College-Montrose Children's Place
180 Shaw St. M6J 2W5 Toronto, ON, Canada

Join us for our virtual programming for the month of December. To find out more about any of our programs, please click on the program name in the calendar. https://www.cmcp.ca//cm/assets/pdf/cmcp_-_december2020.pdf

High Park, situated in the west end of Toronto, truly has something for everyone! This is a great location for parents, grandparents and caregivers to visit with the children. Take a walk through the beautiful forest and spot birds, head to the zoo located in the middle of the farm, in the summer you can even see a play at Shakespeare in the Park!

What a perfect activity to do with the family today! You and your children can make fun, interactive puppets made out of food. Make "The Grinch" and a "Snow Pal"! What did you think of the recipe? Let us know in the comments section and post photos of your creations!

"Bear Snores On" Activity Time!

In this week's Cooking With Kids, Donia and Joud will show us how to make The Grinch and a Snow Pal out of yummy ingredients!

Get ready for the upcoming celebrations this week and have your children learn through story and song! Stella teaches about Santa and read us "My First Kwanzaa" Karen Katz.

Are you ready for another fun adventure this weekend? Have you ever been to the Brickworks? This place has it all! Nature, learning, a farmer's market and a garden just for children! Click here for directions and a scavenger hunt your kids can do at the Brickworks! https://cmcp-my.sharepoint.com//EsFyAGxCB49Erv-SsSrZBj8BhR

Welcome everyone to a brand new virtual program at CMCP! Feeling Fridays is a weekly program released on Friday where children can learn about their emotions in a fun environment. Through songs, stories, crafts and physical activities they will identify how they feel and a safe way to express that feeling. We had so much fun making this program and we can’t wait for you to watch it! Check out the first day of Feeling Fridays and learn all about JOY!

Join us for our virtual programming for the month of November. To find out more about any of our programs, please click on the program name in the calendar. https://www.cmcp.ca//assets/pdf/cmcp_calendar_-_november_2

This week we have a sweet treat for you and your family to try in the kitchen! It's true! Sweet and healthy can co-exist! Donia and Joud will show you how in this week's "Cooking with Kids". Take a look at the recipe and grab your ingredients ahead of time. The video will be posted on Thursday and we look forward to hearing all about how your Chocolate Mousse turns out. Yum YUM!

Did you know today is National Child's Day The Government of Canada has created a web page filled with resources, information and activities for families to promote the rights of children in honor of National Child's Day. : https://www.canada.ca//childhood-a/national-child-day.html.

Join us tomorrow for a special installment of Family Corner, where we want to learn from you and hear your ideas and feelings about participating in outdoor programming. Please register with [email protected] to receive the password.

Try out this fun recipe with your family! It makes for a perfect breakfast. :) Let us know if you tried it! What did your children think?

Happy Pumpkin Day to all of our loved community members! Enjoy this pumpkin and halloween themed Circle Time with Ally and remember... We are hosting a very special virtual Halloween Event at 3pm TODAY October 31st in support of United Way. Head to our page for more information. Hope to see you there! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhme5jHshcc

Here are the ingredients you need for today's Cooking With Kids recipe! Let us know how your Chia Bites turn out! Yum Yum!

This week in Cooking with Kids, Donia and Joud make some simple, healthy and delicious "Chia Bites"! This is a great snack that the whole family will love. You can easily substitute for your child's favourite ingredients! Enjoy friends! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpYpZuUwsc8

Grab your ingredients for this week's Cooking With Kids! This Thursday, Donia and Joud will show us how to make a very yummy option that is great for breakfast. MMM!

Did you and your children enjoy the first pumpkin sensory activity ?? Well we now have part 2 available for you to watch! Just in time for Halloween This time make your sensory item with real pumpkin or zucca (pumpkin in Italian)! Give this fun activity a try and you might even learn some Italian from Ally along the way! Have you tried either of these pumpkin activities? Please post in the comments and let us know how it went! We would love to see pictures of your pumpkin bags! Enjoy friends. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj4H0W3RYQo&t=10s

Oh wow! Check out a Circle Time from earlier this week with Ally! All kinds of fun in this one friends. We have stories (with pumpkins!) and songs. Even an appearance by the Eensy Weensy Spider! https://youtu.be/h9Ltwxx3Thc

Looking for a fun virtual activity to share with your little goblins this Halloween? Join CMCP in support of United Way as we play some ghoulishly fun games, dance and sing along to spooky songs, and parade our best costumes and scary faces! Rumour has it that Batman might even make an appearance! Recommended for goblins 6 and under Oct 31 from 3-4pm. Donations to United Way are greatly appreciated and can be made here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/53185 Learn more about the event and how to RSVP by visiting the event page: https://fb.me/e/cxISbTWbr

We love this fall-themed sensory activity that our friend Ally put together! Check out this video if you are looking for something fun to do with your little ones while helping them learn about colours, shapes, textures and the seasons! This is part 1 of a two part video. If you like this watch for the 2nd part to be released, where you can make a sensory bag using a real pumpkin! Oh yes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O76H0mGlAhc&t=2s

Join us for a special Halloween edition of Seed and Sprout, our 2LGBTQIA family programming, on Friday, October 30th from 6:30 to 7:30 on zoom. Please register with dkhambati@cmcp for more details and to receive the password. Get dressed up and join us for some pumpkin painting fun, a virtual parade and dance party and some halloween songs and other fun activities.

Halloween is here! Preschoolers, join our Learning With Nature program on Friday, Oct. 30 at 9:30 am. We'll cut out a jack-o-lantern, and explore the flesh, seeds and shapes of squash and pumpkins!!! Here's what you will need: One good size pumpkin, 2 or 3 different squash, a sharp-serrated knife (for adults to use), a sturdy metal soup spoon, a marker, medium sized bowl.

Join Donia and Joud as they make Broccoli Cheese Bread in this installment of Cooking with Kids.