Parent and child participating in baby and toddler-friendly activities in Kingston

Top Baby & Toddler Activities for families in Kingston

Kingston offers plenty of baby and toddler-friendly activities to explore, learn and grow. The historic waterfront city is located where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence River. It’s known for its welcoming community, walkable neighbourhoods, green spaces, and a wide range of activities for families

Parent and child participating in baby and toddler-friendly activities in Kingston

10 Baby & Toddler Activities in Kingston

1) Boys and Girls Club West End Community Centre

A family-friendly hub in Kingston offering a 25-metre indoor pool, indoor jungle gym for little ones, mini-putt and bowling, a youth STEM and robotics centre, indoor turf space, and year-round programs and events. 

2) Canadian Museum of Healthcare

Free admission for children under 5! The museum features a Children’s Gallery where little ones learn about health care through hands-on play, activity stations, and arts & crafts. It also hosts popular family events like Teddy Bear Hospital on Family Day or Scavenger Hunts on Easter weekends. 

3) Water Babies Ontario East

Provides expert-led, year-round swimming lessons designed for infants to preschoolers (0-5), helping little ones build water confidence, learn safety skills, and support early development. Parents join in the water, making each lesson a fun and meaningful bonding experience. 

4) Crock A Doodle Kingston

Bring your child to “Baby Prints on Pottery” sessions to create unique keepsakes using hands and footprints, or enjoy drop-in pottery painting where toddlers can get creative. 

5) Kingston Frontenac Public Library

Offers weekly programs across library branches for newborns through preschoolers, including storytimes, music and movement, puppet shows, LEGO play, and activities that build early language and social skills. 

  • Address: Multiple Locations 
  • Websitehttps://www.kfpl.ca 
  • Social Media: @kingstonfrontenacpl 

6) Cravin’ Cooking Classes

Hosts monthly “Mini Chef” cooking classes for children aged 2-6 years. Guided by Chef Selena and a parent or carer, your child gets hands-on experience, learns kitchen safety and enjoys their tasty creations, while the team handles cleanup. 

7) Fruition Berry Farm

A family-owned farm North of Kingston offering seasonal fun for all ages, from berry picking in summer to wagon rides, pumpkin patch, and a corn maze in fall, plus local markets with crafts and treats.

  • Address: 3208 Hughes Rd, Kingston, ON K7L 4V3 
  • Websitehttps://www.fruition.ca 
  • Social Media: @fruitionberry 

8) Cantabile Choir Parent & Tot Music

Offers 8-week, 45-minute early childhood music education classes for infants and toddlers (0-4), using songs, movement, instruments, games, and pre-literacy activities to spark an early love of music. 

9) JENetiX

Baby & Parent fitness classes designed for parents wanting to get active alongside their child. Some exercises involve babies, while others are done with little ones nearby on play mats. JENextix also offers weekly toddler-friendly “Lil’ HipHop” classes for ages 2-4. 

10) Kingston Forest and Nature School 

The “Acorn & Oaks” program for children ages 2-5 offers weekly half-day sessions where a parent or carer joins their little one to explore nature through games, songs, stories, crafts, and hands-on activities. 

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