Family Day, Valentine’s Day and winter fun – there’s plenty of things that you’re going to want to add to your calendar when you’re exploring with kids in Edmonton this month.
Free things to do with kids in Edmonton this month:
Flying Canoe Volant | February 2-4
Come on down to the Métis Camp in the Mill Creek Ravine and learn how to do
the Red River Jig, Schottische, and La Bastringue, or… just make yourself a
piece of Bannock and listen to the rollicking fiddle music.
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Swing & Skate at City Hall | February 4, 11, 18, 19, 25
Stop by City Hall rink on Sunday afternoons for some free fun with the family, free skate rentals, and entertainment to skate to!
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Home Depot Kids Workshop | February 10
If you are looking for a fun activity to do with the family, we’ve got a great workshop for kids that will teach them about building. Kids can learn how to build their very own Valentine Bean Bag Toss out of wood.
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Love for All at Indigo | February 10
Join the fun and celebrate Valentine’s Day with a heartfelt story time and a craft to finish it up from Kids Made Modern.
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Makebreak: Valentine’s Day Gift
Decorate adorable drinkware for your valentine or galentine. Buy a glass, mug or tumbler, and the supplies to decorate it will be provided. These are free if you bring the required item from home, and the rest are supplied, or very inexpensive when you use the Michaels coupons that are available.
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Loose Parts Playdate Drop in | February 12
Playdates are fun and a great way to learn! Join us for this ‘loose parts’ interactive session at each of our program sites throughout the week. This is a great opportunity to meet other parents/ caregivers and their children. This unstructured program is designed to help your child develop their creativity, exploration, and social skills while supporting your child’s development through play. Please bring a healthy nut-free snack for your child and we will provide coffee/tea.
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Watch Coco and Thor at Family Movie Evening | February 17
Join us for a double header. Come for our first movie, an early release of Pixar’s Coco. Stay for Thor: Ragnarok. You can come for both or join us for either. Intermission at each movie with a full concession offering hotdogs, hamburgers, popcorn, cotton candy, and more.
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Toys R Us PlayDay | February 17
Join the fun for the first Toys”R”Us Play Day of 2018. Play Day is the ultimate family event with fun activities for the whole family! There are exciting games, make and takes, giveaways and more!
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3rd Annual Winterfest | February 17
Everyone is welcome to join us for TCL’s 3rd annual Winterfest to be held on the Saturday of Family Day weekend from 1-3 pm. We’ll gather together around the skating rink in Thorncliff Park for an afternoon of fun and winter activities for children of all ages (2 to 92). Everything we do is dependent upon the weather so we can’t predict what will be happening but we can say for sure that there will be lots of hot chocolate and cookies to warm your tummies, and hotdogs and marshmallows for roasting
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Family Day Event at Bonnie Doon | February 19
Join us for a day filled with festive activities from Face Painting, Balloon Artists to Virtual Reality Games & Mini Golf & more! There is even FREE Family Portraits and Family Crafts to make this a memorable event for the Family to get together for a day filled with fun!
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Free Kids Pizza Party | February 21
Box Social Event Planning and Callingwood Kids Club is hosting a free kids pizza party that you’re not going to want to miss. Mark your calendars and look for details coming soon!
Family Tea Party | February 24
Come dressed in your fancy clothes (or favourite costume!) and join us for tea, scones, and cucumber sandwiches! Create a fabulous party hat, play a board game, and join us for a family dance contest where everybody wins!
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Make a Glittery Sensory Jar
Customize a glue-and-water mix with glitter, sequins and more, then sit back and watch the soothing swirl. Buy the jar, and the supplies to decorate it will be provided.
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Family Nature Night | February 24
Together with NatureAlberta and YEG_Science we will be hosting a special winter edition of Family Nature Night on February 24 at Hawrelak Park in Edmonton. Make sure you arrive 15 minutes early to register for the program!
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Family Art Night at Nina Haggerty | Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
A completely free art workshop for the family, every Thursday night. You can enjoy the perfect time to get creative, with the kids, on the cheap.
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