Welcome to the homepage for Nature Kids, Green Venture’s nature-based, drop-off program for children aged 5 - 11, with space for “Helpers” ages 12-13! Nature Kids aims to help children get outside, engage with nature, and stay active.

Nature Kids is always free of charge, with priority given to children who are part of one or more equity-deserving groups. The program runs each season, and we are outdoors all year round! The Fall, Winter, and Spring seasons run weekly after school, and the Summer season runs for one week as a half-day day camp. We share program dates and registration details here when registration opens. Feel free to contact us by email at [email protected] with any questions. If you would like to be added to our list to be contacted when we open registration each season, please join our mailing list.

The Winter Season of Nature Kids will be running from February 6th to March 6th. This session will be running weekly on Thursdays from 4pm to 6:30pm. For this season we will be partnering with the BGC and running nature kids at their Ellis location which is located at 45 Ellis Ave, and accessible via the 1,2,3, & 41 buses.

Registration is now open, click here to sign up!

* Please note that the upcoming Winter 2025 season of Nature Kids may look different from previous sessions, as we test out new methods of program delivery! *

Our program runs in English, but we have a Spanish registration form available for those who need it. Contact us at [email protected] with any questions or to request support in other languages.

If you or your child is over the age of 14 and looking to earn volunteer hours, you can find more information and apply to volunteer via the volunteering section of our website.

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Call out for Nature Kids Volunteers!

As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to work with kids in an outdoor setting, develop and improve childcare skills, and build your resume. We are looking for self-motivated, responsible, and friendly high school students aged 14 to 18 interested in nature and working with kids to help us run our program. At Nature Kids, you will act as a guide with a small group of kids, helping to facilitate crafts, activities, games, and more.

For our winter program we are running weekly from Feb 6 - March 6, on Thursdays from 4pm to 6:30pm. For this season we will be partnering with the BGC and running nature kids at their Ellis location which is located at 45 Ellis Ave, and accessible via the 1,2,3, & 41 buses.

All volunteers will need to present weekly. Volunteers have to be at our mandatory training day on January 30th from 4:00 -6:30 PM You will not be able to participate if you can't make it to the training day.

Sign-up on our Volunteer page!

River and the 3 R's

Nature Kids, and the Importance of Childhood Nature Exploration

Winter

Winter Nature Kids was chill-tastic! Over the five weeks we got to spend quality time in nature at EcoHouse and at our local creek looking for fossils and clay. Some of our favourite nature activities included: box sledding, making paint from clay shale, playing tree games, making crystals on evergreen branches, and so much more! As always, Nature Kids would not be possible without our amazing group guides!

Spring

Spring Nature Kids was in full bloom! Over the five weeks we got to spend quality time in nature at EcoHouse and at our local creek looking for fossils, clay and one Nature Kid even found a crawfish. Some of our favourite nature activities included: bracelet making out of old T-shirt material, turning the compost, paper making, recycling sorting game, seed ball making, scavenger hunt, shelter building, monocular search, and so much more! As always, Nature Kids would not be possible without our amazing team of volunteers and helpers this season!

Summer

We had fun in the sun this summer at Nature Kids! Over the five weeks we got to spend quality time in nature at EcoHouse and at our local creek splashing in the water. Some of our favourite nature activities included: collecting nature items and turning them into cool crafts, tree planting, playing in the rain scavenger hunt, shelter building, monocular search, and so much more! As always, Nature Kids would not be possible without our amazing team of volunteers and helpers this season!

Fall

Fall Nature Kids was awesome! Over the five weeks we got to spend quality time in nature at EcoHouse and at our local creek looking for crayfish and water bugs. Some of our favourite nature activities included: shelter building, scavenger hunts, spore print making, leaf mask painting, pigment experiments, and so much more! We were really lucky to have a great group of volunteer guides this series, and we couldn’t have done it without them.