As always please check all links
provided as times, dates, venues and registration information often changes
without our knowledge.
First is
list of ongoing events followed by our Monthly Blast
CURRENT
CONTESTS
Ongoing
Events
University
of Waterloo Research Studies
Research
Studies @ UofW Contact Lens Research
Currently
the top contact lens research centre in the world is continuing to accomplish
great things through research done right here at UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO. The
studies are non-invasive and all of our participants are compensated at $20/hr
for their time and often get free contact lenses or glasses. Right they are recruiting 7-11 year olds to participate in
a 3yr study cclr.uwaterloo.ca
Infant
Studies Group
If
you’re looking for something new and fun to do with your child, we would love
to have you participate in one of our studies! Help us discover how children
learn about language and the world around them. Typical studies involve a one
time, half hour visit. You stay with your child the entire time and receive a
small gift for participating as well! Please contact us or visit our website
for more information. We hope to see you soon!
TEL:
519 888 4567
ext.
31164
Social Development Lab
Our lab is currently looking for children to help with our research! Our lab
looks at personality and the social world for young children. Our study
involves parents and their children coming into our lab and answering a few
questions. Kids get to play some fun computer games as well! The typical
sessions take around 2 hours and parents are always able to observe their child
during the social interaction tasks. In appreciation of your time, children get
a small gift. To learn more about our lab and what we do, check out our
website! Follow us on Facebook and twitter to keep up to date with our fun!
Twitter: SDLab_UW
Facebook: Social Development Lab Waterloo
Website: uwaterloo.ca/social-development-lab
TEL: 519-888-4567 ext.38775
Email: sdl@uwaterloo.ca
Youth
Drum and Bugle Corps
Great
program for youths in the KWC area. Our participants come not only from
Cambridge, but Waterloo, Kitchener, Brantford,
and surrounding areas as well. We are not the
Scouts. We are not the Army, Navy or Sea
Cadets. We are the only Youth Drum and Bugle
Corps in the area!
No
experience required and we have a modest membership fee ($20 per year). We
provide a unique musical education program that not only teaches kids to play
music or perform colour guard, we instruct them how to march, perform and
basically just have fun! Check us out
on our website: www.scouthouseband.com/cadets
Be a snow
angel! Keeping sidewalks free of ice and snow can be very challenging for older
adults and people with limited mobility. As a snow angel, you can be good
neighbour by clearing snow for those who need assistance. All you have to do is
adopt a sidewalk and keep it clear when it snows. Watch for people in your
neighbourhood who could use help removing snow and lend them a hand. It’s also
a great opportunity for students to complete volunteer hours needed and to
exercise outdoors! Learn more: www.kitchener.ca/snowangels
Daily
Sleep
And Your New Baby Waterloo Region Sessions
(various
dates and times)
Session
Details:
The
purpose of the session is help families understand and respond to their baby’s
sleep patterns and language, which will in turn strengthen family relationships
and contribute to achieving optimal child health.
The
1.5 hour session will be offered weekly at all three Ontario Early Years Main
sites with a mix of daytime, evening and weekend timings
Earth
Sciences Museum @ University Of Waterloo
Conestoga
Rovers Learning Centre (the “Dino pit”) open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to
4:30 pm.
The
museum’s main atrium, mining tunnel, Great Lakes fountain and stunning mineral
exhibits open evenings Monday to Friday and weekends from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Creekside
Kids is excited to invite families to the City Park Indoor Playground at
Creekside Church. You do not need to be a Creekside attender to enjoy the use
of this playground. Admission is free https://creeksidechurch.ca/playground/
Tuesdays
Bring your little ones to the Kitchener Market every
Tuesday from 11a.m.-noon for a fabulous, fun-filled morning! Be prepared for a
high-energy, hopping good time at these FREE weekly children's events as our
performers entertain your tots!
- December
5th
- December
19th - Special Santa Kids Hop! Bring a donation to the Waterloo Region
Food Bank
Tots
Time @ Waterloo Region Museum (DOON) Join us on Tuesdays for an
engaging program for children ages 2 to 5. Each week is a different theme and
the time will be filled with crafts, toy playing, story reading and lots of
learning games to help your little one grow. Admission is $2 per child. 10 per cent membership discount applies. All children must
be accompanied by an adult. Accompanying adult's admission is free. (resumes
Jan 17)
Wednesdays
Wednesday evening
workshops @ Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery (beside Centre In The Square) 5:30pm
with an emphasis of having fun and making cool stuff for ages 6-11.
DIY Kids offers exciting hands-on workshops each day
where the emphasis is on having fun and making cool stuff. Suitable for
all skill levels, with new projects introduced each day. All materials are
included. $15 + hst https://kwag.ca/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=86
Thursdays
Art
Innovators will be hosting Squiggles to Grins at the Kitchener Market – a
program for children and their parents. Participate in a fun, unique, hands-on
creative art experience!
