New to Moms & Dads with Monkeys? - CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR NEW MEMBERS GROUP! Hi there! Want to join in the fun? For the safety of our members and their families all prospective members must first join our New Member Group and complete a Meet and Greet so that you can join us! Moms & Dads with Monkeys (or MDWM as we more commonly refer to ourselves) was created to bring together parents and children in the Ottawa area. MDWM prides itself on being a welcoming, respectful environment. MDWM is a …

A place for the Organizers of Moms & Dads with Monkeys to communicate and plan special events for our fabulous members! To find the group for all members - please go to...http://www.meetup.com/monkeys

Welcome to our AMAZING Group! Ottawa Yummy Mummies Yummy Babies is a wonderful and ecclectic group of Stay at Home Moms/Dads, Moms on Mat leave, Dads on Parental leave and Parents that have returned to work! Welcoming new Friends into our lives for both parents and children alike is not only rewarding, uplifting and encouraging, but sharing in enriching lives! Please join us for an in-home playdate, Mom's Night Out (MNO), Parents Night Out (PNO), picnics, park dates, celebrations, Book Clubs, ou …

Meet other Stay at Home Moms and Dads (or working parents with a day off) and cover the latest bestsellers in a baby/kid friendly setting. Meetings will be held at a community space (or maybe even a park when the weather is nice) approximately once a month where one book will be covered. It's a great way to meet other parents with your kids in tow and read some great books!

Know a little about babywearing?  Know a lot?  Various people gave me the knowledge and the gift of babywearing back when I was expecting my first child, and now there's nothing better than I like to do than to help other parents do the same. As a parent, I found that using baby carriers, like MTs, wraps, ring slings, pods and so forth, really made me feel stronger. Carriers enabled me to hold my children whenever they needed comfort while keeping the freedom and manoeuvrability necessary for ev …

A site for pending members of Moms & Dads with Monkeys arrange to meet up with an organizer or veteran member to gain access to out main playgroup.

Welcome to the Marketing Survival Skills group. Are you an entrepreneur who's looking for ways to promote their business? Do you have trouble finding where your prospects hang out? Do you find working alone a bit lonely and would like to get out and meet new people and do some fun things? Are you committed to making your business grow? If you replied YES to all of them, then the Marketing Survival Skills group might be for you. I have been looking for a group that helps home based or solo entr …

The Women’s Network of Ottawa (WNO) is an organization of approximately 400 business and professional women that meets at a variety of central locations and times as a networking opportunity and to educate and inform our members through guest speakers.  We have been providing an open forum for women to network since 1977 – now over 30 years!  We usually have between 25 to 50 women at each meeting ranging from early 20s right on up... More than 80% of our members are in the private sector or are …

Birth art, as coined by Pam England from Birthing From Within, is a creative activity for pregnant women and new moms to use to connect to their motherhood journey and explore aspects of it. No art experience is necessary. The Birth Art Cafe is a weekly meeting of pregnant women and new moms to connect make art together. Here is a short video that shows more than words can say, what to expect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Xbk_604N0&feature=related If you are a birth professional or mother pa …

Happy New Year Ladies! Welcome to WomenzWhirl Ottawa, a social networking community for women. Women love to socialize, collaborate, and support each other, and WomenzWhirl provides exactly that for women.  Events organized would be great for the woman that loves to share, inspire, chitchat and make new friends; the woman that loves to read and acquire knowledge; the woman that loves to shop and budget; or the woman that is amazingly creative and want to connect with like-minded females. WomenzW …

This is a group for anyone with a child under 2 years old who wants to learn to use sign language with them. Learning baby sign language will allow you to communicate with your PREVERBAL baby! Looking forward to meeting other moms and dads!

Welcome to WomenzWhirl Entrepreneurs Ottawa; a business and social networking community for women. The objective is to provide women entrepreneurs/professionals with the opportunity to present their stories, business, products, services, talents and skills in a supportive environment; while networking and socializing.  Topics will be fairly broad covering a range of discussions. WomenzWhirl Entrepreneurs Ottawa is waiting to come alive with amazing women such as yourselves who are ready to estab …

A social group for spirited children and their families to share experiences.

This is a group for Single Mothers (only) interested in meeting once a month to chat, give support, share advice, swap stories, lend an ear, or to just get out of the house!

This is a group for young (20-30ish) married or committed women with or without kids looking to expand their social circle to include other women who are committed to a partner or family but still like to have a good time doing a variety of things. Relationships and motherhood tend to take up a lot of time and as a result, our social life suffers. Much of my social circle are either single or without children and I thought this would be a great way to meet women who are at the same time in their …

Step Up Ottawa! is a group for anyone interested in supporting step moms, dads, and families. Let's meet for coffee, book clubs, lectures, movies, and events to explore and discuss the unique dynamics and challenges of living in a stepfamily.

Film screening of A Walk to Beautiful. Engel Entertainment's 1 hour, award-wining feature documentary tells the stories of 5 Ethiopian women who suffer from devastating childbirth injuries and embark on a journey to regain their health and reclaim their lost dignity. Join them as they make the choice to take the long and arduous journey to the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in search of a cure and a new life. Admission is free: http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/5937393905 The Hub 71 Bank street, 6th …

Introductory fitness training with a personal trainer in the heart of New Edinburgh on the path by the Rideau River. Craig Adams is committed to helping people of any level of fitness get active and find the confidence and self esteem that being fit and healthy brings. Join us by the river for motivation, inspiration, and some bodyweight exercises that will make you sweat and give you the energy to get back on your game.