Preschool Create and Explore

Preschool create and explore

Preschoolers will have fun engaging with others and learning physical and social skills. In this unparented program, they will participate in active games, arts, crafts and stories.

Benefits of preschool create and explore activities

Our activities provide a fun social opportunity for preschoolers while helping them develop:

  • Creativity
  • Imagination
  • Coordination
  • Motor skills
  • Balance
  • Body awareness
  • Self-confidence
  • Independence

2024 spring & summer registration dates

Registration for spring & summer programs, classes and day camps:

  • Summer day camp registration is open
  • Program and class registration is open
  • Certification registration registration is open

Ensure your Live and Play account is ready on registration day by logging in and verifying your information is up to date. Get ready to register.

Registration will open:

  • 6 a.m. — Online (virtual waiting room opens at 5:30 a.m.).
  • 8:30 a.m. — By calling the Customer Service Centre at 403-268-3800 (option 1).
  • During business hours — At any City-operated Aquatic & Recreation or Arts facility.

Upcoming facility closures

Programs, classes and swimming lessons will not be offered at the following facilities while they undergo repairs:

  • Bob Bahan Aquatic & Fitness Centre: closed this spring and summer.
  • Canyon Meadows Aquatic & Fitness Centre: closed this summer.
  • Sir Winston Churchill Aquatic & Recreation Centre: closed this summer.

Types of preschool create and explore programs

You can register online, in person at our Recreation facilities, or by calling 403-268-3800 (option 1).

  • Preschool - Parent & Tot - Move, Imagine, Play

    Watch as your tot discovers something completely new! This course is an introduction to creative play equipment for toddlers with a little extra help from an adult. It promotes physical activity, body awareness, flexibility and exploration through the various activities. Parents/grandparents/guardians are required to participate.

    Ages: 1.5 - 2 years

  • Preschool - Parent & Tot - Wiggle, Giggle & Move

    Designed for toddlers to develop their coordination, balance and imagination. Creative movement, music and stories make this a great class for growing minds and bodies. Parents/grandparents/guardians are required to participate.

    Ages: 1.5 - 2 years

  • Preschool - ABC Club

    Learning the ABCs and 123s is so fun! Your child will participate in active games, arts and crafts and stories, which will help build their knowledge of the basics. Each week will have a fun educational theme like shapes, colours, numbers or letters.

    Ages: 3 - 5 years

  • Preschool - All About Animals

    Calling all curious children! Get to know the two, four, six and eight legged creatures of our world. Get down on all fours and pretend to be a creepy crawly bug, wiggly fish, jumping frog, stomping dinosaur and more. Children will participate in active games, stories and arts and crafts based on different animals.

    Ages: 3 - 5 years

  • Preschool - Little Explorers

    Have a little explorer? Let them discover the wonders of science through the elements of air, water and earth. Using their five senses, they'll investigate, play, read stories, learn basic cooking skills and participate in exciting science experiments.

    Ages: 3 - 5 years

  • Preschool - Music Makers

    Sing, clap and make noise. Songs and movement exploration gets your child jumping and jiggling while promoting body awareness and flexibility.

    Ages: 3 - 5 years

  • Preschool - Parent & Tot Rhyming Time

    Hear them rhyme their hearts out! Songs, games and lots of play, they'll just giggle the day away! Listening to storytelling is a great chance to bond with your tot and share in their learning. Come join the fun, there's something for everyone! Parents/grandparents/guardians are required to participate.

    Ages: 1.5 - 2 years

  • Preschool - Imagine If You Were

    Imagination rules in this class for children! A pirate on a high seas adventure, a princess discovering enchanted castles, mighty machines working as a team. Building these imaginary worlds, they can pretend to be their favourite character, read stories, sing songs and create arts and crafts.

    Ages: 3 - 5 years

Safety and supervision

The safety of our preschoolers is our top priority. Staff supervision and instruction are provided in all programs.

Our staff are selected based on experience, leadership skills and their ability to relate to children. Staff are Intermediate First Aid and CPR certified and are trained in the High Five Principles of Healthy Child Development.

What are programs like?

Preschoolers will have fun engaging with others and learning physical and social skills. They will participate in active games, arts, crafts and stories.

Come prepared

Please bring:

  • Comfortable indoor clothes
  • Weather appropriate outdoor clothes
  • Nut free heathy snacks
  • Refillable metal or plastic water bottle

Learn how to set up an account, register for programs and find information on cancellations in the help section of Live and Play.

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