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November 2019
Parenting Bundle
This week, we will be exploring role playing games, and we are pleased to welcome a special guest: Alma Lo, a senior from the Wabano community, who will be sharing her life story. Based on traditional Indigenous teachings, our Bundle program helps parents and caregivers assemble their own personal bundle, made up of sacred items, both physical and spiritual, that can assist in child rearing. Families with children aged 0 – 6 are welcome.
Find out more »We Sit Together – Gallery Outing!
We’re taking the We Sit Together group on a field trip! Come join us at the National Gallery of Canada! Please arrive at 4:30pm at the Early Years House for a ride, or meet us at the Gallery at 5pm (380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa Ontario K1N 9N4). Registration required, please contact Maegan Thomas mthomas@wabano.com to sign up.
Find out more »Parenting Circle
This week our Parenting Circle will be celebrating the important and crucial role of Grandparents. Each Parenting Circle is a time for Indigenous parents, grandparents and caregivers to discuss developmental milestones and self-care while children socialize. Snacks provided.
Find out more »Soup’s On Saturday
Bring the whole family for an installment of Family Kitchen, where we will be cooking with pumpkin and learning together about the many ways to use this versatile ingredient!
Find out more »Postnatal Group
Learn about Medicine Wheel teachings with us at this week’s Postnatal Group! Ottawa Public Health Nurse Joanne Mitchell will also be here to talk about baby’s sleep patterns. A Knowledge keeper will be present to help us understand and apply traditional learnings. Lunch is served and families with children aged 0 – 6 are welcome.
Find out more »Parenting Bundle
Join us for a special evening of storytelling with Louise Profeit-Leblanc, an Aboriginal storyteller, cultural educator artist, writer, choreographer, and film script writer from the Northern Tutchone Nation, in northeastern Yukon. Based on traditional Indigenous teachings, our Bundle program helps parents and caregivers assemble their own personal bundle, made up of sacred items, both physical and spiritual, that can assist in child rearing. Families with children aged 0 – 6 are welcome.
Find out more »We Sit Together
Grab your apron - we’re going to be cooking from the Early Years Cookbook! Join us as we try out some recipes together. No previous cooking experience is necessary and everyone in the family is welcome!
Find out more »Parenting Circle
This week our Parenting Circle will be talking about how you can include and involve your children with everyday chores, like cooking and cleaning. Each Parenting Circle is a time for Indigenous parents, grandparents and caregivers to discuss developmental milestones and self-care while children socialize. Snacks provided.
Find out more »Soup’s On Saturday
Enjoy a hearty Potato Soup while we have fun learning and trying out science-based activities and experiments together!
Find out more »December 2019
Family Wellness Clinic – NEW TIME!
Bring your little ones to the December Family Wellness clinic for check-ups, weight checks and general Q&A. Dr. Ballou will be here for you and your family at the Early Years House, a gathering place for Ottawa’s Indigenous parents, grandparents, caregivers, babies, toddlers and children
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