Tots
Time @ Waterloo Region Museum (DOON)
Join
us on Thursdays for an engaging program for children ages 2 to 5. Each week
is a different theme and the time will be filled with crafts, toy playing,
story reading and lots of learning games to help your little one grow.
Admission is $2 per child. 10 per cent
membership discount applies. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Accompanying adult's admission is free.(resumes Jan 17 for Tues and Jan 19 for
Thursdays)
Saturdays
Saturdays KPL Kids’ Club Kitchener Market, 300 King St. E.
(Upper Level) Every Saturday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.Take a break from shopping and
stop by the Kitchener Public Library Space for stories, crafts and fun.No
registration required.
Family
Favourites $2.99 Films @ Cineplex
December 2017 Event Blast
Now Until Jan 6th
Now Until Dec 9th
Once Upon A Mattress
@ Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre
Now Until Dec 24th
Now Until January
7th
Now until Dec 23
Christmas @ Woodside Historical site
Victorian Christmas
November 30 through December 23
Savour the seasonal delights of a Victorian Christmas and learn how
the King family celebrated this festive time of year. Feel the magic of
the season as you walk through the richly decorated rooms of Woodside in
its Victorian charm! (also see other special events at Woodside listed below)
http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/on/woodside/activ/calendar-calendrier
Also remember to TRACK SANTA online!
https://www.noradsanta.org/
and write your letter to SANTA
http://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.ca/2016/11/its-time-to-write-and-mail-that-letter.html
Dec 2
Wonders of Winter
in Waterloo Park
December 2nd starting at 5:30 pm for our 2017 Opening
Night Celebration! Complete with a spectacular fireworks
display, a candlelight event and the moment when we turn on the more than
100,000 lights in Waterloo Park! A Festival of Lights in Waterloo Park.
And in celebration of Canada’s 150th
Birthday, we will end the year with a massive fireworks display
at 7:30 pm on New Year’s Eve. Don’t miss it! http://www.wondersofwinter.ca/
Candyland in Cambridge
Saturday
December 2, 2017, 10 am to 5 pm
Central Park,
615 King Street East
Central Park
transforms into a place of candy and magic. The day is full with live
entertainment, interactive games, a giant ice slide and enough photo
opportunities to fill anyone's social media pages. Candyland is a great holiday
activity for families with young children.
What's happening
on Dec 2:
Trolley
Rides 10 am to 4:30
Santa & Mrs
Claus 10 am to 5 pm
Warm-Up Zone
and Crafts in Knox Church 10 am to 5 pm
Face
Painting 10 am to 5 pm
Games and
Activities 10 am to 5 pm
Entertainment
Schedule:
The Barry Oh
Kid Show at 10 &11 - Gazebo
Rockin'
Robert Kids Show at 12 & 1 - Gazebo
Glisse on
Ice at 1:30, 2:20 & 3:10 - Ice Rink
Team
T&J at 3:30 & 4:30 - Gazebo
Enjoy the
lights and décor of Candyland from December 2 to January 1, 2018. Take a walk
through Central Park (615 King Street East), and enjoy the light displays and
candy-themed decorations. Bring your skates any day or night to enjoy the
ice skating rink. Admission is free!
Helmets are
recommended. Children must be supervised by their parent(s) or guardian(s).
Carolling
Get into the Christmas
Spirit with the Grand Philharmonic Children and Youth Choirs!
Children 13 and under are free! $15 Tickets – St Mathews Kitchener 3:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/permalink/10155862450610750/
Christmas at
Breslau Community Centre 6pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/369168206860776/
This Saturday!!! Come and
take a horse drawn wagon ride through Breslau, enjoy some hot chocolate while
decorating cookies and colouring and get your picture with Santa! (please bring
your own device for the photo)
Dec 2-3
Cambridge Centre Mall
All aboard…the Holiday Miniature Train
Ride for
FREE on the Holiday Miniature Train!
11am to 8pm
daily https://cambridge-centre.com/events/all-aboard-the-holiday-miniature-train
Dec 3
Nature Play @
Gzowski Park Kitchener 11am-2pm
Country Christmas @ Waterloo
Region Museum (DOON) 11am4pm
Enjoy Christmas in the country in
the 1900s. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride, let the little ones meet Father
Christmas, sing-along with Christmas carols and enjoy the sites and sounds of a
Christmas past. Note the museum is open to 5 p.m.
Huron Latern Walk
7pm
825 Trillium
Dr, Kitchener
Free
event! No registration required.
Bring a lantern (not a flashlight) and we’ll sing some songs about light and go
for a short evening hike to the pond. Tea-light candles will be supplied.
Don’t have a lantern? come anyway!
Meet at the main entrance picnic shelter.
