Go orienteering with Aapo the Monkey, find the course pictures in the playground, and do the tasks with your child! You can also try the monkey course. The playground yard is always open for play. Kids will find playmates, and parents can meet other families. You can warm up your own food and make coffee/tea.
In this singing session for everyone, we'll sing, do rhymes, play instruments, dance, and enjoy music together. Please note: No session during autumn holiday week (week 42).
Perhetalo Naapuri / Asukastila Kivenkolo, Kivikonkaari 11 · Helsinki
Welcome to the baby meet-up! On Thursdays, babies and their parents gather at Torppis. At the meet-up, we chat, play, and spend time together. These meet-ups are for babies under 1 year old and their parents. Drop in between 10 AM and 12 PM as it suits your schedule. If needed, your baby can sleep outside in a pram/stroller under a canopy behind the window; bring a baby monitor and rain cover if necessary. You can enjoy your own snacks and make tea/coffee. Welcome! Changes are possible. For more information, ask the leaders or call 0403344256. Please only come if you are healthy.
Leikkipuisto Torpparinmäki, Käräjätuvantie 3 · Helsinki
The "Tänään tavataan" café is a meeting place for cultures, open to all families with babies and children. Relaxed time together, children and adults together – activities, getting to know each other, and stories. In the guided sessions, children learn language in a fun and diverse way through stories, songs, and rhymes. Adults have the opportunity to practice their Finnish language skills. The activity is free of charge.
Leikkipuisto Mellunmäki, Pyhätunturintie 2 · Helsinki
All sorts of yard activities for 2-5 year olds! We'll have things like obstacle courses, treasure hunts, movement stations, and themed games, which will vary each week. You can check the weekly program on the Leikkipuisto's Facebook or Instagram.
Leikkipuisto Mäkitorppa, Mäkitorpantie 42 · Helsinki
Toddler Morning is held in Viikkari's red hall (enter from the Vaahterapiha side) every Thursday from 10 AM to 11:30 AM. The guided activity starts at 10:30 AM. We'll have activities involving play, movement, music, and crafts. Come join us!
Leikkipuisto Viikkari, Laivuri Petterin kuja 3 · Helsinki
Lampi Craft Time is every Thursday for 0-6 year olds with a parent. We'll do crafts, modeling, painting, and much more. If the weather is good, the session will be in Leikkipuisto Lampi's yard at Leikkikuja 4. In winter, it moves indoors to Lampi at Sakara 3. Check our Instagram @leikkipuisto_lampi for the latest updates.
You're always welcome to come play in the Leikkipuisto yard! During our yard activities session, we'll play, move around, and do games together. Kids will find playmates, and parents can get to know other families.
Leikkipuisto Rusthollari, Rusthollarintie 15 · Helsinki
Time to be together with guided play, movement, rhymes, art, or music indoors at the staffed playground. The guided session is from 10:30–11:00 AM. You can find more details about this session's activities on Leikkipuisto Taivallahti's Instagram page and the playground's notice board.
Leikkipuisto Taivallahti, Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu 22 · Helsinki
The library regularly organises free story times. Children attending story times receive a story time card where they can collect stickers for participation. There's no need to register in advance for story times.
Come and sing at Malminkartanon nuorisotalo (Piianpolku 3-5 c)! The guided session starts at 10:30 AM. The door will be locked, so please ring the doorbell!
The Hansakortteli Family Room Pikku Hansa hosts a family music group on Thursdays from 10 AM to 10:30 AM. In the music group, we make music in various ways by reciting rhymes, rhythmically moving, and playing rhythm instruments. Free entry, no registration needed. You can find the Family Room on the 2nd floor of Hansa, next to Hansatori pharmacy, along the corridor.
Perhehuone Pikku Hansa, Hansakortteli, 2. krs · Turku
Welcome to enjoy the toddler morning! The guided session starts at 10 AM, and the content changes weekly. There will be singing, reciting rhymes, playing, and pleasant time together.
Skappeli is a warm meeting place for families on the 2nd floor of Skanssi – come spend time, relax, and join in free activities whenever it suits you! Skappeli is a warm and cozy meeting place for families on the 2nd floor of Skanssi shopping center. You can come to relax, spend time together, and meet other families. We offer a variety of activities and things to do for families, led by trained children's leaders. The activities are open and free of charge, so you can drop in whenever it suits you – no advance registration needed. The space can accommodate about 40 people at a time. You can bring your own snacks for the children if you wish, and we offer coffee, tea, and juice on site. Welcome to spend pleasant moments at Skappeli!
All families with babies are welcome to the playground's baby morning! At the baby meet-up, babies (still at the lying-down stage) and crawling age children can join in play, movement, exploration, and expression with a parent, for example, in music, exercise, crafts, and story times. Parents can meet other families, and children will find playmates. Parents and children can participate in planning and carrying out activities with the leaders. You can warm up your own food and make coffee/tea.
The library is coming to leikkipuisto Viikkari while Viikin kirjasto is closed. Come join us for rhymes and reading together! There will also be a small selection of books available to borrow!
Leikkipuisto Viikkari, Laivuri Petterin kuja 3 · Helsinki
Our Little Ones' Club includes a singing session, crafts, peer support, and just spending time together. Everyone gets their own club notebook and a stamp each time they come. No need to register in advance. All ages are welcome!
On Thursday, let's get our bodies moving in a joyful and relaxed way! This shared exercise moment is suitable for small children of all ages with their own adult. There will be movement, play, joy, and doing things together – everyone in their own way and at their own pace. Come and experience the joy of movement together with your little one! Changes to the program are possible. See the updated weekly program on Facebook: Leikkipuisto Santahamina or Instagram: leikkipuistosantahamina.
