Monthly Archives: January 2022
SHOP FEATURE 5
(For the week of January 31, 2022) Check out this week’s Feature 5 – a list of top-selling products from Shop, the Children’s Museum’s gift store, now with FREE shipping in Winnipeg on orders over $50! Read More… Playfoam Greeting Cards Price: $3.99 each Want an unforgettable way to say “Happy Birthday,” “Thank You,” or […]
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LOVE LOCAL: SPARK CREATIVE LEARNING IN WINNIPEG
Cinematheque’s Cabin Fever: Free Films for Kids series returns this February and March! Do you remember the first time you went to the movies as a kid? The team at Cinematheque sure does, and they’re recreating the foundational experience every Sunday in February and March. A Cinematheque tradition, and what has become a rite of […]
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ALL ABOARD: WE’RE GATHERING STEAM
Source: nationalgeographic.co.uk Kids won’t need beakers and microscopes for these four biology experiments – they just need themselves! Each of these experiments from National Geographic’s UK website lets children discover how a human body system works. And by doing these “tests” on their own bodies, they’ll get to see and feel exactly how their own […]
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Tagged Activities for kids, Activity, At-home Experiments, Creative learning, STEAM, STEAM activity
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SHOP FEATURE 5
(For the week of January 24, 2022) Check out this week’s Feature 5 – a list of top-selling products from Shop, the Children’s Museum’s gift store, now with FREE shipping in Winnipeg on orders over $50! Read More… Pako Discovery Spiral Price: $18.99 each The Pako Discovery Spiral is an interactive, educational toy that helps […]
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CREATION STATION: CATCHING SNOWFLAKES ON YOUR TONGUE SELF-PORTRAIT
Source: artisandesarts.blogspot.com This is an incredibly cute idea for a wintery self-portrait with a few different ways to approach it – you could do oil pastel drawings, as pictured above, or use coloured construction paper to cut out and glue all the different parts of each child’s features and winter gear. The square teeth look […]
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LOVE LOCAL: SPARK CREATIVE LEARNING ONLINE
Source: folklorama.ca In an effort to support the public health orders of the province of Manitoba for the public to stay home and stay safe, Folklorama is pleased to present Folklorama at Home: The Virtual Experience, on now weekly until March 2022. Folklorama’s cultural arts division has launched a series of free virtual programs that […]
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Tagged Family fun, folklorama, french culture, french heritage, love local, online activity, Things to do in Manitoba, Things to do in Winnipeg
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ALL ABOARD: WE’RE GATHERING STEAM
Source: scienceupfirst.com Thursday, January 27 is National Kids & Vaccines Day! The COVID-19 vaccines approved in Canada are safe, effective, and save lives. Let’s move the needle (pun intended) and promote vaccine confidence to protect the largest unvaccinated cohort of people in Canada: KIDS! Join ScienceUpFirst, Children’s Healthcare Canada, and the Sandbox Project with vaccine […]
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Tagged COVID-19, French, French Science, science, STEAM, STEAM resources
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SHOP FEATURE 5
(For the week of January 17, 2022) Check out this week’s Feature 5 – a list of top-selling products from Shop, the Children’s Museum’s gift store, now with FREE shipping in Winnipeg on orders over $25! Read More… Sensory Bin – Construction Zone Price: $24.99 each Foster imaginative play with the Construction Zone Sensory Bin. […]
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CREATION STATION: PAPER PLATE TIGER
Source: gluedtomycraftsblog.com This paper plate tiger craft idea is super simple, inexpensive, and fun for all ages. Materials Large paper plate (one per tiger craft) Orange tissue paper Black/orange/white cardstock paper School glue Craft scissors Black marker Directions First cut your tissue paper into small squares. Put a good amount of glue all over the […]
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LOVE LOCAL: SPARK CREATIVE LEARNING IN WINNIPEG
Source: wag.ca Be transported to the North at the Winnipeg Art Gallery with outdoor projections of contemporary Inuit artwork and imagery, highlighting Qaumajuq, the Inuit art centre. This 20-minute show loops on the exterior of the Qaumajuq building on St. Mary Avenue and runs nightly from sundown until 10:00PM. Enjoy beautiful northern lights projections alongside […]
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