Note: Bathrooms are not available in the winter months. https://www.facebook.com/events/165271690741148
Dec 4
Christmas Party @
Playfit 10am-1pm Call Playfit Kids to reserve your
ticket (519)-623-5437
$6 per child.
$4 for 12 months and under or free with a paid sibling
30 Loot bags available plus door prizes, crafts, Santa pics, vendors
Sounds of the
Season @ The Family Centre 6-8pm
· Indigenous, International and traditional English
Carols by members of Inshallah Choir*
· Recitals by the young voices of The Family Centre
Music Academy
· Theatrical Entertainment by The Family Centre Players
· Traditional, Seasonal Refreshments
Lost and Found
Theatre presents Charles Dickens Writes a Christmas Carol at Kitchener Public
Central Library 7pm-9pm
The Lost &
Found Theatre presents costumed Christmas carolling in the Charles Dickens
Writes a Christmas Carol presentation.
FREE event
Dec 7-9
"A
Chirstmas Journey"
During your
booked event time, your group will travel back in time to
walk, see,
hear and experience the miracle of the first Christmas like
never before.
Admission is
Free but tickets must be pre-booked.
We will also
be having refreshments and horse-drawn carriage rides.
Journey's
can be booked online at:
or by calling 519-744-3051
Dec 7-10
Dec 7
MOMS NIGHT OUT @
Kitchener Market
Dec 8
Old
Tyme Christmas Carols with Onion Honey
Friday December
8th, 2017 at 7 p.m.
Where:
Livingston Presbyterian Church (44 Beck Street, Baden)
Cost:
$10/adult, $5/child
Enjoy the sounds
of old tyme Christmas Carols as presented by the band Onion Honey.
Dec 9
FREE family friendly Holiday Party with crafts,
activities, sensory play, vendors and more.
30 loot bags avaiable and door prizes too @ Laurentian Hill Christian School
10a-Noon
Lightning Banjo
Holiday Party @ Registry Theatre 10am-1pm
Drop
in to Lightning Banjo's Family Holiday party and enjoy face painting, crafts, a
holiday yoga adventure with Amma Yoga,
mask creation with Cosmic Fishing
Theatre, roaming costumed characters, hot chocolate, photo
opportunities, Christmas Carol Karaoke, mingle with Lightning Banjo actors,
holiday stories and more! Admission by donation at the door, suggested $5 per
person donation https://www.facebook.com/events/288051778371675
Christmas Mementos @ Woodside Historical Site
Saturday, December 9
10 a.m. to Noon
Discover the enchantment of a Christmas morning reminiscent of the
Victorian past. Decorate your very own cookie ornament to hang on your
tree. Dip a pen in ink and write a letter to Santa Claus while sampling
seasonal cookies and apple cider. This program requires advance
registration as space is limited. Special fees apply. Please register by
calling 519-571-5684. This program is subject to minimum enrollment. http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/on/woodside/activ/calendar-calendrier
Make your own
wrapping paper and cards @Mill Courtland Centre 1:30-4pm
The holiday
season is a season for giving, but it is also the time of year when we generate
mountains of waste and packaging, most of which ends up in the landfill or the
recycle bin.
While recycling
is important, it uses a lot of resources, so the more we can do to minimize and
re-use waste the better. This year, why not plan ahead and do your part to
reduce waste, while at the same time having fun and using your creative energy!
Join us for a family friendly workshop to re-use materials and print your own
decorative wrapping paper and cards, and explore some creative gift ideas that
reduce and re-use waste.
This workshop
is free and open to all ages. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an
adult. Basic materials will be provided but participants are welcome to bring
along tools or materials they would like to try and re-use
Christmas
Fantasy Opening
Bring
the whole family out for some holiday cheer! View the spectacular display of
festive lights that adorn Victoria Park’s buildings, trees and bridges.
5:30-8 p.m. - Activities on Roos Island, Victoria Park
5:30-6:30 p.m. - Live musical performance
6 p.m. - Lights will be turned on in Victoria Park
6:45-8 p.m. - Live musical performance
Enjoy live music, crafts and free hot chocolate.
Country Christmas @ Waterloo
Region Museum (DOON) 11am4pm
Enjoy Christmas in the country in
the 1900s. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride, let the little ones meet Father
Christmas, sing-along with Christmas carols and enjoy the sites and sounds of a
Christmas past. Note the museum is open to 5 p.m.
Canada 150
Skating Day - Presented by the City of Cambridge and The Cambridge Ringette
Association
Let’s Skate
Together at the Galt Arena Gardens 2pm-4pm
Music, Crafts,
and Refreshments
$5 Tickets For TONIGHT'S KW TITANS Toy Drive get the info at http://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.ca/2017/12/bring-gang-to-kw-titans-toy-drive-on.html
Lamplight @ Woodside Historical Site
Thursday, December 14
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Share in the traditions of a Woodside Christmas by the soft glow of
lamplight. Cozy up under the mistletoe and enjoy hot apple cider. On our
grounds, warm up by the crackling fire and sample roasted chestnuts.
