One of Burnaby’s favourite family destinations opens again next weekend.
Yes, it’s almost time for the Burnaby Village Museum to be up and running for the season. The village opens its gates for 2017 on Saturday, May 6.
You can wander around the streets of the 1920s village, check out folks at work at the Burnaby Post and in the blacksmith shop, take part in a scavenger hunt, chat with a teacher at Seaforth School, check out the Interurban Tram – and, of course, ride the historic C.W. Parker Carousel.
The village is open Tuesdays through Sundays, plus statutory holidays (closed on non-holiday Mondays), 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
Gate admission remains free for the 2017 season, and carousel rides are $2.65 each.
See www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca for all the details – or just drop in to the village at 6501 Deer Lake Ave. to check it out for yourself.
BUILDING CONNECTIONS
Are you parenting young children and feeling in need of some new ideas and new friends?
Burnaby Family Life offers Learning Together Through Play drop-in sessions (for a $5 annual membership fee). Parents can drop in with kids to find some new play ideas and take part in arts and crafts activities. In the summer, the sessions will offer songs, rhymes, stories and puppet play.
The drop-ins take place Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at Burnaby Neighbourhood House, 4460 Beresford St. They also happen on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Edmonds Resource Centre, 205-7355 Canada Way.
See www.burnabyfamilylife.org or call 604-659-2205 for information.
STAYING FIT
Trying to make some “me time” with young kids in the house? Parents with young children know how hard it can be to make time for fitness.
Fortunately, the City of Burnaby’s recreation centres can help. Three city centres – Bonsor Recreation Complex, Edmonds Community Centre and Eileen Dailly Centre – offer on-site child-minding for parents who are taking part in classes or fitness activities on site, whether that’s a fitness class, racquet sports, a weight room or the pool. Care is offered on a first-come, first-served basis at a cost of $4.70 for one hour (maximum of two hours at a time), and $2.35 per hour for each additional sibling.
It’s play-based care for kids from newborn to five years old, and parents must remain in the building while the child is in care.
Bonsor is open Mondays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Edmonds I open Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. Eileen Dailly is open Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Check out the city’s latest Leisure Guide for details or see www.burnaby.ca.
MAKING MUSIC
Why is music so important to young children? The McGill branch of Burnaby Public Library is hosting an upcoming session for parents called The Benefits of Musical Learning in Childhood.
Kera Doherty from Staccato Studios will lead the parent information session and look at how children learn music in the early years, how parents can support musical learning, the benefits of formal music study and how musical learning supports other areas of learning.
The session is set for Saturday, May 20 from 4 to 5 p.m.
It’s free, but space is limited, so register online at www.bpl.bc.ca/events, call 604-299-8955, or drop in to the library at 4595 Albert St., to sign up.
Do you have an item for Family Ties? Send family- and parenting-related information to Julie, [email protected].
