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October 2018
Children’s Choir
No one in the world owns a more unique instrument than their voice. Not one person’s voice is the same as another, and every voice is as beautiful as the next! 88Keys’ Children’s Choir (for ages 6 and up) will bring together our community’s unique and beautiful voices for our very first ensemble voice program. This program will run bi-weekly on Friday evenings from September through until June, and is open to every child who loves to sing! WHY JOIN…
Find out more »Art Mentorship for Kids at Winged Canvas
Art Mentorship is a semi-private tutoring style program that is taught one-on-one style with lessons tailored to each child’s individual needs. Unlike group-style lessons where everyone does the same lesson step by step, Art Mentorship allows for more self-directed and personalized learning. Art Mentorship for kids has a student teacher ratio of 1:3. Benefits of Art Mentorship: -Very small student teacher ratio (starting at 1:3, or half the size of group classes) -Personalized art projects catered to each student’s interests…
Find out more »CARTOONING & MANGA with Alyssa Wongso
What makes cartooning and Manga so fun? Go behind the scenes to discover how artists create and bring characters to life! Learn the techniques and methods to drawing your favourite cartoon and manga characters, step by step, This class is all about the art of storytelling and improving your drawing skills: learning how to storyboard, refine linework, master colouring techniques, draw expressions and figures in action. We’ll learn how to turn real people into cartoon/manga versions of themselves, design mashups…
Find out more »Art Foundations (Teens)
Grow your creative thinking and technical art skills in this one-of-a-kind mixed art program that covers a variety of mediums and art styles. Projects include realistic and experimental drawing, watercolour and acrylic painting, mixed media and design concepts. Your instructor will introduce an art concept or new material each week and work with you step by step towards creating meaningful artwork you are proud of. Classes are small so each student gets one-on-one time with the instructor. This is a…
Find out more »Beginner Art for Adults Class at Winged Canvas
This beginner art class is the ideal class for adults looking to rekindle their love of art, perfect for beginners! Dabble in a bit of everything - from learning key drawing techniques such line, blending and shading to exploring the foundations of painting in watercolour and acrylic. Classes run all year on a weekly basis in Markham. You’ll get to try: cartooning drawing realistic faces landscape painting simple perspective, line and shading painting techniques such as brushwork and colour theory…
Find out more »88Keys Music Lessons
Join the adventures of the school-age kids as they travel from play room to the practice room to the recital hall. Check out those fun-filled educational programs for kids.
Find out more »Preschool Ready Set Go
Get them ready for school with this designed program for ages 2-4. Very flexable - choose your days that work for you! Includes daily workshops that only we offer! Check out our website for all the creative, educational fun!
Find out more »Spiders: Fear and Fascination
From spinning webs, dancing, swimming, to even losing a limb and growing it back, spiders are one of the most amazing animals on the planet! Spiders: Fear & Fascination will bring you face-to-face with over 200 live and preserved specimens, interactive and augmented reality experiences, and even a live venom-milking lab. Ignite your curiosity, conquer your fear, and see spiders in a whole new light. Developed by the Australian Museum and toured internationally by Flying Fish, Spiders: Fear & Fascination is on display…
Find out more »Save $30 on Fall Eco Tours at Scenic Caves
Until – Oct 26, 2018 SAVE $30-off Sept 4 – Oct 26/18 Eco Adventure Tours. Applicable Monday – Friday (excludes October 8/18). Valid for up to 5 people. View a dazzling display of vibrant autumn colours as you walk the treetop canopy and glide down a blazing forest zipline and a majestic escarpment ridgetop zipline. Experience panoramic views of south Georgian Bay from the iconic 420 ft. suspension footbridge. Learn about the ripening foliage and observe wildlife preparing for the…
Find out more »Summer Intensives Camp: Acrylic & Watercolour Painting Week at Winged Canvas Art Hub
This week of Summer Art Camp focuses on learning and experimenting with different painting techniques and subject matter. Exploring realism, we will study master painters like Rembrandt, Cezanne and John Singer Sargent to learn their techniques in still life painting and classical portraiture. We will also study modern artists to create contemporary paintings based on art movements and pop culture. Students will work in watercolour and acrylic and are assigned projects based on their interests and skill level. Looking for…
Find out more »Brooks Farms Fall Fun Festival
The outdoor event highlight of the YEAR! For over a decade, Brooks Farms hosts an awesome Fall Fun Festival that gets bigger and better every year. Come out and enjoy the beautiful autumn season Brooks Farms style! Fall Fun Festival runs weekends beginning September 8th and ends October 28, 2018. Yes, that includes Thanksgiving Monday! Sue Wee Pig Races Corn Cob Blasters Pumpkin Cannon Show “Dark Side of the Hill” Zombies (for the older kids) Train Rides Zip Lines Giant…
Find out more »Cartooning and Anime class for kids at Winged Canvas Art Hub
This class is all about improving your drawing skills and learning the art of storytelling: how to draw proportions, refine linework, master colouring techniques, draw expressions and figures in action, and simple storyboarding. We’ll learn how to turn real people into cartoon versions of themselves, design mashups with popular characters, and exaggerate expressions and actions. We will look at cartoons from around the globe — particularly the popular world of Japanese Manga — and discover a new world of inspiration!…
Find out more »Weekly Fall Sports Clinics Are Now Open!