Gather in the parlour for live music as we perform traditional carols.
Special fees apply. E-mail
ont-woodside@pc.gc.ca or call 519-571-5684 for more information, or to pre-register.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/on/woodside/activ/calendar-calendrier
Dec 15
Homeschool
Christmas Drop In @ Castle Kilbride Baden
Friday December 15th from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30
a.m.
Learn about the German, Scottish and Victorian traditions
that the Livingston family included in their celebrations at Castle
Kilbride during the Christmas season. A guided tour is offered at 10:00 a.m.
followed by hands on games and a take home craft. Cost is $4 per person. Register at http://www.wilmot.ca/en/living-here/Events-and-Exhibits.aspx
Dec 16 and 17
Christmas Cheer @ Woodsite Historic Site
Saturday, December 16 and Sunday, December 17
10 a.m. – Noon
Delight in the spirit of a Victorian Christmas as you are guided on a
tour of the King family home decorated for the season. Enjoy live music
in the parlour accompanied by piano. Sample seasonal baking
complimented by a variety of teas. Admission: $14.70 per person. This
program requires advance registration as space is limited. E-mail
ont-woodside@pc.gc.ca or call 519-571-5684 for more information. http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/on/woodside/activ/calendar-calendrier
Dec 17
Country Christmas @ Waterloo
Region Museum (DOON) 11am4pm
Enjoy Christmas in the country in
the 1900s. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride, let the little ones meet Father
Christmas, sing-along with Christmas carols and enjoy the sites and sounds of a
Christmas past. Note the museum is open to 5 p.m.
Dec 23
Santa visits
Kitchener Market and Craft Time too! 9am-11am
Dec 28
Bert's Comedy Magic Show at Pioneer Park
Community Library 10am-11am Bert will shock and amaze the crowd with his silly,
zany whirlwind of jokes and magic. Ages 2 - 12.
Free tickets
available at the host library 30 minutes before the program.
Dec 29
Reptiles of the World at Country
Hills Community Library 10am-11am and @
Central KPL (Downtown) 2pm-4pm Join Little Ray's Reptile Zoo on a trip around
the world learning about reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates.All ages
welcome.
Free tickets
available at the host library 30 minutes before the program.First come, first
served.
Skate Night Date
Night @ Waterloo Public Square
Join us at the
Uptown Rink for a romantic evening of skating, music and warm drinks.
Featuring live
performances, artists to be annouced shortly
- Friday
Dec. 29, 2017 - 7-9 p.m.
Dec 31
NEW YEARS EVE
Cartoon Party @
Kitchener City Hall 6pm-Midnight
Free event!
Waking up bright and early on the weekends to watch cartoons
is a fond childhood memory for many. Kitchener’s New Year’s Eve party will take
you back to those carefree days. The Rotunda will transform into a world of
animation taking you down memory lane featuring the Mystery Machine from Scooby
Doo and the Flintstone’s vehicle plus so much more!
• Canadian Toy Con
• Retro arcade
• Live entertainment
• Cosplay
• Vendors selling collectables
• Countdown to 2018 with the mayor and members of council
• Skating outside on Carl Zehr Square
• Vehicle displays inside the Rotunda (Mystery Machine and
the Flintstone’s vehicle)
https://www.facebook.com/events/392848807814961/
Waterloo rings in
2018!
Free public skating
RIM Park, 3:40 - 5:30 p.m., sponsored by Tim Hortons. DJ
on site.
Family celebration
Waterloo Public Square, 6 - 9 p.m. Enjoy fun tunes,
children's activities and entertainment, and a special early New Year
celebration at 9 p.m.
Wonders of Winter in Waterloo Park Canada’s 150th Birthday, will end
the year with a massive fireworks display at 7:30 pm on New Year’s
Eve. Don’t miss it! http://www.wondersofwinter.ca
Cambridge – Hespler Arena
Hespler Arena,
640 Ellis Road
Join us to
celebrate a new year with some skating! The City offers wrist bands for an hour
of skate time . Only one skate time per family. Doors of the Hespeler Arena,
640 Ellis Road, open at 4:45 p.m.
Activities to
keep everyone entertained off the ice include:
- Crafts
- Games
- Photo
booth
- Bouncy
castle
- Performance
by Mr Chris & the Gassy Bubbles
Moses
WMRC
WMRC
AMCC
RIM Park
Karl Homuth Arena
Hespeler Memorial Arena
Dickson Centre
Galt Arena Gardens
Woolwich Memorial Centre
West End Community Centre
Exhibition Arena
