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Mar 20, 2023 • , , , ,

SHOP FEATURE 5

(For the week of March 20, 2023)

Check out this week’s Feature 5 – a list of top-selling products from Shop, the Children’s Museum’s gift store!

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i-Top
Regular Price: $29.99 each
Sale Price: $14.99 each

Check out the next generation of spinning tops with the i-Top! Using smart technology, this high-tech top keeps track of the number of spins while LEDs light up the display. Compete against friends in multiple challenges, unlock hidden features by spinning the top an exact number of spins, or challenge competitors to spin the highest score. With over ten different ways to play and tons of animations, the fun with i-Top is non-stop! Includes batteries. 

Suitable for ages 7+

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Farkle Box
Regular Price: $16.99 each
Sale Price: $8.99 each

The classic dice-rolling, risk-taking game! Take a risk, and keep rolling to build your score. Or play it safe so you don’t lose your points in a farkle. Easy to learn and cleans up quick! Farkle is great at home or for bringing on trips. Box contains 6 dice, shaker cup, score pad, and rules.

Suitable for ages 8+

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Buzzword Junior
Regular Price: $33.99 each
Sale Price: $16.99 each

Buzzword Junior is designed with younger players in mind. Just like in the award-winning Buzzword game, you and your teammates have 45 seconds to solve a set of clues, and all the answers contain the Buzzword. Let’s say the Buzzword is “see” and the clue is “teeter-totter.” Your teammates shout “seesaw,” and you buzz the buzzer. With clues for all ages, you’ll “see” why Buzzword Junior is the perfect family game.

Suitable for ages 7+

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5 Second Rule
Regular Price: $33.99 each
Sale Price: $16.99 each

It should be easy to name 3 breeds of dogs – but can you do it under the pressure of 5 seconds twisting down, and with the other players staring at you, waiting for you to get flustered? Time’s not on your side, so just say what comes to mind and risk ridiculous answers slipping as time twirls down on the unique twisted timer. It’s all in good fun with the fast-paced game where you have to just spit it out!

Suitable for ages 10+

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World’s Smallest Perplexus
Regular Price: $18.99 each
Sale Price: $9.99 each

Easy to play…hard to master! Enjoy this miniature edition of the original, classic 3D puzzle Perplexus maze toy. Race the internal ball through 100 numbered checkpoints to conquer this tiny labyrinth. 

Suitable for ages 8+

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ALL ABOARD: WE’RE GATHERING STEAM

Ready to be mesmerized? Well, our Illusion Tunnel activity this week will do just that. Let's use ART to create our own illusion spinners! You’ll need: Cardboard or cardstock Ruler Box cutter (for the adults) Penny Markers Instructions Cut out a circle from cardboard or cardstock. Trace out some lines into a design of your…
Mar 22, 2023 • art, Creative learning, illusion tunnel, spinners, STEAM, STEAM resources
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SHOP FEATURE 5

(For the week of April 3, 2023) Check out this week’s Feature 5 – a list of top-selling products from Shop, the Children’s Museum’s gift store! Read More… Children’s Museum Chalk Mug Price: $12.99 This clever Children’s Museum-branded black and white chalk mug inspires creativity, just use the supplied chalk to personalize it with a…
Apr 05, 2023 • CM merchandise, feature5, shop, Souvenirs
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SHOP FEATURE 5

(For the week of April 10, 2023) Check out this week’s Feature 5 – a list of top-selling products from Shop, the Children’s Museum’s gift store! Read More… Mini Garden - Dinosaur Price: $15.99 each Experience the wonder of nature all year when you bring the fun of gardening indoors with the Dinosaur Mini Garden…
Apr 10, 2023 • dinosaur, dinosaurs, feature 5, sensory toy, shop, Toys
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SHOP FEATURE 5

(For the week of March 13, 2023)

Check out this week’s Feature 5 – a list of top-selling products from Shop, the Children’s Museum’s gift store!

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Robot Face Race
Regular Price: $33.99 each
Sale Price: $17.99 each

Help a crazy inventor find the heads he needs to complete his robot bodies in this frantically fun, feature-finding game! Shake the Robot Randomizer, then scan the board for the robot head with the matching face, eyes, nose, and mouth. It’s fun for the whole family and helps to develop concentration and crucial visual discrimination skills! Includes game board with 120 different robot heads, Robot Randomizer, and 20 robot scoring tokens.

For 2-4 players, ages 4+

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Don’t You Forget It Game
Regular Price: $13.99 each
Sale Price:$6.99 each

Think you can roll nine dice and get them all to match before the words “For”, “Get”, and “It” appear face up? It’s harder than it sounds… This two player, fast-paced, fun memory game will have your head rolling! Players can stop at any time, and have opportunities to double, triple, or even quadruple their scores the more dice they match. Be the first to roll up to 500 points!

