🎨 NEW! Ottawa Parents × Giftilia
We have something new to share!
We’ve teamed up with Giftilia to bring you adorable paint-your-own kits, birthday party favours and creative little gifts — all hand-poured and made locally right here in Ottawa!
🦖 Dino & Space Party Favours
🐹 Adorable Capybara Kits
🎨 Assorted Paint-Your-Own Activity Kits
🍎 Back-to-School & Teacher Gifts
Each kit comes ready for creativity with plaster pieces, paints, brushes and all the little extras kids need to make it their own.
And there’s something extra special about this collab: every purchase helps support Ottawa Parents, so we can keep bringing you our weekly family event guides, free activity downloads and local resources.
📍 Local Ottawa delivery
📦 Shipping available across Canada
Ottawa Public Library Programs This Week
Ottawa Public Library has lots of free programs for families happening across different branches this week, including:
📚 Family Storytime / Contes en famille
👶 Babytime
🧒 Toddlertime
🎨 Kids’ activities and workshops
🧩 Teen programs
👨👩👧 Parenting and family support programs
Most programs are free and take place at different library locations across Ottawa.
👉 Check the OPL calendar to find the closest branch, time, and program that works for your family.
Monday, August 24
Ottawa Miniature Gallery All Day, Every Day until Aug 31📍Atrium O’Brien
📚 Library Picks:
Family Storytime at 10:30am📍OPL St-Laurent
Tuesday, August 25
Aviva Chernick and La Serena Quartet at 7:30pm, Aug 25-27 📍Wood Terrace
📚 Library Picks:
Parenting in Ottawa (Series) at 1:00pm 📍OPL Ruth E. Dickinson
Get Crafty! | Brico en fête! at 2:00pm 📍Metcalfe village
Wednesday, August 26
Mommy & Me Playtime at 11am 📍Love Lyla Books
Parenting in Ottawa Drop-in (Series) at 1pm 📍OPL Beaverbrook
Centrepointe Infant In-person Playgroup (Series) at 1:30pm 📍Centrepointe Child Care Services
Thursday, August 27
Centrepointe In-person Playgroup (Series) at 9:30am 📍Centrepointe Child Care Services
Mommy & Me Playtime at 11am 📍Love Lyla Books
Free Thursday Nights 5-8pm📍the National Gallery of Canada , 5-7pm📍Canadian Museum of History, 5-7pm📍Canadian War Museum, 5-7pm📍Canadian Museum of Nature
Lansdowne Park Movie Nights at 8:30pm 📍Lansdowne Park
Festival La Croix at 7pm, Aug 27-30 📍115 Bd Sacré-Coeur, Gatineau
Friday, August 28
Programme de Soutien aux Familles from 9:30am to 4:30pm📍473 Cumberland St
📚 Library Pick:
Friday Afternoon Movie at 2:00pm 📍OPL Nepean Centrepointe
Saturday, August 29
Kids Storytime & Craft at 11am 📍Love Lyla Books
Taste of Ottawa from 11am, Aug 29-30 📍Cohere Centre
Touch a Truck from 9am, Aug 29-30 📍Nepean Sportsplex
Sunday, August 30
Kids Storytime & Craft at 11am 📍Love Lyla Books
📚 Library Pick:
Sunday Family Storytime at 10:30am 📍OPL Beaverbrook
Back-to-School Survival Kit 🎒
We've made something new for Ottawa parents! Grab our free printable pack with easy lunch ideas, school checklists, lunchbox notes and simple ways to make those first school weeks a little easier.
for parents
for kids
Special discounts, local deals, and family-friendly offers — all in one place.
Check out this week's savings below! 👇
☔ Rainy Days Ahead?
With a few rainy days in the forecast this week, we created a free Rainy Day Activity Kit for Ottawa families.
Inside, you’ll find printable coloring pages, mazes, I Spy activities, and Rainy Day Bingo, perfect for a cozy day at home. 👇
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