Recreational Therapy
Childcan's support group will guide you through how play-time can be therapy-time!
“Our daughter Maya counted the days until the next (Recreational Therapy) session, asking me how many more sleeps. Maya looked forward to spending time with us and with the other families. Maya was sad that our sessions ended.”
Good news Maya! Recreational Therapy continues in both London and Windsor!
All Childcan families are welcome to register, whether you've previously participated or not.
This therapy is for your whole family. Spots are limited. There is no cost to attend. No experience is necessary as you will be guided through the entire process by the specialists at Jess Jones Recreational Therapy Inc. Jessie is a Childcan Mom.
In Windsor, we will continue to partner with our friends at Little Hands Kids for a Cause in 2025, with sessions running on the second Sunday of each month, from 1-3pm at the Community Support Centre of Essex County, 962 Old Tecumseh Rd, Unit 4, Belle River, ON N0R 1A0. See map here. The next sessions include:
Emotion Potions (Families create colorful "emotion potions" in jars, layering materials like sand and glitter to represent their feelings)
The Time Capsule Project (Families create a time capsule filled with letters, photos, and mementos to preserve memories and reflect on their journey)
Story Stones Adventure (Families decorate stones with symbols or images, then use them to tell collaborative stories)
Cupcake Chronicles: Storytelling Through Baking (Families create cupcakes inspired by a story they read together, with each cupcake design representing a character or theme).
Please note that there is now a wait list for these spring sessions. If you would still like to register we will notify you if any spots become available. Thank you! Join the wait list for as many of these sessions as you’d like here.
In London, the fall program will run on the first Wednesday of each month, from 6:30-8:30pm at:
Hutton House, 654 Wonderland Rd N, London, ON N6H 3E5. See map here. The next sessions include:
Healing Through Art: Family Mandala Making
Digital Detox & Family Game Night (this session will be held on the 2nd Wednesday in January 2025)
Mindful Movement and Music
Family Art Collage: Building our Story
Culinary Creations: Family Cooking
Nature Walk and Scavenger Hunt Adventure
Sign up for as many of these sessions as you’d like here.
Note: There is no cost to attend. Your commitment to the program is so important to the vitality of it, please register asap, to confirm the number of participants. We do need a minimum of 2 families to run the program with a maximum of 25 participants.
We are so grateful to
Catalent, CIBC,
the Solcz Family Foundation and
Westminster College Foundation
for their generous support of this program.