Be a Kid [VANCOUVER]: Curling!

Be A Kid event for racialized kids and their families! Come learn curling while having fun in community! MAR December Be A Kid Vancouver for racialized kids and their families! This December we are partnering with the Vancouver Curling Club! Come join MAR for an exciting afternoon of CURLING at Marpole Curling Club location! Get ready to hit the ice, learn new skills, and experience the fun and excitement of curling! Whether you’re trying it for the first time or already know your way around the ice, this is a wonderful opportunity to stay active, challenge yourself, and have fun together. After curling, we will share some snacks generously donated by the Vancouver Curling Club and Marpole Curling Club. A big thank-you for helping make this event even more special! Come join MAR for an unforgettable afternoon on the ice filled with laughter, new experiences, community, and fun! 🥌 Curling activity is for ages 5yrs+ but will have colouring available for any younger siblings. Dates: Sat December 12th, 2026 Time: 3:15–6:00 PM Tickets are offered on an equity pricing scale from free to $20 per person. While we’re grateful for funding that helps make Be A Kid possible, it doesn’t cover the full cost of running these experiences. We never want cost to be the reason a child misses out, so if you’re able to pay a little more, you’ll help another family attend and support us in bringing more Be A Kid experiences to our community. What to Expect We will have fun together: • Learning the basics of curling and trying out this exciting sport • Enjoy being in community with our Be A Kid Families • Building confidence, encouraging one another, and celebrating everyone’s efforts • Have some snack graciously donated by Vancouver Curling Club/Marpole Curling Club. What to Know Before You Go To help everyone have a safe, fun, and enjoyable day together, please keep the following in mind: • Children must be supervised by their caregiver(s) at all times. • Children are required to bring their own helmet and we strongly encourage all participants on the ice to wear a helmet. Please let us know if you need help securing a helmet. • Caregiver participation is welcomed and encouraged. We hope you’ll join in the fun. • If you or your child have any accessibility, mobility, sensory, or other support needs, please let us know during registration. We’ll do our best to accommodate everyone so all families can participate comfortably. • If you bring snacks, please help us keep everyone safe by bringing nut-free foods only. Everyone attending must be registered. Please *register* every adult and child attending (excluding babes in arms), even if they aren’t participating in every activity. This helps us prepare for the day, ensure everyone’s safety, and meet venue capacity requirements. Unregistered attendees may be refused entry. Indemnity Information Accidents arising from recreation activities occasionally happen. By attending the event, you agree to indemnify and save harmless Moms Against Racism, including their officials, officers, employees and agents from any claim, lawsuit, liability, debt, demand, loss or judgement (including costs, defence expense and interest) whatsoever and howsoever arising either directly or indirectly as a result of participating in this event. You also agree to waive all rights of subrogation or recourse against Vancouver Curling Club & Marpole Curling Club, and their affiliates as a result of participating in this event. Plain language: Participate at your own risk. Why Be A Kid? Every child deserves the chance to simply be a kid. To play freely. To explore with confidence. To try something new. To see themselves reflected in the families around them. To build friendships, confidence, and joyful memories that last long after the day is over. For many Black, Indigenous, and Children of Colour, barriers like cost, representation, safety, and belonging can make these experiences harder to access. Be a Kid exists to change that. We believe that when children and families experience genuine belonging, something powerful begins to grow. Be a Kid events deliver moments of joy while also creating the conditions for children and families to thrive. Through outdoor adventures, creative experiences, cultural learning, and community events, we bring families together to laugh, play, explore, build relationships, and strengthen community. Our events are: • Designed for BIPOC children and their immediate families/caregivers. • Warmly welcoming of white-presenting children with racial heritage and white caregivers of BIPOC children. • Created to build belonging, nurture relationships, and strengthen community through joyful shared experiences. We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia. We’re grateful for this funding, which helps make Be A Kid possible. While it doesn’t cover the full cost of creating these experiences, it plays an important role in helping more children and families access opportunities for play, belonging, and connection. A big thank you to Vancouver Curling Club (Van Curl) & Marpole Curling Club for partnering for a Be A Kid event and going above and beyond to welcome our families. We truly value your partnership, enthusiasm, and generosity! Thank you as well to every family, volunteer, donor, and community partner whose support helps make Be A Kid possible. Interested in helping us create more joyful, accessible experiences for BIPOC children and families? We’d love to explore what partnership could look like.