Active Parents

Winter Wonders at Fieldcote Museum
2025-12-31 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-30 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-28 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-27 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Fieldcote Memorial Park, 64 Sulphur Springs Rd, Hamilton, Ontario, L9G 1L8, Canada
Join us at Fieldcote for an afternoon of nature-inspired activities!

Explore the winter wonders of Fieldcote’s enchanted parkland and warm up inside with art-making and hot chocolate. Don’t forget to check out the exhibition gallery and learn about Griffin House National Historic Site while you’re here!
General museum admission rates apply. Tickets available for purchase in-person only.

Noon Year's Eve at HPL
2025-12-31 11:30 - 12:00 | HPL – selected branches, Library Branches, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026 with this special New Year’s Eve program for kids! Ages 3-7 years

Join us for a special story time filled with songs, rhymes, books and crafts!
This program is ticketed. Tickets are required, limited, and vary by branch. Tickets will be distributed 15min prior to program start.
Please review the guidelines and frequently asked questions on our Program FAQ
11:30-12:00 at Woodside, Iroquois Ridge, Central, and Glen Abbey branches

Noon Year's Eve Party at BPL
2025-12-31 11:00 - 12:00 | BPL various branches, Burlington Libraries, Burlington, ON, Canada
Join us for a rockin’ New Year’s Eve party! Drop in for festive crafts, dancing and a countdown at noon. Perfect for families!
Accessibility
If you need an accessibility accommodation during this program, please contact us a few days before your visit at inclusion@bpl.on.ca or 905.639.3611 extension 1211.
11-12:00 at Brant Hills, Central, New Appleby branches

NYE for Kids at Joshua Farm Gallery with Duran Place for Kids
2025-12-31 10:30 - 12:30 | Joshua Farm Gallery, 1086 Burnhamthorpe Road East, Oakville, Canada
Join Duran Place for Kids for an “EVEN” earlier New Year’s Eve celebration! This event is for all ages and includes:

Countdown to noon
Kids Show
Confetti Balloon Drop
Kid friendly toast
Music
Party hats, noisemakers
Giveaways

Reservations required.

Tim Horton's Free Skate
2025-12-31 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-31 09:30 - 13:30, 2025-12-30 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-29 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-29 09:30 - 13:30, 2025-12-28 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-28 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-12-27 11:30 - 14:30 and 1 more date | Burlington Various Arenas
Winter fun is calling, Burlington! Here is when you can skate for FREE thanks to Tim Hortons.

Sunday, Dec. 21
– Mainway Ice Centre Rink 1: – 1 – 4 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 22
– Mountainside Community Centre: noon – 4 p.m.
– Central Arena: 1 – 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 23
– Mountainside Community Centre: 1 – 4 p.m.
– Nelson Arena: 4 – 8 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 26
– Mountainside Community Centre: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
– Skyway Community Centre: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 27
– Mountainside Community Centre: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
– Nelson Arena: 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sunday Dec 28
-Mainway Arena: 1:30-4:30pm
– Mountainside Community Centre: 5:00-8:00pm
Monday Dec 29
– Appleby Ice Centre Rink 1: 100:00am-2:00pm. Rink 2 9:30am -1:30pm
Tuesday Dec 30
– Mountainside Community Centre: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Wednesday Dec 31
– Appleby Ice Centre Rink 1: 100:00am-2:00pm. Rink 2 9:30am -1:30pm
Thursday January 1
– Appleby Ice Centre Rink 1: 12:00-4:00pm. Rink 2 12:30-3:30pm
Friday January 2
-Mainway Arena: 12:00-2:00pm
– Central Arena: 1:00-5:00
Saturday January 3
– Central Arena 3:00-5:00pm
– Skyway Community Centre Rink: 10:00-2:00pm

Kids' NYE Countdown Party at Film.ca
2025-12-31 09:30 - 13:00 | Film.ca Theatre, 171 Speers Road, Unit 25, Oakville, Ontario, L6K3W8, Canada
Family New Year’s Countdown is back at Film.Ca Cinemas! Ring in the New Year—kid style. Join us for a morning packed with crafts, dancing, memories, and a countdown to the new year. Event Schedule 9:30 AM – Doors Open • Kids’ activities in the lobby • Parents receive a noisemaker for their child • Every child gets a New Year’s party hat 10:15 AM – Countdown followed by a snowball fight in the lobby 10:30 AM – Movie begins (choose from a selection of movies – list coming soon) Activities Include: • Crafts • Dance party in the theatre • Photo opportunities throughout the morning

