NOVEMBER FREE & CHEAP EVENTS (November 21- November 23) | Entertain Kids on a Dime

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I think now it is safe to say we have entered into the Winter season. I dread my mornings now with my little ones. Having to get the kids all dressed up in their snow pants, boots, hats, gloves and jackets. So many layers. The good news is, even though the weather is cold, there are still fun things to do on the weekends that are indoor. Make sure you check out all of the pre-holiday family events. Have a great weekend!

**FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014**

*Home For The Holidays (Markham) 10am-9pm Markham Fairgrounds

10801 McCowan Road

Featuring over 130 juried exhibitors from all over. Christmas Decorating Accents & accessories, Furniture (Vintage & Shabby Chic). Prints, Original art and more. Fresh Christmas greenery, & thousands of affordable unique Christmas gift ideas for family and friends. Enjoy festive entertainment by The Baker Street Victorian Carolers

Meet Santa direct from the North Pole – Bring Your Camera for this memory!

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*Eglinton Square Celebrates Santa’s Arrival (Toronto) 4pm-8pm Eglinton Square Shopping Centre

1-70 Eglinton Square

To celebrate Santa’s arrival, Eglinton Square is hosting a Holiday Carnival, complete with face painters, balloon artists, temporary tattoo artists, a magic show, and of course, Santa Clause himself.

The celebration starts at 4:00pm with a magic show in the Eglinton Square branch of the Toronto Public Library and santa Claus will parade through the mall at 6:30pm.

Come out and enjoy the festivities. Free for the whole family.

4167577770
http://www.eglintonsquare.ca

*KidzFREE60 (Toronto) (FREE) 9:30am-11:30am Kidz360 Active Learning Centre 3431 Dundas St. West Toronto, ON Every Friday we open our doors to the community for two hours of FREE play and activities! This time is open to the community for Parents & Kids (under 3.5 Years) to connect, participate in our free play and experience our new, fun programs each week.

Parents & Kids (under 3.5 Years)

http://kidz360.ca/

*PA Day Movie: Nightmare Before Christmas (Pickering) 6-pm-8pm Pickering Central Library

One the Esplanade

Nightmare Before Christmas
Bored with his Halloween routine, Jack Skellington longs to spread Christmas joy, but his antics put Santa and the holiday in jeopardy! Bring your own snacks. (Rated PG)

905-831-6265
http://www.picnet.org

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**SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014**

*Cineplex Family Favourites (All Over The GTA) 11:00 am

Various Locations

It’s a fun and affordable way to enjoy the weekend with your family!

Admission: $2.50

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon Cast: Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock

Plot: Your favorite characters are back in their most hilarious adventure yet! Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria are on the run through Europe in this wildly-entertaining and outrageous comedy critics call “charming and very funny!” (Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times). With the fame-loving King Julian and take-charge Penguins, the whole crew joins the circus to escape Captain Dubois of Animal Control.

http://www.cineplex.com/Events/FamilyFavourites

*Arts And Crafts Drop in (All over Ontario) 10am-11:30am

Various Michaels Locations

Let your kids explore their creativity while you shop! Only $2 per child reserves 30 minutes for your creative kid. Sessions starting every half hour from 10am – 11:30 am. See a store associate to join the fun!

http://canada.michaels.com/Kids-Store-Events/store-events-kids,default,pg.html

*Hasbro Holiday Event (All Over GTA) (FREE) 11am -1pm Toys R US

Select Locations

Join us in-store for a Doh Vinci decorating activity & and chance to play with Hasbro’s Hot Toys!
No purchase necessary.

Excludes Cedarbrae Mall and Express locations. While quantities last.

http://m.toysrus.ca/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=3373022

*Santa Under the Stars Parade (Aurora) 6:30-8:30pm

Yonge Street & Orchard Heights Blvd

Dress up in your winter woolies and join us for this year’s evening parade as Santa comes to town.

905-726-4762
http://www.aurora.ca

*Family Holiday Art Activities (Aurora) (FREE) 9:30am-12:30pm Aurora Cultural Centre

22 Church Street

When you’re at the indoor Aurora Farmer’s Market today, join us in the Activity Room for some free holiday art projects. Parents, please accompany your children.

A Community Event presented by the Aurora Cultural Centre.

905-713-1818
http://www.auroraculturalcentre.ca

*Little Elves Workshop (Mount Albert) 2:30pm-4:30pm Mount Albert Community

53 Main Street

Children of all ages are invited to join us at the Little Elves Workshop for cookie decorations, arts and crafts and of course hot chocolate!

