I did that with 3 kids, you dont want a canoe, i did it in a 12 foot jon, trust me! you need a 14 ft jon at least, maybe a 16 foot!
I was a life guard and wife was a water safety instructor( the people that teach life guards) so we know, lol,
It just takes a second for things to go wrong. Its way safer in a jon boat, and the river jons, if you can find one are good.