type: Kids and family
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Mr. Tubbs Ice Cream Parlor & Family Fun Zone
This kid-friendly ice cream parlor and arcade has a few benches out front where you could eat a hotdog or an ice cream cone, perhaps while attending a birthday party here in a mask. Seating is in the covered walkway of a strip mall– not pretty, but very sheltered. Thanks for the tip, Piper!
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Hiatus Hair Co.
Mo (they/them) is a masked hair stylist in a private space with ground-level access. Outdoor haircuts available by request. “They have been incredibly gender affirming, as well as really good with my kid when I brought her in for a cut. They have a bowl of fidgets available and are happy to accommodate ND sensory…
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Emily Falkiner Counselling
Registered clinical counselor and certified synergetic play therapist working primarily with children. There is an air purifier running and Emily will mask for all in-person sessions.
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Victoria Bug Zoo – Accessibility Hour
A downtown mini-zoo with over 50 species of insects, arachnids, and their many-legged relatives. For the first hour on Wednesdays (10am – 11am) masks are required for everyone over 5 years old.
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Pedalheads bike lessons and day camps
Full-day and half-day summer camps to learn skills and build confidence on bikes. Camps are fully outdoors, staff have been willing to support a child to wear a mask during bathroom breaks (as of August 2024).
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Saanich Neighbourhood Playground Program (SNPP) Day Camps
A collection of affordable summer camps that take place entirely outdoors in various Saanich playgrounds.
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Camp Thunderbird Day Camps
Day camps focused on outdoor skills, for kindergarten-aged kids and up. All activities including meals and snacks are outdoors, but for campers from Victoria or Langford there is a long bus ride to and from the Sooke site each day, where masks are not required and children are encouraged to eat a snack. Staff have…