Little
Words
Studio


Your first Drop-in Playtime is always free!

Just use promo code FIRSTFREE at checkout
to receive your 100% discount

Welcome to Little Words Studio!

204-3355 North Road, Burnaby (upper parking lot)
 

We are a family-friendly, musical space offering baby signing classes, 

music classes, storytimes and drop-in playtimes for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.  

 

Come on in and explore with us!

December Events:

Classes on Dec 7 and 14 at 10:30 am for toddlers 18-36 months

Classes on Dec 5 and 12 at 9:30 for pre-mobile babies and 10:30 am for babies up to 18 months


January 2025 Registration is now OPEN!

*Please note: when you register for any class/program, you will automatically be added to our mailing list. You can opt out at any time!

Baby Signing Classes

Baby Signing Intro classes

Our Baby Signing Intro classes are absolutely FREE!

 

Tuesday January 7th  (teacher: Nicole Walker)

  • 9:30-10:15am for pre-mobile babies
  • 10:30-11:15 for babies up to 18 months

Saturday January 11th  (teacher: Nicole Walker)

  • 9:30-10:15am for babies 8-24 months

 

Baby Signing 8-week series
Our Baby Signing classes are $160+GST for an 8-week series

 

TUESDAYS January 14 – March 4 (teacher: Nicole Walker)

(March 11 will be reserved as a potential make-up date for missed classes) 

  • 9:30-10:15am for pre-mobile babies 
  • 10:30-11:15am for babies up to 18 months 

 

SATURDAYS January 18-March 8 (teacher: Nicole Walker)

(March 15 will be reserved as a potential make-up date for missed classes)

  • 9:30-10:15am for babies 8-24 months

Music Classes

Musical Playground “Try It Out” classes 

Our Musical Playground “Try It Out” classes are $10+GST


Thursday January 9th  (teacher: Nicole Walker)

  • 9:30-10:15am for pre-mobile babies
  • 10:30-11:15 for babies up to 18 months

Saturday January 11th  (teacher: Austin Ching)

  • 10:30-11:15am for toddlers 18 months up to 3 years (18-36 months)

 

Musical Playground 8-week series

Our Musical Playground classes are $160+GST for an 8-week series, or $23+GST for individual class registration 

Musical Playground BABIES:
THURSDAYS January 16 – March 6 
 (teacher: Nicole Walker)

(March 13 will be reserved as a potential make-up date for missed classes) 

  • 9:30-10:15am for pre-mobile babies
  • 10:30-11:15 for babies up to 18 months

 

Musical Playground TODDLERS:

SATURDAYS January 18 – March 8 (teacher: Austin Ching)

(March 15 will be reserved as a potential make-up date for missed classes) 

  • 10:30-11:15 for toddlers 18months up to 3 years (18-36 months)

 

Individual registration is available for all Musical Playground classes!  You can register up to 1 hour before the beginning of each class, as space allows.  The fee is $23+GST per class.  

Instrument Adventures for Preschoolers

FREE Demo Class

Our next Instrument Adventures Demo class will be on:

  • Saturday January 11 (free!)
    2:00-2:45pm for children ages 3 and 4

 

Instrument Adventures 8-week series

 

Our Instrument Adventures classes are $160+GST for an 8-week series, or $23+GST for individual class registration 

SATURDAYS January 18 – March 8 (with March 15 reserved as a potential make-up date for missed classes) 

  • 2:00-2:45pm for children ages 3 and 4

Here is a schedule of what we will explore during these 8 weeks:

  1. Jan 18: introduction to sound/vibration, musical styles, and instruments of the orchestra
  2. Jan 25: violin and guitar, craft day – make your own guitar!
  3. Feb 1: trumpet and trombone
  4. Feb 8: world instruments (this is a SUPER fun class!)
  5. Feb 15: introduction to rhythm, drums, craft day – make your own drum!
  6. Feb 22: piano and marimba
  7. Mar 1: flute and clarinet
  8. Mar 8: making music together with our “kitchen sink” orchestra!

 

Individual registration is available for all Musical Playground classes!  You can register up to 1 hour before the beginning of each class, as space allows.  The fee is $23+GST per class.  

Drop-in Playtimes

Your first Drop-in Playtime is always free! 

Just use the promo code FIRSTFREE at checkout to receive your 100% discount.

Drop-in Playtime during the week

  • Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ($12+GST, will increase to $15+GST in Jan 2025)
    11:30am-2:30pm for babies up to 2yrs
  • Every Friday morning (FREE for babies up to 6 months)
    10:30-11:30am for babies up to 6 months

 

Saturday Storytime and Playtime

Join us on Saturday mornings for 30 minutes of songs and stories PLUS one full hour of unstructured playtime  ($15+GST) for babies up to 2 years
  •  11:30am-1:00pm 

Yoga Classes

 Happy Baby Postpartum Yoga

  • Friday mornings ($15+GST) beginning on January 10th
    9:30-10:15am for pre-mobile babies

Family Yoga and Mindfulness 

*NEW program!* Taught by Merve (monkinya.com/aboutmerve) this 4-week class introduces yoga and mindfulness to children in a fun and light-hearted way.

  • Sunday mornings on January 5, 12, 19, 26 ($60+GST for 4 weeks) 
    9:30-10:15am for families with children ages 18 months to 4 years

Language Immersion Programs

Little Words Studio is excited to bring you our exclusive Language Immersion Playtimes!

We currently offer Language Immersion Playtimes in Mandarin, Korean, Cantonese, German and French. Feel free to suggest a language that you would like to see represented at the Studio!  

 

Admission is $15 per adult/child pair, $5 for each additional adult or child.  Suitable for families with babies 0-2 years, older siblings are welcome as long as they are supervised appropriately. 

Updated dates and times will be posted in the new year

Other Special Events and Programs 

Special Events and programs currently being hosted at
Little Words Studio*

  • Babywearing Workshop with @learnbabywearing on Sunday Jan 12th at 3:30pm (more info to follow soon)

  • Prenatal Yoga, birth education classes (katherineblanco.ca)

  • Sound Bath (@crystaleyez604)

  • Music Together® (brendanguyenmusic.com)

  • SFU Language Learning and Development Lab Workshops (sfu.ca/langdev)

  • Queen’s Academy lessons and camps (queensacademy.ca)

*programs offered independently, contact the specified facilitator of each event for more information

 

Looking for the perfect gift?

Purchase a Little Words Studio Gift Card!

Share the joy of music and play with your friends by gifting them time at the studio. You can add any amount and it can be used for all of our classes and programs.  And the best part is that it never expires!

Did you know…

You can buy a Playtime Bundle for more savings!

Buy 10 Drop-in Playtime sessions and receive your 11th visit for FREE!  These never expire, and you can use them for any of our 3-hour Drop-in Playtimes from Tuesdays to Saturdays.

 

Do you visit the studio often?

Purchase a monthly membership!

For $85 (+GST) a month, you get unlimited access to as many Drop-in Playtime and Saturday Storytime visits as you like!  If you visit the Studio twice a week, you’ve more than made it worthwhile.  

 

 

Each membership lasts 30 days from date of purchase and will auto-renew without notice. You may cancel at any time, just contact the Studio when you’re ready to opt out.

I'd love to hear from you!

If you would like more information about classes and programs, send me an e-mail: