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January 2020
9 & 99: The Howe Gretzky Exhibition
Never seen before. Never seen again. An exhibition unlike any other, paying homage to the most prolific scorers of our generations. Witness the greatest compilation of milestone artifacts and rare personal memorabilia, all hand-picked by Hockey Hall of Fame curators from the Howe and Gretzky family collections. Revel in the legacy and indelible bond of ‘Mr. Hockey’ and ‘The Great One’.
Find out more »Kindermusik with Jo
Award winning music and movement program 'Kindermusik with Jo' is coming to two locations in Toronto this September. 96 Vine Ave in The Junction Area and 50 Sousa Mendes St. in Junction Triangle. With more than 35 years of experience as the leader in musical learning, Kindermusik International understands music’s unique ability to impact children (and families!) in profound ways. Our curricula is built on the philosophies of Montessori, Suzuki, Orff, Kodaly and more. Come, connect, celebrate and grow with…
Find out more »YPT Drama School – After-School & Weekend
YPT Drama School After-School and Weekend Classes for JK-Grade 12 are held over three nine-week terms. There are four different locations where you can attend classes: Downtown Toronto, Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough. Led by professional artist educators with extensive teaching experience, students will build core theatre skills in movement, voice and character. Confidence and creative expression are developed through drama exercises and improvisation. Students will be encouraged to express their unique ideas in new ways. In the Spring term,…
Find out more »Mindworks
Take an unforgettable journey through your own mind and question how you think, feel, and react to the world around you at MindWorks, a new exhibition researched, designed and fabricated by the Ontario Science Centre. Explore topics such as consciousness, decision-making, emotions, creativity and personality to understand your own mental processes. Sparking moments of mindfulness, this exhibition encourages active questioning and discovery through hands-on experiences. Presented with Knowledge Partner the Ontario Brain Institute. To April 26, 2020.
Find out more »The Dragon’s Song
Be the hero. Discover the magic. Save the dragons. You have been asked to embark upon a dangerous quest: to save dragons from extinction. To do so you’ll need to sneak into a mysterious tower where the last dragon egg is rumored to rest. Will you find the egg and learn the secret of the dragon’s song? The Casa Loma Escape Series invites you into a fantastic world, full of strange science and mystical wonders. It’s the perfect adventure for…
Find out more »Area51 Lasertag | Planet Play — Free Playground Access
Area51 Lasertag | Planet Play is proud to support the Sick Kids Foundation. Join us during the WEEKDAYS from 10AM to 5PM for FREE Playground entry with a donation of $2, $5, or $10. Our 10,000 Sq.ft family entertainment facility is located in the heart of Vaughan. Please visit www.planet-play.ca for more information. Valid Monday through Friday between 10 am and 5 pm.
Find out more »The Quest to Save Christmas Family Escape Room
Have you ever wondered how reindeer fly? Come and experience Toronto's holiday-themed escape room! Available for booking in two different difficulty levels, this 60-minute adventure is guaranteed to get the whole family involved! Santa's Head Elf in charge of his reindeer has been kidnapped! You have 60 minutes to gain access to the office of Pepper Minstix and create the Magical Reindeer Dust needed in order to help his reindeer fly in order to save Christmas! Bookings are required in…
Find out more »Music Classes for Babies
Rainbow Songs music classes for babies are a perfect way to spend your mat leave! Have a great time giving you baby a head start, making new friends and singing song.1 Highlights of our Baby Music Classes: Bond with your baby and make friends with other class participants in a loving, nurturing and musical setting Sing silly lap rhymes, playful songs, lovely lullabies, , tickling tunes and more! Enrich your baby’s cognitive development while having a great time Teach your…
Find out more »Music Classes for Toddlers 2-4 years
Rainbow Songs engaging music classes for young children are a great way to have fun and to prepare your child for kindergarten. Our 2-4 year old programs will have you and your child singing and enjoying music and movement activities together. Preschool Music Programs for 2 – 4 year-olds highlights: Develop language skills by learning to chant simple rhymes and participate in call-and-response songs Introduce bodily kinesthetic movements using props such as the rainbow stretchy band Learn more complex musical…
Find out more »Music Classes for Toddlers 1–2 years old
Rainbow Songs Music classes for 1-2 year olds are a joyful, participatory program with 20 locations throughout Toronto. Make music, play and explore with your 1-2 year old toddler while making friends in your neighbourhood. Our early childhood music and movement classes will have you and your toddler tapping, moving, clapping and singing! Check out our locations here: www.rainbowsongs.com Some highlights of our Music Classes Engaging songs and interactive activities that help your toddle rlearn about body parts, colours, and…
Find out more »You, Me, Us: Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities
The TD Gallery exhibit You, Me, Us: Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities highlights “the best of the best” from the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Collection for Young People with Disabilities. On display are books published around the world that are recognized for their exceptional content and design. The IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities features over 4,0000 multilingual reference books from around the world, in print and alternative formats such as…
Find out more »Terra Lumina
Terra Lumina is the eleventh unique experience created in Moment Factory’s Lumina night walk series. After nightfall at the Toronto Zoo this winter, you are invited to pursue an immersive experience along a 1.5 km walking path that travels into the future and back. Your journey begins when a portal carries you into the luminescent wonders of the year 2099, a time when humans and nature have learned to live in harmony. Let yourself be transported by vibrant lighting, multimedia…
Find out more »The Christmas Caper Holiday Experience
There has been an investigation and Santa needs your help! All the evidence collected narrowing down the culprit at large is missing. The North Pole needs to find the suspect who stole Santa’s Naughty and Nice lists so they can hopefully track them down. Without the lists, Santa has no way of knowing who is getting gifts and who is getting coal in their stockings. Can you help Santa and his team track down the suspect and find the list?
