Make something together this Family Day at the Museum of Vancouver. Drop in throughout the day to explore hands-on activity booths led by local Vancouver artists and crafters. Each booth offers a free, all-ages creative activity, with the opportunity to browse and purchase handmade goods directly from the artists.
Families of all kinds are welcome. Whether you come with kids, grandparents, chosen family, or on your own, these short, playful activities are designed to be easy to jump into—no experience required!
Come play, create, shop and connect with Vancouver’s creative community at MOV.
Activity booths are free to access in the lobby but regular Museum admission applies if you’d like to visit the galleries.
Date: Monday, February 16, 2026
Time: 11:00am-4:00pm
Location: Museum of Vancouver, Upper Lobby
About the artists
Care2Carve
Care2Carve is a travelling stone who collects no moss. Carving their way through soapstone and alabaster and sharing their knowledge along the way. They carve sculptures, jewelry, and have soapstone carve kits for sale.
Activity: Soapstone Carving
Design My Magnets
Design My Magnets is a small business owner specializing in custom-made photo magnets, with pre-made magnet designs available as additional items. Each piece is thoughtfully designed and handcrafted with care. They love turning meaningful moments into high-quality keepsakes that people can use, gift, and enjoy every day.
Activity: Magnet Designing
Website
Dionne Comics
Dionne Comics is a Chinese-Filipino Canadian artist and writer. She makes comics, zines, prints and illustrations featuring her original cartoon characters, Duck and Dog. She is the winner of the 2026 Herizons Feminist Comic Contest Award, and her work has been supported by the BC Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Activity: Comic Making and Cartoon Character Designing
Website | Instagram
Eurasianaesthetic
Kathryn Wadel is a Filipina-Canadian mixed media artist, who facilitates community projects and workshops that engage audiences with art-making practices. Featured in galleries and magazines, her recent drawings and paintings explore cultural and community identities inspired by modern mythology and folklore.
Activity: Making Modern Mythos Workshop - Written Story, Zine or Mini-Artwork
Hantopiaaa Bindery
Han Pham is an artist who created handbound notebooks from reclaimed materials.
Activity: Book Binding
Invasive Art Initiative
Invasive Art Initiative is a settler of Scottish, English, and Metis ancestry, an artist, and workshop host. They explore the intersection of "nature", colonization, and invasive plants. They engage with community members across the Lower Mainland, delivering programming on upcycling invasive plants while diving into these species' histories and stories, alongside making fun ecology-related goods. All goods are printed/produced within BC with natural materials either by hand or with as sustainable of sources as possible.
Activity: Community Canvas
Issi Illustrates
Isabelle is an Emily Carr University of Art and Design student who illustrates children's books, prints, face painting and jewelry!
Activity: Face Painting
Mar Cortez
Mar Cortez is a Filipina multidisciplinary artist and cultural worker. Her art practice focuses on Filipino culture and precolonial history with a special interest in the precolonial script Baybayin. Mar has hosted Baybayin workshops throughout Canada and the Philippines and is passionate about making this knowledge accessible to all.
Activity: Read and Write Baybayin
One More Life Gallery
Flavia is an artist and curator. Alongside their partner, Daniel, they run a pop-up gallery called One More Life Gallery.They aim to bring their love for art and the joy of sharing it anywhere they can! They will be sharing some original artworks from their artists, cute stickers and keychains, and a fun activity. Flavia has been teaching art for over a decade, and it continues to be their favorite thing to do!
Activity: Button Making
One More Life Website - Instagram | Cats Can Puke Website - Instagram
Petit Architect
Petit Architect works to empower children to be responsible, eco-conscious citizens with architecture workshops, camps, and classes. Their mission is to educate, engage, and inspire todays’ youth by keeping kids engaged in their communities and teaching them how to bring their big ideas to life. Through hands-on projects and discussions on building design and construction techniques, students gain a tangible understanding of the concepts and processes involved in creating the real-world structures they see every day.
Activity: Small 3D Model Building
Sarb Glaze
Sarb Glaze is a Canadian abstract expressionist artist and photographer born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. Her work is informed by West Coast landscapes, movement, and a sense of childlike curiosity. Working intuitively with colour and gesture, she creates expressive paintings that explore emotion and visual play. Sarb’s work has been featured in several art magazines and international exhibitions. Some of the galleries she has exhibited with include the Kelowna Art Gallery, Cityscape Gallery in North Vancouver, and the Federation Gallery on Granville Island. Explore Sarb Glaze’s art at the Museum of Vancouver during the Make + Play: Family Day fair, where her original works will be available for purchase.
Activity: Collage Art Making
Thelildragonstudio
Thelildragonstudio is run by the Indigenous Canadian Artist Jessey Tustin. They will be selling a collection of their handmade wares, including scrunchies and tote bags made from reclaimed fabric, colouring Pages, bookmarks and even colouring bookmarks, stickers and prints.
Activity: Colouring Pages and Bookmarks
Trashcan Media
Trashcan Media is a Canadian art group aiming to uplift underrepresented creatives through free workshops and publications.
Activity: Zine Making