Suitable for ages 8+

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5 Second Rule Jr.
Regular Price: $33.99 each
Sale Price: $16.99 each

It seems like it would be easy to name three flavours of ice cream – but can you do it under the pressure of 5 seconds and with other players staring at you? You have to be quick, so just say whatever comes to mind and risk silly answers slipping out. Because that would be funny, and we all like to laugh! It’s all in good fun with this fast-paced game where you have to Just Spit it Out!

Suitable for ages 6+

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Rolit Game
Regular Price: $44.99 each
Sale Price: $22.99 each

Rolit is an easy-to-learn strategy game that’s fun for the whole family. The aim of the game is to capture your opponent’s Rolit balls, and turn the balls to make them your colour. The player with the most Rolit balls of their colour wins! For 2-4 players.

Suitable for ages 7+

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Marble Circuit
Regular Price: $41.99 each
Sale Price: $20.99 each

It’s the multi-directional marble maze with 64 puzzling challenges! Choose a card to see your puzzle and place the multi-directional tiles on the board. Release the steel marbles to see if you land your targets. If you’re off base, move the tiles until your marble circuits deliver a picture-perfect landing. It’s logic, strategy, and a brain game all in one!

Suitable for ages 8+

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ALL ABOARD: WE’RE GATHERING STEAM

Choo Choo! Are you ready for a Junction 9161 STEAM activity? This week’s area of focus is ENGINEERING and we're making a chugging train! You’ll need: Construction paper Glue Scissors Paper Fasteners Instructions: Cut out the shapes for your train in various colours of construction paper. Glue the pieces together to create the train (except…
Mar 15, 2023 • Creative learning, engineering, Junction9161, STEAM, STEAM resources, Train
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SHOP FEATURE 5

(For the week of March 20, 2023) Check out this week’s Feature 5 – a list of top-selling products from Shop, the Children’s Museum’s gift store! Read More… i-Top Regular Price: $29.99 each Sale Price: $14.99 each Check out the next generation of spinning tops with the i-Top! Using smart technology, this high-tech top keeps…
Mar 20, 2023 • board games, feature5, games, sale, shop

ALL ABOARD: WE’RE GATHERING STEAM

Ready to be mesmerized? Well, our Illusion Tunnel activity this week will do just that. Let's use ART to create our own illusion spinners! You’ll need: Cardboard or cardstock Ruler Box cutter (for the adults) Penny Markers Instructions Cut out a circle from cardboard or cardstock. Trace out some lines into a design of your…
Mar 22, 2023 • art, Creative learning, illusion tunnel, spinners, STEAM, STEAM resources
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SHOP FEATURE 5

(For the week of October 17, 2022)
Check out this week’s Feature 5 – a list of top-selling products from Shop, the Children’s Museum’s gift store!

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Duck Duck Dance! Game
Price: $30.99

Get moving and grooving with this fun dancing game for toddlers! Duck Duck Dance! is simple and sweet, with 4 large dice featuring 8 different easy dance moves. From spinning to wiggling, players imitate the adorable ducks to uncover the four audience members to complete the game! Includes 1 pond game board, 4 movement dice, 4 pond audience members, parent guide, and game instructions.

Suitable for ages 2+

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Stone Soup Board Game
Price: $29.99 each

From the classic tale of cooperation comes this simple game where players work together to cook a soup by making matches of ingredients. Match all the ingredients before the fire under the kettle goes out and everyone wins! For 2-6 Players. Includes 1 game board, 24 soup cards, 10 fire out cards, 1 magic stone card, and game instructions.

Suitable for ages 5+

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With A Cherry On Top Game
Price: $19.99 each

Top your banana splits with the most ice cream scoops to win this sweet counting game! The simple strategy required helps kids to hone their decision-making, direction-following, and turn-taking skills, even as they have a blast rolling the dice, gathering the scoops and smelling the scratch-and-sniff cherries to place on top of their treats. You won’t need to beg “pretty please with a cherry on top” to get others to join you in this fun game! For 2-4 Players. Includes 8 banana split boards, 28 ice cream scoops, 8 scratch-and-sniff cherries, 1 die, and game instructions.

Suitable for ages 3+

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Acorn Soup Game
Price: $32.99 each

Making Acorn Soup is easy as 1-2-3! The round box bottom doubles as a bowl, which contains wooden ingredients and a sturdy wooden spoon for mixing and stirring. Simple recipe cards teach toddlers to identify the ingredients and count as they cook. Mix, stir, eat, and play together! Counting, pretend play, sorting, and fine-motor skills are benefits of this fun, interactive game. Includes 8 recipe cards, 24 ingredient tiles, 1 wooden spoon, parent guide, and game instructions.