True North Sports Camps operates after-school and weekend clinics from September until June. Our wide variety of sports programs are available for all skill levels and include Baseball, Basketball, Flag Football, Soccer and Multi-Sport. For 60 to 90 minutes each week, young athletes will have an opportunity to improve their physical literacy and fundamental movement skills by staying active and having fun! We are offering T-ball, Baseball and Basketball clinics this fall at various locations including: - Lawrence Park -…
Find out more »Art Foundations for Kids at Winged Canvas Art Hub
Grow your creative thinking and technical art skills in this one-of-a-kind mixed art program that covers a variety of mediums and art styles. Projects include cartooning, sketching, drawing, acrylic painting, watercolour, mixed media, design, and sculpture. This is a perfect beginner to intermediate class to try different art materials and experiment with techniques to build a strong art foundation for future creative studies. All materials are included. Programs on Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. See website for full schedule.
Find out more »Downey’s Pumpkinfest
Downey's Play area includes the Kritter Koral, pirate ship, live Entertainment, mini putt, trike track, giant sandbox, Balloon Typhoon, Face Painting, Straw Jump, farm animals, wagon rides, and loads more!
Find out more »Children’s Ukulele in Richmond Hill & Markham
Aloha, parents and students! 88Keys is happy to offer private lessons for Beginner's Ukulele. Has your student shown an interest in string instruments? Then the ukulele is known to be a great primer to begin with and one of the friendliest stringed instruments for children to start with. Not only are ukuleles affordable and easy to carry around, they are so versatile that most songs can be transposed to be played on it! (This makes it a great companion for…
Find out more »Busy Buddies Fall Drop-In Days
Need a place for your kids to move around while you relax? Busy Buddies provides a bright and clean indoor play space for kids to exert their energy, 7 days a week, all year-round! With over 7000 sq.ft. of fabulous fun, families appreciate a spacious and comfortable place to play, socialize and relax. At Busy Buddies, there is something for everyone to have a fantastic day! Babies and pre-toddlers may explore on little climbers, plunge into a giant ball pit,…
Find out more »30% Off Birthday Parties at Busy Buddies
Looking for an easy way to host your child’s Birthday party? Take advantage of our Fall promotion, up to 30% OFF on all parties occurring before November 30, 2018. Please call or email Busy Buddies Markham Indoor Playground for details. Many options are available to make your party planning hassle-free and super easy. Private events, character parties, face-painting, balloons, themed decorations are favourite additions for a unique and special party. Please visit our website for more details. At Busy Buddies,…
Find out more »Beginner Art for kids at Winged Canvas Art Hub
Beginner Art for Kids is designed to teach young minds beginner drawing and painting techniques, good craftsmanship, and creative problem solving. Students will work in a variety of wet and dry mediums exploring both 2D and 3D art as well as lettering, creative storytelling, and design. Lessons are step by step in a small group setting, so this is the ideal beginner art class for children age 5 - 7. Our goal is to build a solid art foundation and…
Find out more »Lego STEM Enrichment Classes
Learn important lessons in Physics, Math, and Coding using motorized LEGO sets with one of the largest STEM enrichment programs in the world. Our students aged 6 - 14 are able to learn and retain important lessons in science, technology, engineering, and math theories normally taught in high school.
