Children's Programs

Zombie Outbreak Program (All ages)

Your team will have big decisions to make!

“Collect” survival gear to help your family through the Zombiepocolypse!. “Gear” will be posted throughout the village of Lakefield. Use the map to hunt down and record the location of each item. Map & item list will be provided upon registration or pick up a copy at your local library branch. Enter your completed sheet to win a Zombie Survival Prize Bag for your family!

August 5th - 31st

Colouring Contest: August is for Ice Cream (All ages)

Join our colouring contest for a chance to win the draw for one of 3 small gift certificates for the Stuff’d Ice Cream store! All ages.

Contest closes August 26th.

Mystery Book Bag Program (Birth to 12 years)

*For a Mystery Book Bag (ages 13 - 17) please visit the Teen Programs page.

Virtual Club Activity for Ages 3-5

Edible Play Dough.

Make your own Ice Cream play dough that you can eat! Supplies will need to be picked up in advance of the program. Caregiver assistance required.

Monday August 9th, 9:30 - 10 a.m.

Virtual Club Event for Ages 6-9

Flight School.

Make your own helicopter that really flies!

Tuesdays August 3rd, 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Virtual Club Event for Ages 10+

Shrinky Dink STEAM Craft.

Up your STEAM skills by making some Trendy Shrinky Dink pins using stencils or your own artwork.

August 11th, 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Virtual Family Trivia Night

Back to School! Join our general knowledge trivia night to get your brain back in the game! All ages.

August 26th, 7:00 p.m.

Virtual Family BINGO

Play via Zoom for small prize bags! Everyone’s a winner. All ages.

August 12th, 2:00 - 2:40 p.m.

Add your name to the waitlist

All Booked Up Summer 2021 (Gr. 5 & up)

Let’s get All Booked Up this summer!

The program goes until August 19.

Participants in Grades 5 and up can read books of their choice. For each book read, they post a book review online in our private blog. For each book review posted, the participant gets a ballot in the final grand prize draw (up to a maximum of 6 ballots for each participant).

If you have any questions, please email Kacie.

TDSRC Summer Reading Challenge (Ages 3–10)

How many books or book chapters can YOU read this summer? For our summer reading challenge all who register will receive a challenge kit including recording sheets, a notebook, stickers, activity booklet, colour change pencil and more!

To participate, children colour in a creature on their recording sheet every time they read a book or chapter. Once a sheet is full, kids send a photo of the sheet in via email or drop it off at their local branch.

There will be a draw for small prizes every two weeks and a BIG prize draw at the end of the summer. Children may be read to or read the books themselves. Audio books and ebooks count!

Challenge closes August 22nd.

Self-led Selwyn Storywalks (All ages)

Get outdoors in these self-led programs and explore our local trails with a story and/or scavenger hunt. Register below if you’d like to receive the Scavenger Hunt activity for any or all of the Storywalks.

Story: The Things Lou Couldn’t Do by Ashley Spires
Location: Lakefield Trail (start: Lakefield beach)
Date: July 30th - August 2nd

Story: 7 Ate 9 by Tara Lazar
Location: Ennismore Heritage Trail at the Ennismore Waterfront Park
Date: August 12th - 15th

Take and Make Kit Special Events (All ages)

Pick up a craft kit for your child while visiting the beach or market.

First come first served.

July 30: Lakefield Beach in Lakefield (10am-12:00pm)

Aug. 5th: Ennismore Waterfront Park (10:30am-12:00pm

Aug 20th: Selwyn Conservation Area @ Beach (10:30-12pm)

July Colouring Contest (All ages)

Join our “I love Summer” colouring contest for a chance to win 1 of 3 summer themed prize bags.

Entries due by July 29th.