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Hope September went easy on you, it sure went fast. Heads up: next Friday is a PA Day, so a 4-day Thanksgiving weekend ahead. It maybe the last few warmish days to have day trips for fall colours. Let’s plan it up! 🍂

This week's scoop has piglets on yoga mats, a raptor and some very small horses, and a pyjama sound bath built for winding down. Plus farm days, trails and a few plans for the PA Day.

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📍 Burlington Yoga-Tastic 4 Kids · SAT Oct 3 · 10 AM, 11:15 AM or 12:30 PM · 💰 $45 per person

An hour of kids' yoga with piglets wandering between the mats. Back by request. Under 7 needs a grown-up on a mat too. → Register

📍 Oakville Towne Square, 94 George St · SAT Oct 3 · 12 to 5 PM · 💰 Free

A free fall street party downtown, with dance lessons and kids' activities. Note: there is a DJ and live music, so it gets loud near the stage. → Details

📍 Milton Terra Greenhouses · SUN Oct 4 · 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM · 💰 $30 adult, $10 child

Come in pyjamas and bring a blanket. Singing bowls and soft sound among the plants, ages 4 and up with a grown-up. → Details

Exclusive offers for our community. See full list on our perks page

Sat Oct 3 and Sun Oct 4

📍 Campbellville Mountsberg Conservation Area · SAT Oct 3 and SUN Oct 4, then October weekends and Thanksgiving Monday · raptors 11 AM and 1 PM, mini horses 3 PM · 💰 Free with park admission

Short 30-minute sessions with the raptor centre's birds, then Cleo and Gypsy the mini horses. All in daylight. → Details

📍 Burlington Area 8 Conservation Area · SUN Oct 4 · check-in 8:30 AM, prizes 12:30 PM · 💰 $10 entry plus park admission

The last derby of the year, with prizes by age group from 5 and under up. Tickets are limited. → Details

📍 Dundas RBG Nature Interpretive Centre · SAT Oct 3 and SUN Oct 4 · 9 to 11 AM · 💰 $45 plus fees

A guided canoe through the Cootes Paradise marsh, the last weekend of the season. Ages 10 and up with an adult. → Register

Mon Oct 5 to Mon Oct 12. FRI Oct 9 is a PA Day for HDSB and HCDSB.

📍 Oakville Oakville Galleries at Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore Rd E · FRI Oct 9 · 9 AM to 4:30 PM · 💰 $75, $63.75 members

A full PA Day of Halloween art projects in the gallery studio, ages 6 to 12. Drop-off, register ahead. → Register

📍 Burlington Ireland House Museum, 2168 Guelph Line · FRI Oct 9 · 9 AM to 4 PM

A harvest-themed day camp in the 1830s farmhouse, ages 5 to 10. Drop-off. → Register

📍 Toronto MakerKids Leaside and Bloor West · FRI Oct 9 · 9 AM to 3:30 PM · 💰 $125

A day of spooky circuits and builds for grades 1 to 8. Drop-off. → Register

📍 All Halton stores Home Depot · SAT Oct 10 · morning sessions · 💰 Free, register ahead

Kids build and paint a witch candy box to take home. → Register

📍 Burlington RBG Hendrie Park, 680 Plains Rd W · opens SAT Oct 10, daily to Nov 1 · 10 AM to 5 PM · 💰 $19.50 adult, $11.50 ages 3 to 12, under 3 free

15,000 pumpkins set out across the gardens, in daylight. Walk it at your own pace. → Details

📍 Bracebridge Santa's Village · SAT Oct 10 and SUN Oct 11, also Oct 3 and 4 · 9:30 AM to 5 PM · 💰 $50 ages 4 and up, under 4 free

A long-weekend drive to Muskoka. Trick-or-treat stops around the park, most rides open, and Santa. Daytime, nothing scary. Tickets online only, capped per day. → Tickets

Get outside while it is still warm.

📍 Flamborough Wide Open Spaces Farm · SAT Oct 10 · 1 to 3 PM · 💰 $20 per family, $5 per extra adult

A small family farm opens its gates for Thanksgiving weekend: piglets, new ducklings, the Hope Tree and a fire to gather round. Register and the address comes by email. → Register

📍 Milton Crawford Lake Conservation Area · open daily · 💰 Park admission

The rebuilt 800 m boardwalk around the lake opened Sep 24. Flat, stroller-friendly, and the leaves are turning. → Details

These run every week, see the full list on our sensory hours page.

🏊 Sensory Swim: SAT 4 to 5 PM @ Tansley Woods CC, Burlington | SUN 3:45 to 4:45 PM @ Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, Oakville | SAT 3 PM @ Milton Leisure Centre ($0-$3.40)

Oakville Trafalgar CC runs THU 2 to 3 PM, weekly.

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