Fall2025_Winter2026_ActivityGuide

Register online at recreation.nanaimo.ca General Inquiries 250-756-5200 26 Haunted Halloween Crafts & Games 2 to 5 Years Calling all ghouls and goblins! Get into the Halloween spirit and create a spooky-themed craft with us or try your luck at one of our ghostly games. Parent participation is required. Fri, Oct 24 | 9:30-10:30 am | $12/1 | 144081 Fri, Oct 24 | 10:45-11:45 am | $12/1 | 144082 Beban Park Social Centre Candy Cane Crafts & Games 2 to 5 Years It’s almost the holidays which means it’s the perfect time to create a holiday-themed craft and play some games. We will listen to some jingles and have a merry old time. Parent participation is required. Fri, Dec 5 | 9:30-10:30 am | $12/1 | 144083 Fri, Dec 5 | 10:45-11:45 am | $12/1 | 144084 Beban Park Social Centre Once Upon a Crafty Storytime NEW! 3 to 5 Years Step into a world of wonder with Once Upon a Crafty Storytime! Each week, little ones will enjoy magical stories followed by hands-on crafts. This program blends imagination, creativity and early literacy into one enchanting adventure. Instructor: Lynn Macaulay Fri, Oct 3 | 9:30-10:30 am | $8/1 | 153287 Fri, Nov 7 | 9:30-10:30 am | $8/1 | 153288 Fri, Dec 5 | 9:30-10:30 am | $8/1 | 153289 Fri, Jan 16 | 9:30-10:30 am | $8/1 | 153290 Fri, Feb 27 | 9:30-10:30 am | $8/1 |153291 Kin Hut Activity Centre Children’s Special Interest/Outdoor Astro Kids NEW! 3 to 5 Years Blast off into space and discover the wonders of the universe through creative play, hands-on crafts, active games and imaginative activities. This is an independent program. Instructors: Pam Brugge & Traci Boas Mon, Sep 15-Oct 27 | 10-11:30 am | $72/6 | 149311 Mon, Feb 23-Mar 16 | 10-11:30 am | $48/4 | 151987 Kin Hut Activity Centre Dino Detectives 3 to 5 Years As a new Dino Detective, you will try to uncover the hidden secrets of dinosaurs from millions of years ago. Excavate fossils buried in the sand, listen to dino tales, go on a scavenger hunt to find clues, create dino arts and crafts and so much more. This is an independent program. Instructors: Pam Brugge & Traci Boas Mon, Nov 3-Dec 8 | 10-11:30 am | $72/6 | 149304 Mon, Jan 12-Feb 9 | 10-11:30 am | $60/5 | 149306 Kin Hut Activity Centre Adventure at the Seashore 3 to 6 Years Join us for a fun and educational low-tide adventure as we explore the ever-changing seashore! Each visit reveals fascinating sea creatures, unique seaweeds and hidden treasures waiting to be discovered. Look closely and you will be amazed by what you find. This is a parent participation program. Instructor: Judy Wickland Sat, Sep 6 | 10-11:15 am | $10/1 | 148855 Pipers Lagoon Park Wetland Wigglers Explore the acrobats and strange swimmers, and learn what they can tell us about healthy wetlands. Look for frogs, great blue herons, ducks and more. This is a parent participation class. Instructor: Judy Wickland 3 to 6 Years Sun, Sep 21 | 10-11:15 am | $10/1 | 148868 All Ages (World Wetlands Day) Sun, Feb 1 | 10-11:15 am | $10/1 | 148869 Brookwood Park The Magic of Trees & Falling Leaves 3 to 6 Years Come into the forest and discover the secret world of trees. Learn about our own temperate rainforests and the animals that live here. A tree is much more than it seems. This is a parent participation class. Instructor: Judy Wickland Sun, Oct 5 | 10-11:15 am | $10/1 | 148860 Bowen Park Who’s Been Here? Discovering Animal Tracks and Signs 3 to 6 Years Have you ever wondered which animals live in the forest even when you don’t see them? Animals leave clues like tracks and other signs that tell their stories. Join us to learn how to read these natural messages and uncover the hidden residents of the forest. This is a parent participation program. Instructor: Judy Wickland Sat, Oct 25 | 10-11:15 am | $10/1 | 148874 Colliery Dam Park A Salmon’s Journey 3 to 6 Years Follow the journey of the Pacific Salmon from stream to sea and back again through all their life stages. We will discover how salmon grow, survive and shape their ecosystems. This is a parent participation class. Instructor: Judy Wickland Sat, Nov 8 | 10-11:15 am | $10/1 | 148871 Bowen Park (meet at the Duck Pond)

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