Each child will receive two cookies to decorate and take home with them. When they are completed they can head over to the arts and crafts table and make their own easy decoration as well! Parents & caregivers may help themselves to hot chocolate and refreshments while they wait.

This is a free event – but space is limited – please register to avoid disappointment. Day of walk-ins are welcome if space permits. Two sessions available 2:30-3:30 and 3:30-4:30, please register for the one that suits you best.

416.737.0773
http://www.yourmountalbert.com

*Home For The Holidays (Markham) 10am-5pm Markham Fairgrounds

10801 McCowan Road

ATM Machine

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*Nutcracker Fair (Toronto) 10am-2pm St. Martin-in-the-Fields Anglican Church 151 Glenlake Avenue Keele Street and Bloor Street West

Toronto, ON

Annual Christmas Bazaar, featuring popular silent auction and homemade baking including pies, fudge, holiday baking, prepared meals and more. Hot BBQ peameal bacon brunch and soup and sandwich lunch served on site. Crafts, festive wear, vintage jewellery, knitting, holiday greenery and more for sale. Cookie decorating for children, wheelchair accessible.

416-767-7491
http://www.stmartininthefields.ca

*Swedish Christmas Festival (Toronto) 11am-5pm Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West

Toronto, ON

Christmas shopping, entertainment, food, sweets and much more!

SWEA Toronto celebrates the holidays with its annual Christmas festival. Join us for festive entertainment with two shows daily featuring the renowned Lucia pageant – a procession of children singing traditional Swedish Christmas carols. Lucia is the symbol of goodness and light that opens the Christmas season. Other entertainment includes traditional folk dancing, children’s crafts, dancing around the Christmas tree and more.

Patrons can also purchase traditional Swedish gifts including Swedish clogs, homemade crafts, textiles, Swedish delicacies and glögg (mulled wine).

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*Junction Triangle Homestyle Craft Show (Toronto) 10:30am-3pm Perth Avenue Public School (In the gymnasium) 14 Ruskin Avenue (South of Dupont just off Perth Avenue)

Toronto, ON

Join us for our 4th Annual HSCs. A wide range of Crafts & Gift items for sale Have your children or family take a photo with Santa

Enjoy some lunch and snacks.

https://www.facebook.com/AnnualJunctionTriangleHomeStyleCraftShow

*Kids’ Club (Milton) 10am-12pm Milton Mall

55 Ontario Street South

Join in the celebration of the holiday season with gingerbread cookie decorating from 10:00 to 11:00 am and learn tasty tricks from a special guest chef from 11 am to 12 noon.

905-878-3900 ext. 204
http://www.miltonmall.com

*Holiday House Warming Party (Milton) 11am-2pm The WOMB-World Of My Baby 388 Main St East

Milton, ON

To give you a welcoming taste of how The WOMB takes care of families, you are invited to FREE 15 minute consultations with any of our practitioners on that day. From birth and postnatal doula support, naturopathy, osteopathy, pelvic health physiotherapy, chiropractic to intuitive counselling and healing touch, therapeutic counselling, coaching, prenatal yoga, mom and baby fitness, yoga and pilates and MORE!!!

Your kiddies can play and participate in our creative workshop room where there will be crafts and Children’s activities.

Everyone can enjoy some tea, coffee, hot chocolate and apple cider while touring the centre and relaxing in our living room. Hawthorne Café will be catering yummy treats for everyone too!!

905 842-2434
http://thewomb.ca

*West Neighbourhood Fest (Waterloo) 9am-3pm Stork YMCA/Harper Library 500 Fischer-Hallman Road North

Waterloo, ON

The Third Annual Waterloo West Neighbourhood Fest is a free, drop-in event organized and delivered by University of Waterloo Recreation and Leisure Studies students in partnership with the Stork Family YMCA and Harper Library. The event is designed for families with young children and offers a variety of fun-filled themed activities the whole family can enjoy, such as crafts, obstacle courses, scavenger hunts, and active games. The Waterloo West Neighbourhood Fest is so named because of its aim to celebrate the growing sense of community developing in West Waterloo. Everyone is welcome.

519-888-4567 ext 35019

*Christmas Festival (Ancaster) 10am-6pm Ancaster Fairgrounds

630 Trinity Rd S

Visit our Candyland maze and have your photo taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Snuggle up with your children at story time to enjoy classic Christmas tales with some cookies and milk. Our chocolatier and patisseries will have some wonderful goodies for you to take home. The Christmas Candy Buffet will captivate the young at heart.

