SHOP FEATURE 5

(For the week of December 20, 2021)

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!

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Spudsters Plush – Callie Cat
Price: $31.99 each

Short and plump, Spudsters is a new Aurora collection filled with adorable and stackable plush friends! This Callie Cat Spudster is a tri-coloured calico cat with triangular ears, sweet lovable facial expression, and adorably round, potato-like body. Measures approximately 10″ in size.

Suitable for ages 3+

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Key For Santa Ornament
Price: $2.99 each

Unlock your child’s imagination during the holiday season and help make sure Santa finds everyone on his list – with or without a chimney – with a special key for Santa! Each 2.5″ pewtertone metal key arrives with a red ribbon for hanging and its own 4″ printed card. Verse on card reads: “If you have no chimney on Christmas Eve, awaiting the presents that Santa will leave, Just hang this key by the door for him, And all the gifts will be left within.”

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Chew Ch’boogie Teether – Wiggle the Whale
Price: $18.99 each

Wiggle the Whale is the perfect chewy critter for new nibblers! This teething toy is easy for babies to hold, chew on, and play with. Designed with little hands in mind, your baby can nibble on this whale’s textured hat and bumpy handle at home, in the car seat, in the stroller, or in the crib. This soothing toy is also entirely worry-free – it’s made of 100% natural rubber with food grade paint. 

Suitable for ages 0+

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LUDI Puffer Fish 
Price: $22.99 each

This pretty little fish has a few tricks up its flipper! Designed to entertain children at bath time, the little fish moves in the water with agility. Turn the propeller counter-clockwise to wind up the mechanism and off the fish goes! 

Suitable for ages 10 months+

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Fizzy Figures (Dino or Mermaid)
Price: $7.99 each

Drop the egg in water and watch it fizz away to reveal a mystery figurine!

Suitable for ages 5+

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LOVE LOCAL: SPARK CREATIVE LEARNING IN MANITOBA


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KIDTHINK, the children’s mental health centre located right here in Manitoba, is re-promoting their 12 Days of Holiday Well-Being tips due to popular demand!

While the holiday season is often filled with excitement and joy, it can also be a stressful time for families. Check out their valauble tips for maintaining well-being for you and your family this holiday season, including leaving time for rest and relaxation, remembering balance, and reaching out for support. Read the whole list and learn more about KIDTHINK.

ALL ABOARD: WE’RE GATHERING STEAM


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During the holidays, try using peppermints and candy canes as math manipulatives in your family’s projects!

Since birth, children are measured and weighed at every doctor visit. From an early age, they quickly hop on the scale or ask how tall they are. But what does that number mean? And how are different things measured? Typical units of measurement can be a bit abstract for preschool mathematicians, but you can still introduce and explore the concept of measurement with them using more familiar, tangible units. For the holidays, you can explore measurements with candies, using peppermints for weight and candy canes for length.

Weighing Objects with a Balance Scale

If you don’t have a balance scale, you can make a simple DIY balance scale with cups, string, and a coat hanger. Place your scale on a level surface or hang your DIY version from the back of a chair or a hook, and let your preschooler weigh various objects. Instruct them to place an object in one cup, and add weights – in this case peppermints – to the other cup until the scale balances. How many ‘peppermints’ did each of your objects weigh? Which object was the heaviest? Which one was the lightest? Did any objects weigh the same?

Measuring Lengths with Candy Canes

You can also move on to measuring lengths. Using candy canes like rulers, preschoolers can measure countless objects around the room. Demonstrate how to lay the candy cane along the length of the object starting at one end. Lay candy canes end to end to measure the full length of each object. What was the tallest object you measured? What was the smallest?

For Older Kids

Older students can still enjoy these basic measurement activities. You can make it more of a challenge for them by asking them to convert their weights and lengths from units of peppermints and candy canes to actual grams and centimetres!

LOVE LOCAL: SPARK CREATIVE LEARNING IN WINNIPEG

Help support local small businesses during this season of giving and consider doing some shopping in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District. With lots of retailers offering online ordering and curbside pick-up options, it’s easy and fun to grab a hot beverage or bite to-go and help support local small businesses while getting in the holiday spirit.

Learn more at the Exchange District BIZ.