Leikkipuisto Santahamina, Kadettikouluntie 5 · Helsinki
Joy of Movement - family exercise at the playground
Welcome to Joy of Movement family exercise! The playground's Joy of Movement session is an engaging exercise session for children and parents. In bad weather, the activity moves indoors. During the session, we practice basic motor skills by moving in different ways and using various equipment, such as balls. Experience the playful nature of the Joy of Movement session with your child, full of fun, delight, and movement. Let's move and have fun together!
Leikkipuisto Laurinniitty, Laurinniityntie 14 P · Helsinki
Hakunila Library is celebrating Halloween on Thursday, October 29th. There will be activities for children and schoolchildren. Word art station: Write your own horror story and leave it on the spooky wall for others to read. Drawing station: Come and color spooky coloring pages or draw something of your own. Terrifying books: Borrow something scary to read from the book exhibition. Pumpkin hunt: Can you find all the pumpkins hidden in the library? The best finders will get a sticker prize.
Come to the Tänään tavataan café to play and meet other families with children on Thursdays from 10 AM to 11 AM. At 10:30 AM, we'll have guided activities with different themes. It's a relaxed get-together for kids and adults, with activities, opportunities to meet new people, and stories. The Tänään tavataan café is a cultural meeting point for all families with babies and children. During the guided sessions, children learn language in a fun and varied way through stories, songs, and rhymes. Adults can also practice their Finnish language skills. This activity is free.
Leikkipuisto Strömberg, Strömberginpolku 5 · Helsinki
Everyone is welcome to the Leikkipuisto's music sessions! We'll do rhymes, sing, and make music – the rhythm will get into your toes and fingers. Parents can meet other families, and kids will find playmates. Parents and children can even help plan and run the activities with our leaders. You can also warm up your own food and make coffee or tea here.
Obstacle Course / Hobby Horse Track at Leikkipuisto Etupelto
Come and play at Etupelto! Every Thursday, we'll set up an obstacle course or a hobby horse track in the Etupelto yard. For more info, ask our leaders or email lp.etupelto@hel.fi. Follow our social media for weekly updates. Please note that changes are possible.
Every Thursday at the playground, kids can enjoy fun, independent play with their their accompanying adults. The program changes weekly, and the current schedule can be found on the playground’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
The Tänään tavataan café is a cultural meeting point for all families with babies and children. It's a relaxed get-together for kids and adults, with activities, opportunities to meet new people, and stories. During the guided sessions, children learn language in a fun and varied way through stories, songs, and rhymes. Adults can also practice their Finnish language skills. This activity is free.
Leikkipuisto Kipinäpuisto, Kivikonkaari 31 · Helsinki
All toddlers and their parents are welcome to the playground's toddler morning! During the sessions, we play, move, sing, recite rhymes, do crafts, make music, explore, and learn. The guided part starts at 10 AM and lasts about half an hour. After that, the program includes free socializing, play, and eating your own snacks. Parents can meet other families, and children will find playmates. Parents and children can participate in planning and carrying out activities with the leaders. You can warm up your own food and make coffee/tea.
This session is for children aged around 1 and up, with a parent. Younger siblings are also warmly welcome. No need to register beforehand. We'll sing, rhyme, play instruments, and move to music. The session lasts about 20-30 minutes, depending on how long the children can focus.
Perhetalo Kajuutta, Kaivonkatsojanpolku 4 · Helsinki
Everyone is welcome to the leikkipuisto's crafts sessions. We'll try out various art and craft activities with changing themes. Parents have the chance to meet other families, and children will find playmates. Parents and children can participate in planning and carrying out activities together with the leaders. You can warm up your own food and make coffee/tea.
Leikkipuisto Iso-Antti, Valkovuokonpolku 20 · Helsinki
A music session for all ages at leikkipuisto Seppä from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM. More detailed information about the day's session can be found in the weekly program on leikkipuisto Seppä's Instagram page and on the playground's notice board.
Family meet-ups for all ages, with changing themes. Come and play, sing, rhyme, move, create art, and explore at the family meet-ups at the perhetalo! The play and activity environment allows parents and children to do things and play together, and children will find playmates. Children will find playmates, and while they play, parents can get to know other families. Children and parents can participate in planning and carrying out activities with the leaders. More detailed information, schedules, and program descriptions can be found on the perhetalo's own Instagram and Facebook pages. You can warm up your own food and make coffee/tea. The perhetalo also has suitable facilities for changing nappies. Address: Haukilahdenkuja 3. We use the premises in cooperation with päiväkoti Viola; the perhetalo has its own entrance. Note! Prams can be left in the fenced area under the canopy in the inner courtyard (shared with päiväkoti Viola).
Let's chat and have coffee on Thursdays from 11 AM to 12 PM in the library's Naava area, which is the youth section. Everyone is welcome, all ages. The library provides the coffee!
At the baby meet-up, you'll meet other parents with young children who are in a similar life situation. Come to the baby meet-up! We'll chat about daily life with a baby, parenthood, relationships, and life with children – there's company for a chat, empowering peer support, shared life experiences, and a snack. Older siblings are also warmly welcome to join, in addition to the baby! Sari Häkki, a family activity leader, will be there.
Thursday, Oct 29th, 1 PM-3 PM: Rhyme card workshop at Mesta, held at Yli-Maaria parish hall. The event is free of charge. Pre-registration is required; call Marianne at 050 396 7148.