*Santa Claus Parade Post Get-together (Oshawa) 6pm-8pm The Rec Room 37 Bagot St

Oshawa, ON

Come join us for some free post Santa Claus Parade Hot Chocolate, snacks and crafts! Space is limited. First come basis.

*Family Free Christmas Shopping Event (Niagara Falls) 2pm-5pm Guild Hall 72 Charlotte Street

Niagara, ON

3rd Annual Family Free Christmas shopping event and food drive.
With Niagara Region Helping Green ELFS (Ever Loving Family Support)

Live music, Santa, FREE crafts, treats, face painting, raffle tickets. No costs! Just family fun!

905-735-2680
http://helpinggreenelfs.webs.com

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**SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2014**

*SantaFest Parade (Maple) 2pm-5pm Canada’s Wonderland 9580 Jane Street

Maple, ON

Bring the entire family and friends to meet Santa and his helpers and kick off the greatest holiday tradition with this holiday event.

647-409-4953
http://SantaFestInMaple.Com

*Home For The Holidays (Markham) 10am-5pm Markham Fairgrounds

10801 McCowan Road

ATM MACHINE

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*EcoFair at the Barns (Toronto) (Free Admission) 12pm-4pm Artscape Wychwood Barns 601 Christie Street

Toronto, ON

6th annual FREE, fun, family event!
EcoFair at the Barns is a fun, family-oriented event that informs and inspires people to make greener choices in their homes and communities. Last year, there were more than 30 exhibitors and interactive activities.

The event is FREE and everyone is welcome! Highlights include: – Eco exhibits, interactive demos and workshops – Skate swap and eco-themed book swap – Electric car test drives – Kids activities

– Good food!

2024 EcoFair Toronto

*Weston Village Santa Claus Parade (Toronto) 2pm-4pm

Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West

The parade features 10 marching bands, stilt walkers, clowns, characters from children’s books and films, 40 beautifully decorated community and corporate floats and of course, the man in red, Santa.
The event will feature free hot chocolate and popcorn, face painting and crafts, the chance to ride in an old fashioned, double decker bus and much more. See you there!

416-249-0691
http://www.westonvillagebia.com

*Swedish Christmas Festival (Toronto) 11am-4pm Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West

Toronto, ON

Christmas shopping, entertainment, food, sweets and much more!

Patrons can also purchase traditional Swedish gifts including Swedish clogs, homemade crafts, textiles, Swedish delicacies and glögg (mulled wine).

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*Durham Art Expo 2014 (Pickering) 2pm-9pm Lake House 600 Liverpool Rd

Pickering, ON

Art Vendors, Live Auction, Paper Dress Runway Competition, Child/Youth Competitions, Live Bands, Beverages and Food Available.
Super Fun and Exciting Event that welcomes everyone!

Admission: Adults $10.00 and Children $5.00 at the door!

905-809-7806
https://www.facebook.com/events/666554826731017/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

*Mom Cafe Christmas Open House (Oshawa) 9am-3pm South Oshawa Community Rec Centre

1455 Cedar Street

Come on out and join us for FREE pictures with Santa! Door prizes! Discovery Toys Play Area for Kids! Children’s DIY Cupcake Bar! Fantastic community vendors & business who have a lot of spectacular show specials for YOU! And….so much more!!

FREE to attend! Grab Bags for 200 families!
OPTIONAL non-perishable food donations, children’s books in good condition, or formal wear donations appreciated for our charitable causes and earn YOU extra door prize entries!

Your attendance at our Open House will support at

905 431 1918
https://www.facebook.com/events/286244814911992

*Creation Station Sundays (Bolton) 1pm-3pm Albion Bolton Library

150 Queen Street South

Sundays are the perfect day to build, create, read and discover! Build the tallest Lego structure, create the most unique playing card house; discover how moats helped protect castles during Medieval Times by making a model out of building blocks and more! Participants are invited to consult a book or two for inspiration during the building process, and of course, to bring them home to create some more! Please note: some materials used during Creation Station Sundays will remain property of the library, others can be taken home. Directions will be provided on a week by week basis.

*Community Christmas Party (Clarington) 1pm-3pm 26 Beech Avenue

Clarington, ON

Enjoy carnival games, crafts, face painting, cookie decorating, a Christmas sing-a-long with the COAA Choir, storytelling, and visit Santa. There will be free refreshments. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be available for purchase. Donations in support of our local food bank and toy drive are appreciated.

Hunters Sports Photography will be on hand to take your photo with Santa if you so wish, for a $2 fee.

9056236646
http://www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/clarington

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