Find out more »My Gym Markham Free Trial Class
Do you have an active toddler? My Gym's interactive and stimulating program introduces balancing, tumbling, hanging and agility skills, which helps children develop a love of physical activity. Our highly trained instructors provide a warm and welcoming environment, as they guide the children in early social skills through interactive songs, dances, puppet shows, games, rides, and other original activities. The curriculum is designed specifically for each age-group and includes fine & gross motor skills, gross sensory skills, cognitive skills plus…
Find out more »My Gym Richmond Hill Free Trial Class
Do you have an active pre-schooler? Our interactive and stimulating program introduces balancing, tumbling, hanging and agility skills, which helps the children develop a love of physical activity. Our highly trained instructors provide a warm and welcoming environment, as they guide the children in early social skills through interactive songs, dances, puppet shows, games, rides, and other original activities. The curriculum is designed specifically for each age-group and includes fine & gross motor skills, gross sensory skills, cognitive skills plus…
Find out more »Art Foundations for Teens and Adults at Winged Canvas Art Hub
Grow your creative thinking and technical art skills in this one-of-a-kind mixed art course that covers a variety of mediums and art styles. Projects include realistic and experimental drawing, watercolour and acrylic painting, mixed media and design concepts. Your instructor will introduce an art concept or new material each week and work with you step by step to create meaningful artwork you are proud of. Classes are small so each person gets one-on-one time with the instructor. This is a…
Find out more »Kindermusik Wiggle and Grow (18- 36 months)
Wiggle and Grow is a super-fun, music-filled learning experience. In these 45-minute classes, young children enjoy singing, dancing, and instrument-play activities that are designed to promote cognitive development, encourage social skills like sharing and turn-taking, and cultivate early literacy skills. Wiggle and Grow classes offer monthly enrollment and a year’s worth of exciting 4-week sessions, each with its own theme. Bring the learning home with physical home materials that include a book and CD with all of the lyric songs.…
Find out more »Intro to Sculpture (12+)
Take your art into the 3rd dimension in this exciting new class! We’ll explore sculpture techniques and create work using different materials, including wire, cardboard, found/natural objects, 3D Pen, and Sculpey. Students will sharpen their craftsmanship and learn how to transform their ideas on paper into unique 3D projects. Great for beginners! Looking for more of a challenge? Our 4 week Realistic Sculpture course will start November 22nd! Find more info here: https://www.wingedcanvas.com/realistic-sculpture
Find out more »Woolly Bear Weekends
They're everywhere! Woolly bear caterpillars become more visible in late fall and this beloved creature is the focus of weekends in October.
Find out more »Forsythe Farms October Harvestfest
We celebrate the bounty of the harvest each October weekend from Thanksgiving weekend till Halloween with lots of festive fun. It’s pumpkin picking time!
Find out more »Brick or Treat
Treat the kids to spooky, kooky, bricktastic fun all Halloween season! Jump inside the world's spookiest box of LEGO® bricks at the only Halloween Party that’s built for kids! Our LEGO® FUNgineers are busy making the attraction boo-tiful and are planning awesome activities around every creepy corner. Spooky LEGO build challenge Monster mash scavenger hunt Positively perfect pumpkin trail Zombie Takeover in MINILAND And more! Visit The Ultimate Indoor LEGO Playground for these spook-tacular Brick or Treat events! Visit The Ultimate Indoor…
Find out more »TreeWalk Village Fall Weekends
Children and the young at heart can let their imaginations lead the way while exploring our tree house village at Bruce’s Mill C.A. in Stouffville, only 20 minutes from Toronto. Climb from treehouse to treehouse through enclosed hammock nets and wood bridges! Open Weekends in October!
Find out more »Halloween Train
Put on your costumes and join us for a spooktacular heritage train ride with on-board entertainment. Children will receive a treat bag upon departing the train. Children 12 and under in costume ride for only $2! (maximum of 2 children per adult) Saturday round trips departing from Uxbridge are 90 minutes long. Sunday trains depart the Uxbridge Station at 10:00 am and 2:30 pm and from Stouffville at noon. Round trips are 2 hours long.
Find out more »Intensive Drawing class at Winged Canvas Art Hub
Intensive Drawing covers fundamental drawing techniques such as line, shading, blending, and principles such as composition. Advanced groups learn how to draw realistic faces, perspective, and various shading techniques, which can later be applied to painting, design and sculpture. Students will work in various dry media such as pencil, crayon, pen, coloured pencils, markers and pastels. Although drawing exercises are assigned, projects will cater to each individual interest to make projects interesting and fun. Here is a link to our…
Find out more »Winged Canvas Art Hub Cartooning and Anime for Teens & Adults
Learn the techniques and methods to draw your favourite cartoons and anime characters, step by step, What makes cartooning and anime so fun? This class is all about improving your drawing skills and learning the art of storytelling: how to draw proportions, refine linework, master colouring techniques, draw expressions and figures in action, and simple storyboarding. We’ll learn how to turn real people into cartoon versions of themselves, design mashups with popular characters, and exaggerate expressions and actions. We will…
Find out more »ROM Family Fundays
Sunday? More like FUNday! Come along for a day of discovery packed with exciting themed experiences and hands-on activities inspired by our exhibitions and collections. Activities run from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Free with Museum admission. Select Sundays only. Upcoming Dates Family Funday: Brilliant Science Sunday, September 23, 2018 Family Funday: Digging History Sunday, October 21, 2018 Family Funday: Burning Bright Sunday, December 2, 2018
Find out more »Family Funday: Digging History
Dig into history as the ROM celebrates International Archaeology Day! From the oldest tools ever used by hominids to the latest technology available to archaeologists, dig, decipher and uncover the secrets to our shared human past. Activities run from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Free with Museum admission. Ancient Cyprus: Delve into the sophisticated and rich of history of Cyprus with ROM experts and get up close to objects from an island that lay at the crossroads of history. Archaeological…
Find out more »Beginner Drawing for kids at Winged Canvas Art Hub
Beginner Drawing focuses on cartooning and basic drawing skills. The instructor will demonstrate fundamental drawing techniques such as line, shading, blending, colouring, inking, and explain principles such as proportion and composition. Each student will be guided step by step to improve their technique and creative methods. Students will work on group projects in various dry media such as pencil, pen, coloured pencil, marker, and pastel.
