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At the Manitoba Children’s Museum, we exist to spark kids’ creative learning, so join ChooChoo, our resident mascot, for an inside look at all the fun, creative things happening at the museum.
Most Recent News:
Canada Post Letter Writing to Santa Campaign Kick-Off
On Thursday, November 12th the Manitoba Children’s Museum will be partnering with Canada Post to host close to 90 children from Dufferin and Pinkham Schools at the museum to kick-off the 2009 Canada Post Letter Writing to Santa Campaign and to preview Eaton’s Santa’s Village.
After an introduction by Chief Postal Elf Clare Mills, these students will be able to meet special guests Santa & Mrs. Claus, to write their holiday letters, and to explore Santa’s Village.
Eaton’s Santa’s Village officially opens to the public on Saturday, November 14th, and visitors can drop off their holiday letters to Santa at the special Canada Post North Pole mailbox located at the museum throughout the holiday season.
- ChooChoo, MCM’s Resident Mascot
ChooChoo’s Photo Gallery:
Did You Know?
The following are some incredible facts about ChooChoo, our resident mascot!
- ChooChoo is a train conductor, and he’s responsible for running the 9161 steam engine in the museum’s All Aboard Gallery.
- ChooChoo has been getting out-and-about more than he did in the past. In 2009, he traded in his conductor suit for a mummy costume at our Halloween Howl, and more recently, he’s been spotted as Santa’s “Helper Elf” at several of our holiday events, like the Spaghetti Breakfast with Santa!
- ChooChoo has given out over 125,000 furry high-fives and hugs since 1999!
ChooChoo originally worked as a “Punkinhead” at Eaton’s before getting a new job at the Manitoba Children’s Museum. Are you a history buff? For more information on Eaton’s Punkinhead, please select from one of the following links:
- Eaton’s Santa Claus Parade. The CBC Digital Archives Website. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Punkinhead: Santa’s Very Special Little Bear. The Archives of Ontario.
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