Find out more »Musical Munchkins™ (Music Classes for Babies & Toddlers)
Clap, Tap, Sing and Shake with Musical Munchkins! Fun-filled classes for babies and toddlers provide musical experiences with playful rhythms and rhymes in a nurturing environment. Musical movement is introduced with action songs, instrument play, floating scarves and dance. A wonderful collection of songs is designed to inspire a love of music and support sensory, communication and motor skills. Enjoy nurturing time with your child as you sing and play with music! FREE TRIAL CLASS! Visit us at www.musicalmunchkins.ca
Find out more »Join Us For Our Winter Semester!
Registration for our Winter Session is NOW OPEN! Register by November 17, 2019 and receive $10.00 off tuition! Sing, Dance, and Jam Along with Us! Join us for 10 weekly 45-minute classes featuring the Sticks Song Collection this Winter! Your children will love playing follow-the-leader during "Follow me Down to Carlow," counting the stars while rocking in your arms during "Great Big Stars," and thinking up favorite treats from Grandma for "Trot to Grandma's House." In addition to your weekly classes,…
Find out more »After School Opera Program
The Canadian Opera Company’s After School Opera Program is a community arts program where children between the ages of 7 and 12 create and perform their own opera. Under the guidance of lead artists, as well as special guests, participants learn about the different elements that make up opera – music, drama, design and composing – during the 10-week session. Along the way, they create and rehearse their own mini-production and perform it before an audience of friends and family…
Find out more »ROM Kids Junior
Inspire your toddler's imagination and sense of discovery as you explore the ROM's collection of art, history, and nature through the eyes of a child. Bring your child on an eight-week sensory adventure as you tour galleries with our early learning instructors, and join them in creative play-based activities, and social interaction in a classroom setting. Meet other parents, caregivers, and children and engage your child in interactive learning for life. Winter 2020 - 8 Week Sessions: Tuesdays, January 7…
Find out more »Rooks to Cooks After School Program
Rooks to Cooks is ready to get back into the kitchen with our After School Programs! We aim to help your child discover and foster a love of cooking, learn new skills, challenge themselves with new recipes, and experiment with foods and flavours. Each after school program features brand new recipes developed to engage your child in a fun, educational and tasty way while they’re outside of the classroom. Around The World (Ages 7+) – running on Wednesdays (11 Week…
Find out more »ROM Saturday Club Winter Session
This Saturday version of our popular Summer Club program provides supervised, hands-on educational activities, art projects, science experiments, and more. The ROM's fascinating galleries, authentic objects and outstanding professional staff guarantee that your camp experience will be hard to beat! Every fall, winter and spring children will enjoy eight Saturdays of fun-filled, educational adventures in the ROM's inspiring galleries. NEW! In addition to our popular morning classes, we now offer afternoon and full-day classes. Combine a morning class and an…
Find out more »Winter Stations Presents Loop
Coming January 2020 to add a much-need splash of colour to winter on the waterfront is Loop. A cross between a music box, zoetrope, and a railway handcar, the art installation is an interactive retro-futuristic machine powered by you. Visitors can hop two at a time into one of the six illuminated cylinders and pump a lever to activate the lights and glowing images and of Loop.
Find out more »Toronto Light Festival
The Toronto Light Festival offers a visual journey and a playful adventure throughout the walking streets of The Distillery District. During the cold, dark days of winter, The Toronto Light Festival offers visitors a reason to bundle up, get outside and celebrate the season, creativity and life in the big city. The Festival, now in its third year exhibits local and international light artists. Artworks are curated to educate, warm hearts, inspire or just put a smile on visitors faces.
Find out more »62nd Annual Toronto International Boat Show
North America’s largest indoor boat show docks at the Enercare Centre with an impressive array of 1,200 new boats on display, educational seminars, and lifestyle programming. Spanning over a million square feet of show space, this year’s highlights include Ontario’s own Tammy Wolf, one of the most successful powerboat racers in North America and the only woman to podium at an FI Champion boat race; the 2nd annual Toronto Indoor Wakeboarding Championships featuring the world’s best professional riders; and treasure…
Find out more »Toronto Indoor Wakeboard Championships
The TORONTO INDOOR WAKEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS, hosted for a second year by the 62nd annual Toronto International Boat Show, will kick off the 2020 season of the World Series of Wakeboarding. Taking place on the world’s largest indoor lake, the TORONTO INDOOR WAKEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS is the premiere event to catch the biggest names in wakeboarding, including reigning World Champions Meagan Ethell (United States) and Guenther Oka (United States), as they compete for $10,000. Giving an exciting close to the final weekend…
Find out more »Sprouting Melodies 3 Winter Session (18 months – 3 years)
This music class is for toddlers and preschoolers, ages 18 months - 3 years, who attend with a caregiver. Caregivers are actively involved in our classes: this is not a drop off class. Classes start on January 24th and run until March 6th, with the exception of February 14th, when classes do not run.
