Programs for ages 5-7

Mini Bisons Soccer I is designed to provide an introduction to soccer with fun, high quality and developmentally appropriate training, programming, and coaching as part of a holistic approach to long-term athlete development. Our programs will be created and coached by Bisons student-athletes.

Mini Bisons Basketball I is designed to provide an introduction to basketball with fun, high quality and developmentally appropriate training, programming, and coaching as part of a holistic approach to long-term athlete development. Our programs will be created and coached by varsity Bisons student-athletes.

This camp is an introduction to the sport of cheerleading. Learn basic tumbling, pyramids and stunts combined with gymnastics and dance techniques.

Get introduced to dodgeball in a safe and inclusive environment. Learn basic throwing, dodging, and catching strategies while developing an understanding of fair play.

This full day program is packed with fun activities that will keep you busy all day long! Participate in organized games, jungle gym activities and singalongs with musical instruments. Please pack a lunch, a nut-free snack and a drink for breaks.

Keep your body moving all day long. Program focuses on gymnastics elements like cartwheels, forward and backward rolls, and balance beam activities, and is combined with fun jungle gym activities throughout the day. Get instruction in movement and motor skills like throwing, catching, hopping and more!

For the beginner or intermediate Bison who can skate independently, understands the basics of hockey and has the ability to maintain puck control in most situations. Learn about passing, shooting, stick handling, skating with control of the puck, the rules of the game, teamwork and fair play. Experience fun dryland exercises and training during our off ice portion of the day.  *Full hockey equipment required.

Experience the world of rhythmic gymnastics, whether you’re a beginner or advanced. Groups will be divided according to age and ability. Receive basic instruction in rope, hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and scarves.

Welcome to the world of sports! Develop a passion for a variety of sports in a fun, non-competitive and inclusive environment. Campers will be introduced to all of the favourites including soccer, basketball, dodgeball, track and more! Learn about basic skill development, fair play, teamwork and participation.

Experience the fun of skating! This program is ideal for beginner skaters. Lessons focus on the fundamentals (forward skating, stopping, starting, turning and backwards skating) and combines movement-oriented activities and games to encourage fun through learning. Participants are required to bring their own skates, CSA approved helmets and thick mitts or hockey gloves

Step into the blocks and sprint to the finish line! Develop your skills as you explore all the events of track and field. Learn about running, jumping and throwing in an active and games-oriented environment. Take part in a mock track meet at the end of the week to test out your new skills.

Climb to new heights! This program is designed to give participants the chance to experience wall climbing for the first time. Under the supervision of our certified leaders, you will learn the basic requirements for wall climbing such as safety, communication and technique.

Animal lovers will be wild about this camp! You will learn where animals live, what they eat, how long they have been around for and how they survive. Have fun through interactive activities, games and a live animal presentation.

If you love all things crafty, this is the camp for you. Improve your skills in drawing and painting. Try splatter painting, sculpting and more! Participants will have some take-home projects at the end of the week. Please bring a large shirt to protect your clothes.

Take a trip back to prehistoric times when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Learn how a T. Rex hunted through challenges tracking light and movement. See how fossils were made and then go out and dig them up yourself! You will also get to visit the Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie on campus to see some massive fossils firsthand.

Get outside and connect with nature!  Explore University of Manitoba green spaces.  Learn about the Leave No Trace Principles, Manitoba wildlife and vegetation all while learning leadership skills involving teamwork, communication and responsibility.

Throughout the week, perform exciting experiments in a variety of hands-on activities. Learn about rockets, fossil formation, chemical reactions and more!

Are you learning about sports but already know that you love to be active, have fun and try new things? This program will help you explore a variety of sports like basketball, soccer, track and field, or floor hockey in a fun, non-competitive environment. Learn about basic skill development, fair play, teamwork and participation.

Designed by our Bisons head coaches, the Mini Bisons Basketball program allows children to play the game in a focused environment suited to the development of their physical, mental and basketball skills by instituting long-term athlete development (LTAD) modifications to the adult game. With high repetitions and touches, it is player-oriented with the emphasis is on skill development in combination with the teaching and loading of actions.

This program is ideal for beginner skaters. Lessons will focus on the fundamentals of skating, gliding, forward skating, stopping, starting and turning. Learn to Skate combines movement-oriented activities and games to encourage fun through learning. The parent/adult accompanying the child should be a confident skater.

Participants are required to bring their own skates, CSA-approved helmets (full face mask recommended) and thick mitts or hockey gloves.

Lessons will focus on the fundamentals of skating (forward skating, stopping, starting, turning, backwards skating) combining movement oriented activities and games to encourage fun through learning. Children must be able to stand independently on the ice without assistance.

Participants are required to bring their own skates, CSA-approved helmets (full face mask recommended) and thick mitts or hockey gloves.

This program is designed to give participants the chance to experience wall climbing for the first time. Under the supervision of our certified leaders, you will learn the basic requirements for wall climbing such as safety, communication and technique.

Mini Bisons Soccer I is designed to provide an introduction to soccer with fun, high quality and developmentally appropriate training, programming, and coaching as part of a holistic approach to long-term athlete development. Our programs will be created and coached by qualified Mini U Programs staff who may also be Bisons student-athletes.

Register for this program if you love being active, having fun and trying new things. Sport sampler will move you through various athletic activities over the course of the program. Each week you will try popular activities like soccer, basketball, volleyball and more! Parents will participate with their child in the course each day. 

Join your child for a fun filled morning on the mats.  Program focuses on elements of gymnastics such as forward and backward rolls, balance and strength movements, and is combined with fun gym activities. Get instruction in movement and motor skills like throwing, catching, hopping and more!  Parents will participate with their child throughout the class each day.

Welcome to the world of sports! Explore a variety of sports in a fun, non-competitive and inclusive environment. Campers will be introduced to all of the favourites including soccer, basketball, dodgeball and more! Learn about basic skill development, fair play, teamwork and participation.

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No…it’s Superheroes in Training camp! Explore what it takes to be a superhero. Climb like Spider-Man, run like The Flash and leap like Superman. Sharpen your leadership skills while discovering how the Avengers and Justice League work as a team and use their strengths for good. Create your very own superhero/heroine identity and make your own take-home costume!

Experience the fun of skating! This program is ideal for beginner skaters. Lessons focus on the fundamentals (forward skating, stopping, starting, turning and backwards skating) and combines movement-oriented activities and games to encourage fun through learning. Participants are required to bring their own skates, CSA approved helmets and thick mitts or hockey gloves.

• Adaptives
• Bean Bag Zoo with Giant Jenga 
• Buckets!
• Dodgeball
• Eggstavagant Eggs
• Frogs LOGS
• Giant Soccer
• Giant Twister
• Hoppers
• Kanga-Sacs
• Kinect 4
• Mini Basketball and Parachute
• Mini Bouncer**
• Mini Circus
• Mini Leadership
• New Age Kurling (NAK)
• Noodle Time
• Pinguard
• Ricochet Ball
• Rubber Chicken
• Scatterball
• Scoops
• Soccer 
• Spelunker 
• Swamp Thang
• Swimming (Not available 2023)
• Team Walk
• Topple Tubes
• Track Pack
• Yard Games 

• Making new friends 
• Sharing your ideas 
• Learning how to be part of a team 
• Being creative 
• Collecting leadership cards 
• Learning to solve problems 
• Assisting your leader