An invitation to play, explore and create together!
The Creative Arts programs at Holland Bloorview bring together the expertise and support of professional Artists and Musicians who use a low-demand approach and adaptations to activities, tools and techniques to best engage your child’s curiosity, self-expression, creativity and their need to be with and play with their peers
- These group programs balance structure and routine with opportunities for open-ended exploration in play, art, sensory and music activities such as painting, clay and drumming
- The participants’ strengths are highlighted and their curiosity encouraged. There is an emphasis on the participants following their individual interests and making choices while having the chance to be part of a group
- Programs are offered weekly throughout the school year for children/youth 4-21 years of age (25 years old for transition programs) and are held in the large, light filled Art Studio
- New this year: Seasonal Family Art Workshops: Come together as a family to celebrate the different seasons through nature and arts-based activities.
This program is an opportunity for younger artists to interact and play through music, visual arts, drama, stories and sensory activities in a creative and inclusive setting. Please note that if needed the family will be required to provide one-to-one support for their child. This can be a parent or another experienced caregiver.
| Age: 4-12 | Saturdays 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon | Fall: $440 Winter: $295 Spring: $330 |
Two greats together: ceramics (clay) and painting! Artists facilitate painting and ceramics activities in a dynamic environment encouraging individual creativity and imagination in a group setting.
Age: 6-12 | Saturdays | Fall: $440 Winter: $295 Spring: $330 |
Ages: 13-21 | Saturdays |
This program is targeted to our clients transitioning to adulthood, ages 18-25. Come together in a circle of rhythm, rhymes, beats, friends and folly. Participants will have the opportunity to play with a range of percussive devices. The program takes place in the studio or outside, with the weather as our guide.
| Age: 18-25 | Thursdays 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Fall: $440 Winter: $295 Spring: $370 |
Join this once-a-year special project for youth and young adults to make music and arts in collaboration with the University of Toronto’s Medical School students and Holland Bloorview Artists. The season closes with a celebration of this inclusive social opportunity for self-expression through the arts.
Age: 18-25 | Thursdays | Fees: None* |
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Seasonal family art workshops and special events (NEW!)
Come together as a family to celebrate the different seasons through artist-lead nature and arts-based activities. Join us each season for three afternoons or evenings outdoors in Spiral garden, weather permitting or inside the Studio, to participate in multi-step seasonal art processes.
Harvest the bounty of fall: Gather & save seeds, make seed paper and dye fabric with plant-based dyes that you’ll make with the artists.
Age: | Tuesdays | $120/per family* |
Play with light and paint shadows, combine coloured-gels, paper & textiles to make puppets and illuminate the winter night with all your creations.
Age: 6-18 | Tuesdays | $80/per family* |
**All ages outdoor solstice night for families. Come drum around a big fire on the longest night of the year!
Age: 6-25 (plus caregivers) | Sunday Dec 21, 2025 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Free event Registration is required Child/youth must have the appropriate level of family-provided caregiver support to be able to participate safely |
Explore clay hand building techniques, craft your own picnic cup and small planter to grow the seeds harvested in the fall.
Age: 6-18 | Tuesdays Saturday | $80/per family* |
For participants from the Spring into Clay Family Workshops and clients attending Spiral Garden 2026.
Join in tending and nurturing the earth as the Spiral Garden continues to bloom! We welcome the participants from the Spring into Clay Family Workshops and clients attending Spiral Garden in 2026 to participate in a seed and plant exchange.
If you’d like, please bring a native plant, herb or flower to contribute to the garden and enjoy taking home a small bundle from the Fall harvest. Please feel welcome to bring a picnic lunch.
Age: 6-18 (plus caregivers) | Saturday June 20, 2026 | Free event Registration is required Child/youth must have the appropriate level of family-provided caregiver support to be able to participate safely. |
Registration process
If you need accommodation in filling out this form, please contact us at musicandart@hollandbloorview.ca or call 416 425-6220 ext 3317.
