Kids Coin Trade
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Kids Coin Trade is on Wednesday, Oct 7 at Royal Australian Mint, Canberra. Family-friendly.
Families
Family life in Canberra, by age
What's on in Canberra for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kids and teens — sorted by age, dated, and pulled from the town's real event feed.
Family life in Canberra, by age
Family life in Canberra, sorted the way parents actually search: by how old your kid is. Canberra's feed carries 64 family listings in total, 33 of them dated in the next 60 days. The busiest family venues in the feed right now are The H Dispensary (5) and Royal Australian Mint (4). Pages with their own age sections: preschool, kids.
Start with the age pages if one fits — they're filtered hard, only real dated listings — or scan everything coming up below. If a band doesn't have a page yet, it's because the feed doesn't have enough dated listings for that age to fill one honestly, and we'd rather say that than pad it.
By age — pick your stage
Baby (0–1) — 2 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Toddler (1–3) — 3 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Preschool (3–5) — 5 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Magical Herb Garden Workshop (ages 4-9).
Kids (5–12) — 7 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Kids Coin Trade.
Teens (13–18) — 4 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Coming up for families in Canberra
Every family listing in the feed with a date in the next 60 days, soonest first — all ages together.
Tidbinbilla Bush Detectives - Tidbinbilla School Holiday Program
Photo: Kgbo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Tidbinbilla Bush Detectives - Tidbinbilla School Holiday Program at Tidbinbilla Sanctuary - Main Entrance, Canberra on Wednesday, Oct 7. Bring the kids along.
Family Tour - Coin and Design Discovery Tour
Photo: Lachlan Rogers from Canberra, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Family Tour - Coin and Design Discovery Tour is on Thursday, Oct 8 at Royal Australian Mint, Canberra. Family-friendly.
How to Trust your Intuition - for Teens
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On the calendar for Thursday, Oct 8: How to Trust your Intuition - for Teens at The H Dispensary, Canberra. Bring the kids along.
Living Safely with Dogs- FREE Family Workshop
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Thursday, Oct 8: Living Safely with Dogs- FREE Family Workshop at Mingle Community Space, SLA Display Village, Canberra. Good one for the kids.
Mini-Minties: What animals are on our coins?
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Mini-Minties: What animals are on our coins? at Royal Australian Mint, Canberra on Thursday, Oct 8. Good one for the kids.
Poos Give Us Clues - Tidbinbilla School Holiday Program
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Poos Give Us Clues - Tidbinbilla School Holiday Program at Tidbinbilla Sanctuary - Vet Centre, Canberra on Thursday, Oct 8. Good one for the kids.
Spring School Holidays: Secrets of the Australian Bush - a family adventure
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On the calendar for Thursday, Oct 8: Spring School Holidays: Secrets of the Australian Bush - a family adventure at Visitor Centre, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra. Family-friendly.
The Feelings Garden
The H Dispensary, Canberra hosts The Feelings Garden on Thursday, Oct 8. Family-friendly.
Digital Startup for Teenagers
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Friday, Oct 9: Digital Startup for Teenagers at Ainslie Art Centre, Canberra. Family-friendly.
Good to know
Free, as marked in the feed: Kids Coin Trade, Tidbinbilla Bush Detectives - Tidbinbilla School Holiday Program, Family Tour - Coin and Design Discovery Tour, Living Safely with Dogs- FREE Family Workshop, Poos Give Us Clues - Tidbinbilla School Holiday Program. Those listings carry a free tag in Canberra's own event data — everything else here, check the listing link for the price before you promise anyone.
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Never miss a registration in Canberra
Never miss a registration in Canberra — swim lessons, minor hockey, camp sign-ups: the dates land in your inbox before the rush, not after.
One short email when a registration window for this town is coming up, plus the Friday roundup of what's on for families. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Ages in your house (tap the ones that fit):
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Common questions
What's on for families in Canberra?
The feed lists 33 dated family listings in the next 60 days across all ages — the Coming up section shows the soonest, and the age pages filter them down.
Why doesn't Canberra have a page for my child's age?
An age page only ships when the feed has at least 5 dated listings (or 3 regular programs) for that age in the next 60 days. Below that we'd be padding — so the band rides on this hub, with its real count shown, until the listings catch up.
How do I hear about registration dates in Canberra?
The signup above: tell us the ages in your house and the programs you care about, and we flag registration windows for this town before they open — swim lessons and camp sign-ups especially.