ALL ABOARD: WE’RE GATHERING STEAM

Source: wisekidneticenergy.ca

Founded in 1990, WISE Kid-Netic Energy is the largest community outreach program offered by the University of Manitoba, with support from the Price Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Science. They offer hands-on, curriculum-based science, engineering, and technology deliverables for youth in Kindergarten through Grade 12.

Scroll through WISE Kid-Netic Energy’s collection of cluster booklets filled with fun, on-the-go STEM activities like colouring, puzzles, design challenges, experiments, and more! Their booklets are offered in French and English. Plus, open up any booklet to meet Esiw the Friendly Robot, who loves to talk about all things computer science!

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LOVE LOCAL: SPARK CREATIVE LEARNING IN WINNIPEG

Source: cdem.com/en/events/movies-under-the-stars For a third year in a row, the Conseil de développement économique des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba (CDEM), in partnership with Cinémental and the Alliance Française du Manitoba, presents Cinéma sous les étoiles (Movies Under the Stars) at the beautiful St. Boniface Cathedral. Cinéma sous les étoiles offers Manitoba audiences free outdoor screenings…
Jul 08, 2021 • french culture, French literacy, outdoor activities, Things to do in Manitoba, Things to do in Winnipeg
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CREATION STATION: WATERMELON SPONGE PAINTING

Source: fantasticfunandlearning.com This watermelon sponge painting art activity will invigorate the senses, spark creativity, and add in a little bit of math! Materials Sponges cut in various sizes of triangles White cardstock Tempera paint Small paper plates Paintbrush Directions Preliminary steps include cutting several sponges into triangle (or wedge) shapes, rounding the bottoms to give…
Jul 11, 2021 • art, arts and crafts, at-home crafts, Creation Station, summer, summer activities
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SHOP FEATURE 5

(For the week of July 12, 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! Read More… Double-Sided Flip Car Price: $6.99 Bring on the fun with these double-sided flip cars! Fly wheel action…
Jul 12, 2021 • arts and crafts, feature 5, science, shop, Shop Feature 5, Toys

LOVE LOCAL: SPARK CREATIVE LEARNING IN MANITOBA


Source: sciencerendezvous.ca

Science Rendezvous is happening all over the country on May 8, and Manitoba organizations are hosting several activities that teachers and families will want to take part in.

Join the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg for virtual Science Chase activities on May 8. Test your knowledge of our diverse Manitoba ecosystem!

This year, Science Rendezvous Winnipeg has also partnered with Trees Winnipeg and Manitoba Agriculture & Resource Development (ARD) to plant up to 5,500 trees! Trees (white spruce) and educational materials will be available to Manitoba elementary schools, grades 5-6. Trees can be delivered to schools for FREE. Schools are encouraged to organize their own safe outdoor socially-distanced tree planting activities or giveaways.

Learn more about Science Rendezvous.

Manitoba Day 2019

Today is the perfect day to learn more about the province we call home. We’re celebrating our great province’s iconic nature today – from polar bears to the prairie crocus! With a take-home craft, special activities, as well as hands-on science experiments led by Let’s Talk Science teams from the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg, it’s an extra special day at the museum today.

Manitoba Day 2019

Today is the perfect day to learn more about the province we call home. We’re celebrating our great province’s iconic nature today – from polar bears to the prairie crocus! With a take-home craft, special activities, as well as hands-on science experiments led by Let’s Talk Science teams from the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg, it’s an extra special day at the museum today.

Spring Break Line-Up 2020 (CANCELLED)

Celebrate Spring Break at the Children’s Museum! Become a deep-sea diver, fisherman, or marine biologist and dive into the ocean! Bring your creativity and join us daily from 11:00AM – 3:00PM as we depart on marine adventures, visit with special guests, and work together to create our own artistic aquarium filled with sea creature crafts!


