Thanksgiving art workshop for kids
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Sunday, Oct 11: Thanksgiving art workshop for kids at 44 Gaukel St, Kitchener Room 227. Bring the kids along.
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Things to do in Kitchener with kids
11 dated listings for school-age kids in Kitchener in the next 60 days — after-school, camps, courses and youth sports, pulled from the town's real event feed and sorted by age, not by who paid to be first.
Kids life in Kitchener — the short version
If you're raising kids in Kitchener, this is the page that keeps up. Between Oct 11 and Nov 17, Kitchener's feed lists 11 dated listings for this age — 11 different programs, covering after-school, camps, courses and youth sports. Most of it runs at Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum (3) and Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (2).
Everything here is a real listing from Kitchener's own event feed, checked against each program's age range — a program whose ages overlap 5–12 shows up here even if it also fits the age next door.
Coming up for school-age kids in Kitchener
Dated listings in the next 60 days, soonest first. A weekly program shows a few of its sessions here — the rhythm section below has the full pattern.
All About Art! Kids Art Workshop
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Mark Saturday, Oct 17: All About Art! Kids Art Workshop at Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery. Bring the kids along.
Kids Halloween Discovery Lab
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Sunday, Oct 18: Kids Halloween Discovery Lab at Smartizen – Early Education Academy, Kitchener. Family-friendly.
STEAM Craft Club for Kids!
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STEAM Craft Club for Kids! is on Wednesday, Oct 21 at Wilmot Recreation Complex, Kitchener. Good one for the kids.
Kids’ Science Open House
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Saturday, Oct 24: Kids’ Science Open House at Science Teaching Complex, University of Waterloo, Kitchener. Family-friendly.
Schneider Haus 7th Annual Halloween Kids Party
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Saturday, Oct 24: Schneider Haus 7th Annual Halloween Kids Party at Schneider Haus National Historic Site, Kitchener. Worth bringing the whole family.
Kids Trick or Treat
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Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener hosts Kids Trick or Treat on Sunday, Oct 25. Good one for the kids.
PD Day Art Camp (Age 7-13)
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PD Day Art Camp (Age 7-13) at Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Kitchener on Monday, Oct 26.
PD Day Camp (All Boards)
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Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery hosts PD Day Camp (All Boards) on Monday, Oct 26.
PD Day Camp: Trail Trekkers – Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum
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Kitchener hosts PD Day Camp: Trail Trekkers – Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum on Monday, Oct 26.
Good to know
By the numbers for this age in Kitchener: 11 dated listings in the next 60 days; 1 run after school on a weekday and 6 land on a weekend; the busiest single venue is Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum with 3 of them.
Free, as marked in the feed: Kids Trick or Treat. Those listings carry a free tag in Kitchener's own event data — everything else here, check the listing link for the price before you promise anyone.
Registration in Kitchener
Registration dates that matter in Kitchener — sourced from the official program pages, checked Oct 2026. Popular programs fill fast; the source page is the one that counts.
Swimming lessons – Fall (November–December session) registration (residents) · swim lessons · opened Tue, Sep 15, 2026
Source: City of Kitchener – Swimming lessons (ActiveNet) · Registration details
Swimming lessons – Winter registration (residents) · swim lessons · opens Tue, Dec 8, 2026
Source: City of Kitchener – Swimming lessons (ActiveNet) · Registration details
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Common questions
What's on in Kitchener for school-age kids right now?
The feed lists 11 dated listings for this age in the next 60 days, running Oct 11 to Nov 17 — the Coming up section is pulled straight from it.
Are these drop-in, or do I need to register?
It varies by program, and the page only says which is which where a listing's own words say so — the Good to know section names the drop-in and registration listings it found. When it doesn't say, the listing link is the place to check.
What's free for school-age kids in Kitchener?
1 of the current listings are marked free in the feed; the Good to know section names them first.