Professional Day Daycamps

Everything today starts with a question.

Today, children work in the classroom on real problems in our first annual STEM battle, building structures that have to hold weight, testing what floats and what sinks, making things move with ramps, pulleys, and air.

Please pack: lunch, water bottle, and a raincoat (plus rainboots if it’s a wet day)

Everything today starts with a question.

Today, children work in the classroom on real problems in our first annual STEM battle, building structures that have to hold weight, testing what floats and what sinks, making things move with ramps, pulleys, and air.

Please pack: lunch, water bottle, and a raincoat (plus rainboots if it’s a wet day)

Big morning, quiet afternoon. We spend the morning at Watermania, where children swim, float, splash, and take on the slides and the wave pool at their own pace. After lunch we settle in with the art studio for macramé and beading, knotting, threading, and pattern-making with cord, yarn, and beads. It takes patience and steady hands, and children leave with something they made themselves.

Swimming: Non-swimmers wear a lifejacket for the whole visit. Children old enough to swim on their own must pass a swim test with the Watermania lifeguards before swimming unsupervised.

Please pack: lunch, water bottle, swimsuit, towel, and a plastic bag for wet clothes. Goggles are optional.

Blades in the morning, blades in the afternoon. We start at the rink, where children skate at their own pace, some racing laps, some holding the boards and finding their balance for the first time.

After lunch we run a Beyblade tournament back at the studio: brackets, battles, and a chance to test different builds and see what holds up. Win or lose, everyone gets time in the arena.

Please pack: lunch, water bottle, warm layers, mittens, and long socks. Please send a bike or sports helmet. Skate rentals are included.

Beyblades: Children can bring their own, and we'll have some to share. Please label anything from home.

The morning starts with a bucket of dye and a pile of white shirts. Children fold, twist, and tie their fabric, choose their colours, and watch what happens when the dye spreads, no two shirts come out the same, and the surprise is half the fun. Shirts go home wrapped and ready to rinse.

In the afternoon we work with clay; children pinch, coil, and press, and figure out what the clay will and won't do. Each child will build their own “fairy” garden to bring home.

Please pack: lunch, water bottle, and clothes that can get dirty. Dye stains and clay is messy, please don't send anything you want kept clean. Please send a large fabric bag for the children to bring home their clay gardens.

Real tools, real wood, real projects. The morning is spent in the studio measuring, sawing, sanding, and hammering, children plan what they want to build, then work out how to make it hold together. It takes focus and a steady hand, and the results are theirs. After lunch we walk to King George Park for an afternoon outside, with games, exploring, and room to run. Projects go home at the end of the day.

Please pack: lunch, water bottle, sunhat or baseball hat, closed-toe shoes (required for the workshop), and clothes for the weather.

Tools and safety: Children use real tools with close supervision and safety gear. Every child gets a lesson on safe handling before starting.