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Don’t miss March Break at The Canadian Canoe Museum March 10-14, 2008

Register for one or more 3 hour CanoeKids programs at the Museum, all set within a unique canoe heritage theme.  Have fun and take home the coolest craft projects in the area!  Invite an adult for a free museum visit and a picnic lunch at the indoor CanoeKids campground.  Morning sessions run from 9:00 am to 12:00, afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00.  Cost per program is $20.

Included:  Museum admission, all materials, taxes and one adult free admission on the day of the child’s program.**



Morning Sessions9:00 am - 12:00 pmAges 5-8
Afternoon Sessions1:00 pm - 4:00 pmAges 9-13

CanoeKids Program Date Description Fee

Junior Curator

Mon Mar 10, 2008

Build your own mini exhibit!  Discover how museums bring to life our stories from the past, then bring to life a story of your own.

$20.00

Drums the Word

Tues Mar 11, 2008

Everyone loves to bang on a drum!  Build your own custom drum to play while you join in the lively paddling songs of the voyageur.

$20.00

Watercolour Creations

Wed Mar 12, 2008

Paint by number this isn’t!  Create art in a whole new way using unusual techniques.

$20.00

Dancing Limberjacks & Jills

Thurs Mar 13, 2008

Back by popular demand!  Step back in time to when lumber men spent the long winter nights entertaining each other with hand carved wooden figures that could be taught to dance. You’ll build your very own Jack or Jill and teach it to dance to live fiddle tunes—old and new!

$20.00

Arctic Fun

Fri Mar 14, 2008

Always in demand, carve your own soapstone animal, and experience other fun arctic pastimes

$20.00

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**Option for Museum visit with supervision of parent or guardian – museum hours are 10:00 am to 5:00pm. Enjoy a self guided visit to the Museum before or after the child’s program; please give your child’s name at Front Desk. Parents or supervising adults of children registered in one of our programs, you are welcome to enjoy an indoor “picnic lunch” at the CanoeKids indoor campground with your children from 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Please bring your own nut free food and drink. Please note: All children must be accompanied by a supervising adult outside program hours. The museum is a nut-safe facility; no food or drink in the galleries. Each program will include a nutrition break. Please send a nut free snack and drink for your child.

Monday, May 12, 2008

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