Browse our March Break Camp Programs below!
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March Break Camp!
Pawsitively Pets encourages all children to explore their love of pets and animals. Working with animals is not only a great learning experience for children, it allows them to build confidence, self-esteem and a sense of compassion and enhances their imagination and interest in learning about science and nature. Our wonderful team of rescue animals will take your child on an educational learning adventure, bring camp fun, and learning to life!
Pawsitively Pets offers camp programs for campers 4-11 years old over the March Break. Under the Ministry of Education guidelines, all campers MUST be 4 years old as of the first day of camp to attend our programs.
March Break Camp is available for both the public school and private school March Break in Toronto. Ottawa offers March Break camp for the public school March Break Camp week. Early bird discount apply to full day, full-week programs only. Private School Camp is available at Leaside only, Public School week is available in Leaside or Swansea.
Dates for March Break 2023
Public School: March 13-17
Private School: March 20-24
As with all our camps, the focus of the program is as much hands-on interaction with the animals as possible each day.
Over March Break camp is available in 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5-day sessions.
Camp in Toronto is available at:
North Leaside – 125 Brentcliffe Road – Northlea United Church
South Leaside – 94 Laird Drive, Unit 200
West Toronto – Swansea Town Hall – 95 Lavinia Avenue
Little Lambs
Campers 4-5 years old.
Program available in Toronto ONLY – North Leaside & Swansea location.
The Little Lambs camp program focuses on allowing children to explore a variety of animals through hands-on interaction and learning.
The Little Lambs program is designed for children 4 to 5 years old to attend independently for a full day.
Children should be comfortable attending a program without their parent or caregiver to register for this program and fully toilet trained.
The program focuses on sensory awareness, tactile stimulation, refining motor skills and enhancing each child’s imagination.
Each day campers will have the opportunity to learn about our animals hands-on.
Registration is available by-the-day or for full week programs.
All campers will bring a nut-free packed lunch and two snacks with them to camp each day.
Staff/Leader to camper ratio for Little Lambs is 1 staff to 6 campers.
Animal Doctors
Campers 6-8 years old
Program available at the Leaside, Swansea & Ottawa location.
This exciting and engaging program has been designed to get kids excited about a career with animals.
- Exploring animals around the world, ranging from pets, wild animals and aquatic animals.
- How do they survive in the wild and how are they cared for in captivity?
- Get up close and personal with the animals, learning about their care, and general health and well-being.
- Explore the different types of veterinary medicine and careers in the animal world.
- Introduce basic anatomy and similarities in species, bathing and grooming, clicker training, enrichment exercises and more.
Allow your “want-to-be” vet one day to have a look into the veterinary world and prepare for our Vet Explorers and Mini Vet camp in the future.
Registration is available by-the-day or for full weeks.
All campers will bring a nut-free packed lunch and two snacks with them to camp each day.
Staff/Leader to camper ratio for Animal Doctors is 1 staff to 8 campers.
Vet Explorers
Campers 9-11 years old
Program available at the Leaside, Swansea & Ottawa location.
A wild adventure learning about animals around the world. The program will let campers learn the basics of a career in the vet world.
- Learn to take a patient history, scrub in, complete a basic pet exam, learn about animals in the wild and take part in many hands-on animal programs.
- Have a day all about procedures, “mock” surgeries, wild animal medical needs, animal care and habitats and more!
- Allow your “want-to-be” vet one day to have a look into the veterinary world and prepare for our Mini Vet camp in the future.
- Animal enrichment and learning about what makes our animal friends live a healthy life both physically and socially.
This program builds off the Animal Doctor program and allows for an advanced age-appropriate investigation of the animal world.
Registration is available by-the-day or for the full week.
All campers will bring a nut-free packed lunch and two snacks with them to camp each day.
Staff/Leader to camper ratio for Vet Explorers is 1 staff to 9 campers.
Camper Ages
Pawsitively Pets offers camp programs for campers 4-14 years old. Under the Ministry of Education guidelines all campers MUST be 4 years old as of the first day of camp to attend our programs.
All age groups for campers over 5 years old have some flexibility. If you have questions about age groups don’t hesitate to contact us.
Camp Hours
Our regular camp day is 9am – 4pm.
All programs offer open drop-off between 8am – 8:30am and open pick-up between 4pm – 4:30pm
Extended care is available in the mornings from 8am – 9am or at the end of the day from 4pm – 5:30pm.
Toronto/GTA Locations
North Leaside Toronto – 125 Brentcliffe Road
South Leaside Toronto – 94 Laird Drive
SWANSEA LOCATION – 95 Lavinia Avenue
Ottawa Locations
Osgoode – 5721 Osgoode Main St, Osgoode
Please contact the Ottawa office for more information about their March Break Camp.