09/01/2026
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for the return of GreenUP’s Family Night! 🌿
It was wonderful to see so many families exploring, playing, and connecting with nature together at Ecology Park. 💚
The evening was packed with fun, including a delicious picnic dinner, a kid-friendly tree tour with Ecology Park program coordinator Jonathan Armstrong, face painting, bubble-making, and a performance of Call of the Garden by Glen Caradus, the Paddling Puppeteer!
We wrapped up the evening with a magical lantern walk through the forest, led by our very own Cool Captain Climate.
We also introduced several new pop-up free-play centres, giving families a chance to explore some tactile activities that are being prototyped for the park.
This Family Night was part of a co-design process supported by a Free to Play grant. Supported by the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough through the Community Foundations of Canada, the initiative is designed to encourage children to spend time exploring the outdoors.
The enthusiasm and engagement with both our existing features and new prototype activities gave us incredibly valuable insight. Kids and families are the experts on play, and we learned so much about the spaces, experiences, and activities that would bring even more outdoor wonder to Ecology Park.
Look out for our upcoming family survey, which will continue to help shape this project.
Thank you for playing, exploring, and dreaming with us! We can’t wait to gather again.
