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Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Friday's PA Day turns it into four days off in a row, so here's to full plates and a little quiet in between. 🍂

This week's scoop has a free bird day where kids build a birdhouse, a candlelit pumpkin trail with zero scares, and a $5 family collage afternoon. Plus the piglets are back on the yoga mats for the long weekend.

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PS: See all events on our event page.

Newly found or rare events

📍 Georgetown Willow Park Ecology Centre · SAT Oct 10 · 1 to 3 PM · 💰 Free

Guided bird walks, nest boxes, and kids build a birdhouse. With Bird Friendly Halton Hills. → Register

📍 Burlington Hendrie Park · THU Oct 15 to SUN Oct 18 · 5:30 to 8:30 PM timed entry · 💰 $18-$27, under 3 free

A candlelit evening trail of carved jack-o-lanterns through the Hendrie Valley, scare-free. Also runs Oct 23-25. → Get tickets

📍 Hamilton Art Gallery of Hamilton · SUN Oct 18 · 1 to 3 PM · 💰 $5 per family

Kids collage vintage black-and-white ads with colourful modern images into a new ad. Gallery entry included. → Details

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

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

📍 Burlington New Appleby Branch · FRI Oct 9 · 2 to 4 PM · 💰 Free

STEAM activities and games in the children's area. Drop-in, no registration. → Details

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

Back for Thanksgiving weekend. An hour of yoga with piglets wandering between the mats. Under 7 needs a grown-up on a mat too. → Register

📍 Milton TERRA Greenhouses, plus other TERRA locations · SAT Oct 10 · 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM · 💰 $2 per pumpkin

Paint a pumpkin among the plants. Buy ahead online or drop in on the day. → Details

📍 Milton Kelso Conservation Area · SAT Oct 10 to MON Oct 12 · 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM · 💰 $4-$14.50 park admission

Pumpkin painting, fall crafts and lawn games. Face painting Saturday. Book a park reservation first. Note: live entertainment on site. → Details

Tue Oct 13 to Sun Oct 18, plus one to book early

📍 Hamilton The Children's Garden, Gage Park · SAT Oct 17 · 10 AM to 12 PM · 💰 Free

Kids help tuck the garden in for winter: last harvest, planting garlic and bulbs, collecting leaves and a paper flower craft. Register ahead. → Register

📍 Milton Crawford Lake Longhouse Village · SAT Oct 17 · 11 AM to 3 PM · 💰 Included with park admission

Mock archaeological digs, excavation kits and longhouse talks with a fire demo. Park reservation required. → Details

📍 Brantford 407 Elgin St · SAT Oct 17 · 10 AM to 2 PM · 💰 Ticketed

Fundraiser for Autism Dog Services with trick-or-treating, a magician and a pet parade. Note: DJ and food trucks, so it gets busy. → Get tickets

📍 Rockton Westfield Heritage Village · SAT Oct 24 to SUN Oct 25 · 10 AM to 4 PM, 2-hour slots · 💰 $10 reservation + $11 vehicle + $5.50 per person

School of Wizardry, crafts, a pumpkin slinger and free tractor rides. Reservation only, no walk-ins. → Register

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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Stella

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