Toronto, Canada — Menthub is pleased to announce the expansion of Octopus, formerly known as Menthub Kids, to GTA following its successful launch in Hamilton. Octopus is a platform designed to make it easier for parents to discover activities, classes, programs and camps for their children.
Finding the right activity for a child can take time. Parents often need to search across different websites, recreation listings and community resources to compare programs, locations, age groups, schedules and registration information. Octopus aims to simplify this experience by bringing activity discovery together in one easy-to-use platform.
Our Story – Why We Created Octopus
It started with a simple challenge that we faced as parents.
As parents, we always wanted our child to explore different activities, discover new interests, learn new skills and make the most of childhood.
But finding the right activities was not always easy.
We often found ourselves searching across multiple websites, community pages, social media groups and different activity providers just to find something suitable for our child. We had to check age requirements, locations, schedules, prices and registration dates, often jumping from one website to another.
And there was another challenge: missed opportunities.
By the time we discovered an interesting activity and decided to register, the available spots were often already filled. Many programs open registration and fill up quickly, leaving parents feeling like they have missed their opportunity.
We started wondering:
Why isn’t there one place where parents can discover activities for their children, explore different opportunities and find out when registration opens?
We realized that we couldn’t be the only parents facing this challenge. Many families were probably going through the same experience.
And that’s how Octopus was born.
Why we named it “Octopus”?
Children are curious, energetic, and have countless interests and endless possibilities to explore. Sometimes all at the same time just like an octopus, which has eight arms to do multiple things at once.
We believe every child has many talents, interests, and dreams waiting to be discovered. Octopus is here to help parents explore those possibilities and find the right activities for their little explorers.
Helping Parents Find the Right Activities
Octopus is built around a simple idea: help parents discover more opportunities for their children without spending hours searching for them.
Parents can explore a wide range of activities, including soccer, swimming, dance, music, arts and crafts, STEM, academics, life skills, nature programs, photography, camps and much more.
One of the key features of Octopus is location-based discovery. Parents can enter their postal code, select a preferred search radius and provide their child’s age to find relevant activities nearby.
Rather than simply showing a long list of programs, Octopus helps families quickly answer the questions that matter most:
What activities are available? Is my child eligible? Where is it? When does it happen? How much does it cost? And when does registration begin?
Expanding Across GTA
Octopus began its journey in Hamilton, Ontario, helping families discover the many activities and programs available for children across the city.
Following its launch in Hamilton, Octopus is now expanding its reach to GTA, bringing more opportunities for families in these communities to discover local activities for their children.
Octopus also welcomes local activity providers, including sports academies, swimming schools, dance studios, music schools, tutoring centres, art programs and other organizations offering activities for children, to list their programs on the platform and connect with more families.
About Octopus by Menthub
Launched in 2026 by Menthub, Octopus is a family-focused platform designed to make discovering children’s activities simple and convenient.
Available at octopus.menthub.com, Octopus helps parents explore nearby programs based on their child’s age and location, including sports, swimming, dance, music, arts, STEM, camps, academics and more.
By bringing activity information together in one place, Octopus helps families spend less time searching and more time discovering opportunities for children to Explore, Learn and Grow.
Discover activities near you: https://octopus.menthub.com/
