Once at Evergreen Brick Works, follow the historic Valley Chimney to the best place in the city of Toronto to join us for a free, drop-in and supervised outdoor play program open year-round for you and your child to explore, experience and play with nature!

You can follow our wayfinding signage to reach the Children’s Garden or see here for our visitor map.

No dogs or other pets are allowed in the Children’s Garden except for certified service animals.

There is no admission fee! Weekend Nature Play is a free, year-round, drop-in and supervised outdoor program for people of all ages and abilities.

We do accept donations here. Thank you kindly as your donations ensure that even more children and people can access our community programs at Evergreen Brick Works!

Children and adults of all ages and abilities are welcome to take part in Weekend Nature Play!

Please note that this is a supervised program where adults and caregivers must always be around their children for safety reasons as others around partake in risky play and activities.

Our highly skilled outdoor educator team set out provocations and activities depending on the season and weather so activities may include but are not limited to:

• Touch Tables
• Shelter Building
• Songs & Storytelling
• Nature Crafts
• Sand Play

The program runs every Saturday with select Sundays year-round. This is a drop-in program and you’re welcome to stay for as long as you wish between the open hours.

Unfortunately, no, but you can absolutely have a picnic outside of the Children’s Garden! We have picnic tables scattered in the alleyway leading up to the Children’s Garden and around Evergreen Brick Works with some under cover with other tables out in the open. These tables fill on a first-come, first-served basis and we ask you to make sure you properly dispose of all picnic waste before leaving the premises.

Our Camp Office is our lost and found! The Camp Office is in the alleyway leading up to the Children’s Garden. Please write to [email protected] if your camper has forgotten or lost any item at Evergreen Brick Works. See here for our visitor map.

Please note, we strongly encourage campers to avoid bringing items deemed as valuable to camp. Evergreen is not responsible for lost or stolen items.