NYE for Kids at Knox Presbyterian Church
2025-12-31 02:00 - 15:30 | Knox Presbyterian Church, 89 Dunn St, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 3C8, Canada
Price: $20 per child, adults free
Join Duran Place for Kids for an “EVEN” earlier New Year’s Eve celebration! This event is for all ages and includes:

Countdown
Lots of Bubbly
Kids Show
Confetti Balloon Drop
Kid-friendly toast
Music
Party hats, noisemakers
Glitter tattoos

The Sound of Music at the Westdale
2025-12-30 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-28 14:00 - 16:30 | The Westdale Theatre, 1014 King Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 1L4, Canada
Originally Shown at the Westdale! (Oct. 4-18, 1975)
In 1930s Austria, a young woman named Maria (Julie Andrews) is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When Navy Captain Georg Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) writes to the abbey asking for a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. His wife is dead, he is often away, and he runs the household as strictly as he does the ships he sails on. The children are unhappy and resentful of the governesses that he keeps hiring and have managed to run each of them off one by one. When Maria arrives, she is initially met with the same hostility, but her kindness, understanding, and sense of fun soon draws the children to her and brings some much-needed joy into all their lives, including the Captain’s. Eventually he and Maria find themselves falling in love, and their romance makes them both start questioning the decisions they have made. Their personal conflicts soon become overshadowed, however, as Austria is about to come under Nazi Germany’s control, and the Captain may soon find himself drafted into the German Navy and forced to fight against his own country.

Little Amelie, or the Character of the Rain (Dubbed)
2025-12-30 13:30 - 16:00, 2025-12-27 13:30 - 16:00 | The Westdale Theatre, 1014 King Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 1L4, Canada
Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Animated Motion Picture!
‘Dubbed’ screenings will be presented with an English soundtrack.
For the first three years of life, a child is closer to the divine than the human. That’s the belief of baby Amelie, at least, born to Belgian parents stationed in Japan in the early 1960s. Her first, transcendent, taste of Belgian chocolate (a gift from visiting Granny) seals the deal: Amelie is a god. She’s also something of a monster – compelling her parents to engage a nanny, Nishio-San, to preserve their sanity and restore order to the household. It’s Nishio-San whose influence will shape the evolution of the toddler to the next stage of childhood.
Adapted from Amelie Nothomb’s 2000 memoir The Character of Rain and influenced by both western and Japanese aesthetics, this delicately animated feature is robustly amusing, shaded with profound emotional truths.

Craft and Tour at Oakville Museum
2025-12-30 13:30 - 14:30 | Oakville Museum, 8 Navy Street, Oakville, Oakville, L6J2Y5, Canada
For ages 4 to 12, plus adults
Create a special craft with your child and enjoy a guided tour of the Oakville Museum.
Tours at 1:30 and 3:00

Victorian Christmas at Bronte Creek
2025-12-30 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-29 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-28 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-27 10:00 - 15:00 | Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 1219 Burloak Drive, Oakville, Ontario, L6M4J7, Canada
A special treat awaits you and your family – once the hustle and bustle of the day is over and you have time to relax and enjoy the school holiday with your family. Step back in time to 1899 to see how an early settler family celebrated the season. You will learn about why and how some of the traditions started and continue to this day.
There will be house tours, crafts, refreshments, music and story time. Plan to spend around 2 hours enjoying all the activities.
No additional charge to participate — after purchase of park daily vehicle permit. Food and beverages are extra.
This event is supported by the Friends of Bronte Creek Park. To learn more about this dedicated group of volunteers and how you can become a member –www.BronteCreek.org.

Family Yoga with Bunnies *Adaptive Programming*
2025-12-29 15:00 - 16:00 | Blue Dot Acres, 2179A Dundas Street, Burlington, Ontario, L7R 3X4, Canada
A calm, sensory-friendly holiday family yoga experience with bunnies. Smaller class size, softer pacing, and personalized support create space for children needing flexibility and gentle guidance, while families move and connect in ways that feel right for them.

Family Yoga with Bunnies
2025-12-29 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Blue Dot Acres, 2179A Dundas Street, Burlington, Ontario, L7R 3X4, Canada
A light-hearted holiday practice where kids and adults can relax, stretch, and enjoy quiet moments together as bunnies roam nearby. A simple, soothing break from the bustle.
