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 GREAT THINGS TO DO FOR TODDLERS AND KIDS
IN MISSISSAUGA, OAKVILLE & BURLINGTON!


Oakville and Mississauga are great places to be a kid. Parks are everywhere and there are lots of fun things to keep you active and happy all the year round. Below are just some of the places you can visit.

 FOR TODDLERS

Art, Music and Movement


Early Music (2-4)
Check the Oakville Arts Council events page for an early music class near you.
Mississauga Suzuki School of Music
Begin to learn the violin.
Oakville Suzuki School of Music
Get a feeling for the beauty of music. Learn violin, viola or cello.
The Fleming School of Performing Arts (3-4)
Take an introductory class in dance at the renowned Fleming School.
Kendellhurst Academy
Storytelling, plenty of classical and jazz music, and all the creative art forms combine with plenty of free play to maximize your pre-schooler's developmental experience.
Montessori Schools in Mississauga & Oakville
Founder Dr. Maria Montessori studied the way children learn and found that children are inherently interested in learning, and unless hindered, teach themselves. Her method offers a "prepared environment" in which children can freely choose from a number of developmentally appropriate activities.

Kuban Montessori Playschool

North Star Montessori

Dearcroft Montessori

Willow Glen Montessori

Fun with Books

Oakville Public Library Pre-School Programs
Come to a magical story hour with other pre-schoolers and toddlers; dance, clap and listen.
Visit Millie at the Mississauga Public Library
Visit the resident goldfish at the children's library, attend a pre-school story hour, and look at lots and lots of wonderful books!

Parks and Playgrounds

Oakville Parks
Enjoy the swings and slides at one of Oakville's many playgrounds; go walking along the pretty nature trails with your family and mess about down by the shore.
Mississauga Parks
Have a picnic in the park with your family-there are 11 big parks just for that purpose in Mississauga-or visit the lakefront. There are plenty of lovely wild places for you to explore in Mississauga.
Playgrounds in Mississauga
There are playgrounds everywhere in Mississauga; visit this website to see where.
See the Canada Geese
Visit a lakeside park and get up close to beautiful Canada Geese.
Smell the Rhododendron
Visit Mississauga's beautiful Rhododendron Gardens between mid-May and mid-June to see the colors and shapes of many rare and lovely breeds.

Sports

Oakville Pre-School Sports
The Oakville Parks and Recreation Department has an exciting program of pre-school sports to channel all that energy!
Mississauga YMCA Pre-School Program
Enjoy tumbling and balancing at pre-school gym; the YMCA also has a pre-school swimming program.

Outings

The Oakville Museum
Enter the world of early Oakville! Walk through the town's first houses, which are restored to how they appeared in the 1850s, and participate in fun special events and pre-schooler workshops with your family.
Bradley Museum and Benares Historic House
Toddle around the pretty grounds and explore the historic houses.

 FOR KIDS

Arts and Crafts

Oakville Arts Council
Take an after school arts class-check the Oakville Arts Council events page for upcoming courses.
Oakville Galleries
Come look at pictures, attend a stimulating and supportive art class for your age group and find out about art programs in schools.
ArtsKool Summer Camp
A great summer camp for creative kids in Oakville, ArtsKool has an exciting range of programs for every age group, from drawing to ceramics, painting to photography and more.
Mississauga Living Arts Center
See an art exhibit and get creative at a stimulating arts class for your age group. School classes may participate in a wide variety of workshops, which have been designed to help teachers meet Ontario curriculum objectives.

Dance

Oakville Arts Council
Visit the Oakville Arts Council events page to see upcoming dance classes or performances.
The Fleming School of Performing Arts (5 to adult)
Founded in 1977, the Fleming School teaches classical ballet, modern, jazz, tap and hip hop dance styles, and classes in acting and musical theatre.
Burlington Dance Company
Mississauga Living Arts Center
Watch a dance or musical and check out the performance workshops on offer for your age group. A wide variety of workshops have been designed for teachers and their classes to participate in.

Theatre

Oakville Arts Council
Audition for a part or check out what's on for you to go to at the Oakville Arts Council performing arts page.
Oakville Center for the Performing Arts
Experience all the magic of live theater.
Mississauga Living Arts Center
Catch a show, dance, or musical performance, see an art exhibit or get creative at a stimulating arts class or performance workshop for your age group. School classes may participate in a wide variety of workshops, which have been designed to help teachers meet Ontario curriculum objectives.
Meadowvale Theater
Catch a family show at Mississauga's own community theater, which stages 5 musicals each year and hosts POPS concerts.
Garden Brothers Circus
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Music

Oakville Arts Council
Take piano lessons, learn the cello and more-check the Oakville Arts Council events page for music classes near you.
Mississauga Suzuki School of Music
Learn violin the acclaimed Suzuki way.
Oakville Suzuki School of Music
Get a feeling for the beauty of music. Learn violin, viola or cello.

Books and Reading

Oakville Public Library Kid's Page
Play games, get homework help, join a junior book club, and find out about programs for your age group at the Oakville library.
Mississauga Public Library Children's Services
Visit Millie the goldfish at the children's library, attend story hour for your age group, get homework help, and gain access to millions of books!