Suitable for ages 2+

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Panda’s Picnic In The Park Game
Price: $30.99 each

Enjoy some delicious colour and shape fun with Panda’s Picnic In The Park! Kids practice colours and shapes, turn-taking, gross and fine-motor skills, and vocabulary as they play. Players take turns reaching into the picnic basket to grab different foods. What shape did you get? What colour did you get? Match it to your plate. When your plate is full, your picnic is complete! For 2-3 Players. Includes 16 picnic food pieces, 3 plates, picnic blanket, picnic basket, parent guide, and game instructions.

Suitable for ages 2+

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ALL ABOARD: WE’RE GATHERING STEAM

It’s time to create some shadow puppets and make a video with this week’s theme of TECHNOLOGY. With this activity, your child will learn how to create a video and using stop-motion technology. You'll need: video recording device paper or cardstock skewers flashlight scissors printable puppet template here Print out the shadow puppet template or…
Oct 19, 2022 • STEAM, STEAM resources, technology
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MINI MONDAYS READING LIST

It's time for another Mini Mondays reading list. Listed below are titles tailored to our little VIPS (children under 4 years old). We hope they bring laughter, curiosity and fun while sparking creative learning. Bookscape: We Love Books!   Arrhenius, Ingela P. Discover a world of books and stories and learn first words with this…
Oct 21, 2022 • Children’s Bookshelf, Literacy Resources, mini mondays, Reading Resources
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SHOP FEATURE 5

(For the week of October 24, 2022) Check out this week’s Feature 5 – a list of top-selling products from Shop, the Children’s Museum’s gift store! Read More… Sensory Wiggle Caterpillar Price: $6.99 each This Sensory Wiggle Caterpillar is perfect for fidgeting hands! Kids of all ages will enjoy shaking this rainbow-coloured caterpillar back and…
Oct 24, 2022 • ATV, caterpillar, feature 5, Fishing game, games, shop, Toys, Train
Jun 28, 2020 • , , , , , , , , , , ,

SUNDAY FUNDAY: SOME JUST-FOR-FUN ACTIVITIES TO MAKE YOU SMILE

Gather up the kids and get ready for some entertainment as you try out the free board games, puzzles, trivia, and colouring sheets featured in today’s blog post!

  • Concept Kids
    Source: asmodee-canada.com

    Board games are one of the most popular and enjoyable tools for keeping the family entertained and engaged while living through coronavirus-induced social distancing. With that in mind, Asmodee has introduced Print & Play, a free selection of board games in English and French that anyone can print out and play with members of their family, whether quarantined together or via virtual get-togethers, right in the comfort and safety of their home!

  • Hellokids offers numerous free Mr. Men and Little Miss online puzzle activities. Choose from your favorite characters and have fun figuring out the puzzles. Mr. Men and Little Miss puzzles provide lots of fun and entertainment for your kids, and they can provide an easy way to talk about values and character traits that are important to you and your family.
  • Sloth Poo Dance
    Source: EarthRangers.com

    This just in: Sloths might be known for chilling high up in the trees most of the time, but they journey down every once and a while. Once a week, they make a special trip from their tree hang outs to do their “business” in what some experts call THE POO DANCE. If this animal poop factoid is of interest to you (or just plain ol’ hilarious to the kids!) – dance on over to Earth Rangers to read more #2-rated trivia in their “Top 10 Facts All About Animal Poop.”

  • To all the kids (and kids at heart) who’ve had to sacrifice play dates with friends, David’s Tea has created a fun colouring sheet for some hands-on arts & crafts time. Expert tip: It pairs perfectly with some crayons and iced tea!

Stay tuned for more resources to help spark kids’ creative learning!

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SHOP FEATURE 5

(For The Week Of June 28, 2020) 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… ZOOB Builderz 250-Piece Kit Price: $88.00 each Sale Price: $43.99 each ZOOB is an award-winning building set…
Jun 28, 2020 • feature 5, Games & Puzzles, science, shop, Toys
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MINI MONDAY: CANADA DAY PLAY DOUGH

Create your own red and white play dough to celebrate Canada Day in sensory style! Materials 1 cup of Flour ¼ cup of Salt ¾ cup of Water 3 tablespoons of Lemon Juice Food Colouring (Optional) Parchment Paper Wooden Spoon Bowl Pot Directions: Boil some water. Pour ¾ cups of boiling water into a pot.…
Jun 29, 2020 • Canada Day, Gross Motor Skills, mini monday, play dough, Sensory Development
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2019 Impact Report Available Now

The Children's Museum is pleased to announce the publication of its 2019 Impact Report. To view a PDF-version of this document, please click here.
Jun 30, 2020 • annual events, annual report, children’s museum, documents, financial report, impact report, print materials
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