Children's Music Concert - The Magic Flute: Children participate through movement, song, riddles and games while musicians perform music adapted from Mozart's opera. Wood Recital Hall, 900 Johnson St. Today, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., preconcert activities at 10: 30 a.m. Cost: $12 kids; $15 parents; siblings under 9 months free. Details at vcm.bc.ca Stellar Saturday with swimming, movies, karaoke, music, dance, cooking and crafts. For seven-to 11-year-olds, tonight, 6: 30-9: 30 p.m. at Juan e Fuca Recreation. Cost: $18. Go to westshorerecreation.ca

West-Mont Montessori School open house and art show, today, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 4075 Metchosin Rd. Tel. 250-474-2626.

Cinecenta Matinee for Kids at UVic Cinecenta: Happy Feet 2. Today and Sunday, 1 p.m. All seats $4.75.

2012 Maple Sugar Festival du Sucre d'Erable, a bilingual festival presented by Association des francophones de Nanaimo today and Sunday at Beban Park Auditorium, 2300 Bowen Rd., Nanaimo. Details at franocophonenanaimo.org

Valentines Day Sing-A-Long, all your favourite tunes, plus tea, coffee and crafts for kids. Tuesday, 10: 30 a.m.-noon at Esquimalt Recreation Centre, register at 250-412-8500.

Sunday at Oak Bay Recreation Centre: 1-5 p.m. Kids' fun swim; noon-2: 45 p.m. Cupid's family skate; 3-4: 40 p.m. everyone skate. Tel. 250-370-7101.

Kindergym at Henderson Recreation Centre, Tuesday, 10-11 a.m. Visit online at recreation.oakbay.ca.

Storytime at Tall Tale Books with storytellers from Victoria Storytellers Guild every Wednesday at 11 a.m., 795 Fort St. Details at talltalesbooks.ca

Good Morning Rhyme Time at the Sidney/North Saanich Library. Songs, rhymes and stories, refreshments and social time. Thursdays, 10: 15-10: 45 a.m. to March 1. Ages 0-5. Free, register at 250-656-0944.

Preschool Storytime at Sooke Library, 2065 Anna Marie Rd. Stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and puppet shows. Each storytime ends with a craft. Thursdays, 10: 30-11 a.m. to March 15. Ages 3-5. Register at 250-642-3022.

Babytime for ages 0-18 months to learn rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories. Fridays, 10: 30-11 a.m. to March 16, at Sooke Public Library, 2065 Anna Marie Rd. Register at 250-642-3022.

Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Biology Buddies: Winter/spring sessions for four-to six-year olds. February sessions registration at swanlake.bc.ca

Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre presents Bite Me exhibit, showing how animals in the Salish Sea eat. Daily, 10 a.m.-4: 30 p.m. to June 17. Sidney Pier Building, 9811 Seaport Pl.

Maritime Museum of B.C. presents What Lies Beneath exhibit, daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. to August. Bastion Square. Tel. 250-385-4222 or go to mmbc.bc.ca