Find out more »Earthbound Tots Fall Drop-In
Join us for our Fall Parent & Tot Drop-In Days at Earthbound Kids! Parents with young children can enjoy the fresh outdoors in a farm setting, meet our friendly farm animals, play in our kids playground and participate in special programming. All ages welcome. Programs are geared to ages toddler and pre-school. $5 per child. Infants 12 months and under free.
Find out more »Baby Sign Language Class
My Gym Children’s Fitness Center is excited to be hosting Jeannette Zaitchik of WeeHands Baby Sign Language. Learning sign language can ease frustration as your infant learns to communicate. This program is designed for parents, grandparents and other caregivers along with their infant (newborns to crawling). Plus, it is a great way to meet other parents and caregivers and to get out and socialize and bond with your infant!! In this 4 week course, a minimum of 80 ASL signs…
Find out more »The Great Pumpkin Trail
It’s a magical evening on the Pumpkin Trail! Hundreds of jack-o-lanterns light your way along our garden and South Bridle Trail. Enjoy live entertainment, face painting and pumpkin-themed activities and games. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. Note: only a ¼ km loop of the Pumpkin Trail is fully wheelchair accessible and stroller-friendly. The remainder includes rough terrain. Event Entry Times: 5:30 p.m., 5:40 p.m., 5:50 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:10 p.m., 6:20 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 6:50…
Find out more »Baby Sign Language Class
My Gym Children’s Fitness Center is excited to be hosting Jeannette Zaitchik of WeeHands Baby Sign Language. Learning sign language can ease frustration as your infant learns to communicate. This program is designed for parents, grandparents and other caregivers along with their infant (newborns to crawling). Plus, it is a great way to meet other parents and caregivers and to get out and socialize and bond with your infant!! In this 4 week course, a minimum of 80 ASL signs…
Find out more »NEW! Intro to Sculpture class at Winged Canvas Art Hub
Take your art into the 3rd dimension in this exciting new class! If you would like to learn how to sculpt a bust, figure, or character, this course is for you. This 8 week course is designed for teens and adults to try sculpting techniques to capture realism, structure and detail. Students will work on a character-based assignment to produce a sculpture using high quality polymer clay that professional animators and character designers use. For more information please visit our…
Find out more »Haunted Halloween: Night Circus
Lit by lanterns, candles and pumpkins, the village is a beautiful and unique place to explore at nighttime. Travel throughout the village and see what surprises await. You never know what might be behind a door or around a corner. Westfield’s historic buildings are the setting for storytelling, demonstrations and unusual encounters. A magical shadow play with piano accompaniment will entertain you in the Mountsberg church. This year, the village green will be visited by members of a special traveling…
Find out more »Halloween Spooktacular at the BSM
Say boo at the BSM this October and join us for a spooktacular weekend of family fun. Decorate a Halloween-inspired cookie, make a special craft and play ISpy in the galleries. Kids in costume get in FREE! Perfect for children ages 3-12. Drop-in until 4pm | Included with museum admission
Find out more »Halloween Train
Put on your costumes and join us for a spooktacular heritage train ride with on-board entertainment. Children will receive a treat bag upon departing the train. Children 12 and under in costume ride for only $2! (maximum of 2 children per adult) Saturday round trips departing from Uxbridge are 90 minutes long. Sunday trains depart the Uxbridge Station at 10:00 am and 2:30 pm and from Stouffville at noon. Round trips are 2 hours long.
Find out more »Retro Halloween Family Drop-In
Celebrate Halloween traditions of the past at Todmorden Mills. Tour our historic homes, sample old-time treats and make a creepy craft. Costumes encouraged!
Find out more »Evergreen’s Annual Day of the Dead Celebration
Join us for a special celebration of Latin American culture, with all day activities for families and adults alike! The festval features live music, great food, dance and more!
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