
- Snack provided
- Free!
Play Kitchen | Snow Painting | Loose Parts | Fort Building | Bubbles
Learn to develop a Book Bag to share with your family participants. This is part 1 of a 2 part series.
Please join us at the West Broadway SnoBall for a fun, family friendly outdoor play day!
All families welcome. Programming is geared towards 1-5 year old children. But, siblings are always welcome to participate too.
- Parents & Children attend together
- Drop-in (no registration required)
- Activities for Toddlers + Preschoolers
- Snack provided
- Free!
Play Kitchen | Painting | Loose Parts | Fort Building | Bubbles
Valour Community Centre is now offering a FREE Stay and Play drop in group for parents/guardians and their children. This group is a great way to meet other neighbourhood parents and kids. There will be toys and art supplies available as well as time in the gym to run around! So come on down and have a cup of coffee with your neighbours! Please bring a snack for your child.
Parents MUST stay with their children.
Group will be every Thursday starting October 4th from 9:30am to 11:00am at Valour Community Centre, Isaac Brock site. 715 Telfer St. North.
For more information call (204)775-3869
Learn to develop a Book Bag to share with your family participants. This is the second of a 2 part series.
Valour Community Centre is now offering a FREE Stay and Play drop in group for parents/guardians and their children. This group is a great way to meet other neighbourhood parents and kids. There will be toys and art supplies available as well as time in the gym to run around! So come on down and have a cup of coffee with your neighbours! Please bring a snack for your child.
Parents MUST stay with their children.
Group will be every Thursday starting October 4th from 9:30am to 11:00am at Valour Community Centre, Isaac Brock site. 715 Telfer St. North.
For more information call (204)775-3869