Find out more »Sprouting Melodies 2 Winter Session (6-18 months)
This music class is for babies and toddlers, ages 6-18 months, who attend with a caregiver. Caregivers are actively involved in our classes: this is not a drop off class. Classes start on January 24th and run until March 6th, with the exception of February 14th, when classes do not run. You must register in advance to attend.
Find out more »Baby Drama Time at YPT
Baby Drama Time is a new interactive drama, movement and music class for a caregiver or parent to enjoy with the baby in their life! Expanding on YPT’s hugely successful work with theatre for babies, each term will explore a particular theme through sensory play, storytelling, and song. Meet new parents and enjoy a relaxed environment to spend time with your babies — and have fun introducing the building blocks of storytelling and interactive play to your baby! Baby Drama…
Find out more »Evergreen’s Winter Fridays
Skating, warm drinks, tasty eats and DJ beats every Friday night during January and February at Evergreen Brick Works. Skate under the stars on our picturesque outdoor skating rink, grab a hot chocolate (or something stronger) at our Sipping Station and cozy up around the fire with some street fare from our food trucks. Sounds for skating will be provided by a rotating line up of emerging Toronto DJs in partnership with U For Change. For families, enjoy storytelling around…
Find out more »2020 Lunar New Year Celebration
In the year 2020, the first day of the Lunar New Year will fall on January 25th. To highlight the fifteen-day celebrations and in welcoming the year of the Rat, Toronto Chinatown BIA will spearhead the celebrations with an opening ceremony in Dragon City Mall followed by a magnificent lantern exhibition, and a lineup of interactive games and performances to showcase the rich heritage of Asian traditions during the 2020 Lunar New Year Celebrations. As per traditions, the Lantern Festival…
Find out more »Laser Tag All Day Event @ AREA51
Get ready for a day full of laser tag action! On Saturday, January 25, 2020 we will be hosting an all day unlimited laser tag event. If you haven’t visited our facility yet now is a great time to take advantage of this promo and play in Area51 Lasertag our 5000Sq.Ft arena with state of the art equipment. Our equipment takes laser tag to another level of gaming. It’s no longer just a game of tag but a game of…
Find out more »Peppa Pig & PJ Masks Preschool Event
Join us for play & storytime inspired by your child's favourite preschool characters! Book Readings will begin at 10a.m. & 11a.m. Playtime & activities to follow each reading: Celebrate Chinese New Year with a Peppa Pig Chinese lantern make and take or complete a PJ Masks activity book! Plus kids can play with fun, interactive Peppa and PJ Masks toys and parents can enter the instore ballot contest for a chance to win* a prize! *In-store only. No purchase necessary.…
Find out more »Hot Chocolate Making Workshop
Visit Everyday Funday studio with your child on January 25! Let’s enjoy a cozy winter day, making some hot chocolate together. ☕️☕️ To register, email at [email protected]
Find out more »Peppa Pig & PJ Masks Preschool Event
Join us for play & storytime inspired by your child's favourite preschool characters! Book Readings will begin at 10a.m. & 11a.m. Playtime & activities to follow each reading: Celebrate Chinese New Year with a Peppa Pig Chinese lantern make and take or complete a PJ Masks activity book! Plus kids can play with fun, interactive Peppa and PJ Masks toys and parents can enter the instore ballot contest for a chance to win* a prize! *In-store only. No purchase necessary.…
Find out more »AGO All Hours
AGO All Hours returns this January, inviting visitors to enjoy a day of warmth, storytelling and comfort. Guest curated by OCAD University's Criticism & Curatorial Practice (MFA) students, experience a cozy campsite in the heart of the museum, pop-up tours and performances by emerging Toronto artists. All Hours is FREE for everyone 25 and under, all #AGOAnnualPass holders and #AGOmembers. For updates and more information, follow #AGOAllHours.
Find out more »Sunday Sports Clinics (baseball, basketball & soccer)
At True North Sports Camps, we offer baseball, basketball and soccer skill-development clinics for boys and girls ages 4 - 13 throughout the school year! Our goal is to improve each player's skills, with an emphasis on fun, fair play and teamwork. This winter, on Sundays, we are offering a variety of 60 or 90 minute clinics - these programs take place weekly and focus on fundamental skills. Our skill-development clinics provide players of all skill levels with a fun…
Find out more »Sunday Fun Day at Nathan Phillips Square
From December to March Nathan Phillips Square will host fun, free, drop-in winter programming. All are encouraged to stop by anytime for free leisure skating. Join in on family-friendly music for Sunday fun on the ice.
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