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The best Kanata kids activities fall into three groups: sports and recreation (skating, the Kanata Leisure Centre, martial arts), arts and music programs, and hands-on cooking classes at Cookiddoo.
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The best after-school cooking program in Ottawa is at Cookiddoo, the city's only kids-exclusive cooking studio, located in Kanata at 301-150 Katimavik Rd. The program runs on weekday afternoons for children ages 4 to 15, in small groups of maximum 10 kids, with 2-hour professionally instructed sessions. It is a structured, skill-building alternative to screen time and passive after-school care, available in both English and French. If you are looking for a practical, engaging after-school activity that gives your child real-world skills, Cookiddoo is the clear place to start.
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The best birthday party ideas in Ottawa for kids come down to three questions: how old is your child, how many guests are coming, and do you want the party at home or at a venue. Below are seven options Ottawa families book most often, with what each one is good for and what to plan around. Two of them are Cookiddoo formats: a cooking party at our Kanata studio and a mobile cooking party at your home. If the party stays at your address, at-home birthday party ideas in Ottawa compares the cooking, craft, science, animal and entertainer formats that come to you, with published 2026 prices and what each one needs from your space.
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Looking for a hands-on, curriculum-connected field trip in Ottawa? Cookiddoo runs structured, chef-led cooking sessions for school classes, daycares, and after-school groups — every child cooks, and every session ties back to what students are already learning. Trips run about two hours, in English or French, and are built for children ages 4 to 15.
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Planning for March Break 2027? Ottawa's best-run programs fill in January, and the popular ones are gone before February. The exact break week is set by your school board — check the OCDSB or OCSB calendar — and the guide below works whichever week it lands on.
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