Pedal and Play

We’re already getting excited about the 2026 Pedal and Play season, looking forward to warmer weather.

Rides through Convent Glen North

We will be starting from a planned time and location each weekend (pending volunteer availability; get in touch) and exploring our community on two wheels (bike, scooter, etc.), before ending up at a pre-determined local park or other destination. Once we arrive at the destination, the kids can stay and play, have a snack, and we can all get to know each other better.

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If you’d like to bring a similar program to your neighbourhood, we would be happy to host the schedule for your community here.

What Is Pedal and Play?

The concept is quite simple. If you’ve heard of a bike bus (a group of young cyclists and some parents riding in a group to get to or from school), this is almost the same thing. The only difference would be that the bus that Pedal and Play is emulating is a city bus, rather than a school bus. We will be starting from a planned time and location each weekend and exploring our community on two (or three) wheels, before ending up at a pre-determined local park or other destination. Once we arrive at the destination, the kids can stay and play, have a snack, and we can all get to know each other better.

Some families in the neighbourhood have cargo bikes or bakfiets of different varieties. If you’ve ever been curious about taking cargo with you (precious or otherwise), come to get a good sense of the options available.

How Will This Work?

In 2025, we kicked off the season with a meet and greet, and we plan to do that again this year. We will establish a clear schedule (with some variety) and set up a handful of chaperones/parents who will be responsible for picking routes and destinations for rides so we can share that responsibility.

You’re welcome to join any ride we do through the year, just make sure your bike and accessories are ready to go!

Can I Help?

There are a couple of things that would help these rides run smoothly.

For one, we should have a few volunteer chaperones: either parents of kids who are either quite comfortable riding, or have their kids riding with them on their bikes. Adults who just want to get out and help keep the kids organized are welcome too. This might involve stopping when crossing roads and making sure kids get across safely, or just leading the pack with directions or bringing up the rear with any stragglers.

Aside from that, we’d like to provide snacks for the kids at the end of each ride, so if you’re able to throw in a few dollars per child when you come, or ‘raise your hand’ in advance one week to bring a snack, we can make sure any costs like this that the event incurs are covered.