Oakville Parent-Child Centre
461 North Service Road West, Unit 17 & Unit 25 L6M 2V5 Oakville, ON, Canada

Hi OPCC families, Thank you to everyone who participated in the first round of Local Loops! It was amazing to see so many families exploring nature. I have great news! New loops are arriving May 21 to June 11. Sign up for FREE today and I'll send you a new one every Friday just in time for the weekend.... Pack some snacks and open your Local Loops PDF to find links to parking, route options, parks and more. Let's go! Angela Outdoor Education Specialist Sign up here to stay in the loop! https://opcc.tfaforms.net/4875050

Family Fun Summer is just around the corner!! You may have an opportunity to enjoy summer sounds with your children, and this lovely insect will certainly need your explanation. Enjoy The Very Quiet Cricket author Eric Carle in this recorded storytelling experience. Enjoy!

Virtual Paint Lessons Join OPCC as we welcome long time friend Gloria to facilitate a Paint Lesson for the Whole Family! Pre-Registration required, please choose one of the following dates: Tuesday May 25th 6:30pm or Saturday May 29th 10:00am Click Here to Register for this free program: https://opcc.tfaforms.net/4875050

United Way Volunteers Needed Lots of wonderful ways to give back to your community. Sign up by tomorrow May 19 for United Way Show you Local Love Day.

Community Support OPCC would like to help support a beautiful art initiative in Kerr Village with local artist Elena. If you have had the opportunity to visit our Oakwood location Elena is the artist that created the mosaic art in the front entrance. Please check out her vision here in the attached information and video to learn more about this lovely project.

Register Today! Join our Family Services Coordinator, Kristine Quilitz, for an interactive Zoom discussion on the importance of boundaries and limits and how to set them effectively. You'll learn why children need them to thrive, and how your parenting style can affect the outcome. Don't miss this informative parenting talk.... Click Here to register now to join Kristine on Wednesday, May 19 at 7 pm: https://opcc.tfaforms.net/4875050

Online learning Thank you to our OPCC families for such meaningful engagement with our online sessions. This family enjoyed sharing their fun as they enjoyed learning all about colours, along with educators in our online Family Projects program. It is a great way to spend time together, connect with other families and children and learn new activity ideas. Keep your eyes open to emails and posts, we will be hosting more Family Projects Programs that require registration. Send us your photos and stories to [email protected] for social media posts!

Virtual Paint Lessons with Gloria for the Family! Join OPCC as we welcome long time friend Gloria to facilitate a paint class. To register you must have our NEW OPCC Family Membership ID Number. If you haven't created your OPCC Membership you can follow the link on our website to create an account and receive your Family ID. Click the link to register for this program: https://op-cc.formstack.com/forms/virtualpaintnight

Virtual Paint Lessons with Gloria for Adults! Join OPCC as we welcome long time friend Gloria to facilitate a paint class. To register you must have our NEW OPCC Family Membership ID Number. If you haven't created your OPCC Membership you can follow the link on our website to create an account and receive your Family ID. Click the link to register for this program: https://op-cc.formstack.com/forms/virtualpaintnight

Just a Bit of Humour!! This is the perfect kind of Christmas Tree!!!

We have missed you and we are coming back soon! EarlyON programs will require registration and for you to have an OPCC EarlyON membership to attend programs. Create your OPCC EarlyON account here: https://bit.ly/3gN9KZT

OPCC Resources Thank you to Parent Coach, Mary Tabak for this wonderful resource for families following our online session with you recently. Keep your eyes open to emails and posts, we look forward to hosting Mary at OPCC again very soon for online events. What I Wish I Knew When My Kids Were Little Click Here for the Handout: https://www.op-cc.ca/images//Handout_What_I_Wish_I_Knew.pdf

Community Volunteers Needed Supporting outdoor skating rinks. WRRA - West River Residents Association is thrilled to announce Forster Park Skating Rink is back again this year. This year, more than ever they are looking for volunteers, as the rink is at the heart of this community. Please email Joe Williams at [email protected] to help out with flooding and maintaining the rink.

Fun and Learning Enjoy the last of those Fall leaves, here are some ideas to get crafty and bring the leaves inside for extended enjoyment and beauty.

Outdoor Fun! Thank you to Angela, OPCC’s Outdoor Education Specialist for these fantastic ideas The 12 Days of Outdoors. We would love to hear from your family send us your stories or photos of your outdoor time! Email us at [email protected] https://www.op-cc.ca//The_Twelve_Days_of_Outdoors_at_OPCC.

Mindfulness Check out this short video that explains just what mindfulness is, and why it help reduce stress and anxiety in our daily lives.

Fun and Learning Curl up and cuddle for the story Bear Snores On author Karma Wilson. This book would be a great lead in to learning about animals that are currently preparing for winter hibernation.

Message to EarlyON Families Hello OPCC friends and families We hope that you enjoyed the holiday season, spending time with your families. ... We wanted to provide you with an update regarding our January EarlyON programs. As you are likely aware effective Dec. 26 Halton entered the lockdown stage . As a result, all of our in person EarlyON programs are suspended until further notice. We will continue to offer programs on our virtual platform. This weeks schedule and registration is currently available. You can sign up for our virtual programs here: https://op-cc.formstack.com/forms/virtual_support_sign_up Deirdre, Marielle, Connie, Liz, Darlene and Tanya look forward to seeing you in their virtual programs. Stay warm and Happy New Year! Your OPCC team

Holiday Fun Enjoy this silly and fun version of Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, read aloud with Ryan & Craig.

Outdoors Brrrr, it’s cold outside.but let’s still enjoy the great outdoors. Thanks to Angela, our Outdoor Education Specialist for this great article about the benefits of connecting children to nature!!!

The transition to big school can be hard on kids, and parents. Why not make kindergarten easier for everyone with our Ready, Set, School program. Call 905-849-6399 to learn more and look out for a registration email arriving in January.

Health and Wellness This short video titled You are Not Your Thoughts brought to you from About Kids Health is a great clip to help a child that is feeling overwhelmed and anxious.