History

The Oakville Museum
Enter the world of early Oakville! Walk through the town's first houses, which are restored to how they appeared in the 1850s, and participate in fun special events with your family, like "Haunted Happenings". The museum also holds excellent educational workshops for children.
Bradley Museum and Benares Historic House
Step into Mississauga's past with a visit to these two historic houses. Exhibits on the history of the town and surrounding countryside are interesting and several have education programs associated with them.

City Recreation Programs

Oakville Parks and Recreation Department Children and Youth Programs
Qualified and caring staff supervise a wide range of sports, swimming, skating, art and dance programs for children and youth in Oakville.
Mississuga Parks and Recreation Children and Youth Program
From swimming to skating to summer outings, there's plenty to do in Mississuga and plenty of friends to make while you are doing it!
Local Camp Ideas for Your Kids
What are your kids going to do the break!
Life with Kids
Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Burlington

Ice Skating and Ice Hockey

Oakville Skating Arenas
There are five excellent indoor skating arenas in Oakville, and they are open all year round!
Outdoor Skating Rinks in Oakville
Whizz about under the sky with your friends!
Oakville Skating Club
You've got to learn how to skate in Oakville, and here's how! The club offers lessons for your age group and skill level in sports or figure skating.
Minor Oaks Hockey
Play ice hockey at the beginner's level right on up to Juvenile.
Oakville Hornets Girls Ice Hockey (5 to 19)
Girls go tough! Join teams for house and rep play, make friends, have fun and get strong and fast on the ice.
Mississuga Skating Arenas
With 12 indoor and 3 outdoor skating rinks, everybody loves ice skating in Mississuga. The city offers a wide range of skating lessons, so it's easy to have fun and stay cool on the ice!
Mississauga Hornets
Join a team or watch an exciting ice hockey game.
Mississauga Ice Dogs
Catch the home team on the ice.

Skating

Oakville Skate Boarding Park
This awesome park is nationally recognized for its design, which includes 26 cement ramps. You can improve your skills by attending workshops at the park.
Mississauga Skate Park
Many of the features of Mississauga's best street skating spots are reproduced in this excellent park, which incorporates stairs, ledges and rails, transitions, banks, 1/4 pipes, fun boxes, gaps, and a bowl into its design.

In the Swim

Oakville Swim Academy
The Oakville Swim Academy offers swimming lessons for all ages. Small classes (maximum of 4), private, or semi-private lessons are available. Pool water is kept at 88 degrees.
Learn2Swim 
At Back To Basics Swim Academy, we are dedicated to providing all participants with high quality instructional swim lessons.
Mississuga Aquatic Centers
There are 11 indoor and 5 outdoor aquatic centers in Mississuga; each offer a variety of swim lessons for each age group and skill level.
Mississuga Aquatic Club
Increase your swimming skills and compete with others at your level; instructors are highly qualified and supportive, and students graduate at the university level.
Learn to Swim
Learn to swim or improve your strokes with other kids your age.
Splash Pads
Cool off on a hot summer day at a public splash pad in the park!
More Sports

Family Golf Oakville
Rated one of America's top-100 ranges for several years running, Family Golf is a fantastically designed and award-winning golf school for children and adults. You can take a golf camp with other kids, attend lessons, or play with your family. Family Golf also has two cool mini golf courses: a realistic and thrilling pirate-themed course, and a really challenging "Top Gun" course.
Oakville Sports Hall of Fame
Visit great exhibits on Oakville's outstanding athletes, coaches and sports founders.
Hershey Center
Home to top ice-hockey action and other exciting sporting events, Mississauga's Hershey Center hosts everything from professional boxing to the world famous Lipizzaner stallions!
KidSport Ontario
KidSport raises funds so that all kids can play sport, regardless of their economic background.

Parks

Oakville Parks
Oakville has lots of ball parks and playgrounds, plenty of scenic nature trails and two sports fields. The city's shoreline and two beautiful harbors are fun to explore, and there are plenty of creeks to mess about in.
Oakville Trails
There are several lovely trails throughout Oakville. They connect parks and green areas, and border the harbor. You can bike, walk or ski these trails.
Mississauga Parks
Have a picnic in the park-there are 11 big parks just for that purpose in Mississauga! Altogether there are over 480 parks and woodlands for you to explore within the city, and you can go fishing, boating and swimming in the Credit River. Parks along the shore of Lake Ontario have beach volleyball courts, picnic spots and places to play ball.
Mississauga Trails
Go hiking, skating or biking with your folks, and in winter you can cross country ski!

Kid Friendly Places to Eat

Fish Bones Oyster Bar
An elegant restaurant that younger members of the family also like, Fish Bones has a menu that children and adults will like and giant tanks filled with fish and bubbles.
Boston Pizza
With restaurants in Oakville and Mississauga, Boston Pizza serves gourmet pizzas, yummy pasta dishes, fresh salads and lots of interesting desserts in a casual family friendly atmosphere. Children's menus are available.

 FOR PARENTS
 

Oakville Public Library Parenting Resources
This excellent resource page has links to childhood literature, education, and home schooling websites in Ontario.

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