Daily Schedule

  • Saturday, March 28, 2020: Five-Pointed Starfish
    Experience science in action with the University of Manitoba’s Let’s Talk Science. Make the first mark on our artistic aquarium with a puffy paint starfish craft, and get moving as you help us seek out starfish of a different colour!
  • Sunday, March 29, 2020: Whale-A-Palooza
    Have a whale of a time as we make underwater crafts with Graffiti Art Programming Inc! Once you’re done, have some parachute fun as we help save some krill from being eaten by a whale.
  • Monday, March 30, 2020: Jolly Jellyfish
    Swimming high or swimming low, create a jolly jellyfish with artist Megan Krause and add it to our artistic aquarium! Later, put your own movement skills to the test as you try to navigate our jellyfish bloom!
  • Tuesday, March 31, 2020: Hungry, Hungry Sharks
    Join special guests Freeze Frame for animated fun. Later, join us at the Creation Station as you create your own hungry, alphabet-eating shark. But wait, there’s another hungry shark waiting to be fed – help us pick the best food for him, quick!
  • Wednesday, April 1, 2020: Colourful Coral
    Habitats are all around us. Plant seedlings and learn about how trees are important to our ecosystem with experts from Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development – Forestry Branch. After that, build your own piece of colourful coral, mix it in some paint, and add some brilliant flare to our artistic aquarium. Join us as we grab our fishing poles and help seek out fish who are hiding in the reef!
  • Thursday, April 2, 2020: Polar Bear Express
    A fan favourite will be returning to the Children’s Museum – hop onboard the Fun Express Train courtesy of Playworld Fun Rentals. At the Creation Station, make your own puffy polar bear to swim along in our artistic aquarium.
  • Friday, April 3, 2020: Sand Dollar Urchins
    FortWhyte Alive will be joining us on our aquatic adventures as they challenge us to keep water clean. What kind of ocean week would be complete without sand? Create your own sand dollar and mould, cut, and experiment with colourful kinetic sand!
  • Saturday, April 4, 2020: Bubbly Bobbly Seahorses
    Take a break on the side of the ocean with a fine furry friend! The Winnipeg Humane Society will be dropping by from 11:00AM – 1:00PM with a friendly canine pal in tow. Enjoy some hands-on building and hunting for treasure with Engineering For Kids of Winnipeg from 1:00PM – 3:00PM. Dive back into the ocean blue and prepare to jump the waves like an elegant seahorse, then paint your own seahorse with bubble wrap!
  • Sunday, April 5, 2020: Dancing Crabs
    Experience science in action with the University of Winnipeg’s Let’s Talk Science. Get messy with hand-print painting dancing crabs in our artistic aquarium. Later, put your own crab legs to the test to see how fast you can move like a crab!

NOTICE: MEDIA MAY BE PRESENT AT THIS EVENT
Attendance at this event constitutes guardian consent of participants to be photographed and/or videotaped and to the use of said images, likenesses, profiles and otherwise in print, broadcast, or electronic materials by the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. and by third parties promoting the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. and releases the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. from any claim released to such usage.

Spring Break Line-Up 2020 (CANCELLED)

Celebrate Spring Break at the Children’s Museum! Become a deep-sea diver, fisherman, or marine biologist and dive into the ocean! Bring your creativity and join us daily from 11:00AM – 3:00PM as we depart on marine adventures, visit with special guests, and work together to create our own artistic aquarium filled with sea creature crafts!


Daily Schedule

  • Saturday, March 28, 2020: Five-Pointed Starfish
    Experience science in action with the University of Manitoba’s Let’s Talk Science. Make the first mark on our artistic aquarium with a puffy paint starfish craft, and get moving as you help us seek out starfish of a different colour!
  • Sunday, March 29, 2020: Whale-A-Palooza
    Have a whale of a time as we make underwater crafts with Graffiti Art Programming Inc! Once you’re done, have some parachute fun as we help save some krill from being eaten by a whale.
  • Monday, March 30, 2020: Jolly Jellyfish
    Swimming high or swimming low, create a jolly jellyfish with artist Megan Krause and add it to our artistic aquarium! Later, put your own movement skills to the test as you try to navigate our jellyfish bloom!
  • Tuesday, March 31, 2020: Hungry, Hungry Sharks
    Join special guests Freeze Frame for animated fun. Later, join us at the Creation Station as you create your own hungry, alphabet-eating shark. But wait, there’s another hungry shark waiting to be fed – help us pick the best food for him, quick!
  • Wednesday, April 1, 2020: Colourful Coral
    Habitats are all around us. Plant seedlings and learn about how trees are important to our ecosystem with experts from Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development – Forestry Branch. After that, build your own piece of colourful coral, mix it in some paint, and add some brilliant flare to our artistic aquarium. Join us as we grab our fishing poles and help seek out fish who are hiding in the reef!
  • Thursday, April 2, 2020: Polar Bear Express
    A fan favourite will be returning to the Children’s Museum – hop onboard the Fun Express Train courtesy of Playworld Fun Rentals. At the Creation Station, make your own puffy polar bear to swim along in our artistic aquarium.
  • Friday, April 3, 2020: Sand Dollar Urchins
    FortWhyte Alive will be joining us on our aquatic adventures as they challenge us to keep water clean. What kind of ocean week would be complete without sand? Create your own sand dollar and mould, cut, and experiment with colourful kinetic sand!
  • Saturday, April 4, 2020: Bubbly Bobbly Seahorses
    Take a break on the side of the ocean with a fine furry friend! The Winnipeg Humane Society will be dropping by from 11:00AM – 1:00PM with a friendly canine pal in tow. Enjoy some hands-on building and hunting for treasure with Engineering For Kids of Winnipeg from 1:00PM – 3:00PM. Dive back into the ocean blue and prepare to jump the waves like an elegant seahorse, then paint your own seahorse with bubble wrap!
  • Sunday, April 5, 2020: Dancing Crabs
    Experience science in action with the University of Winnipeg’s Let’s Talk Science. Get messy with hand-print painting dancing crabs in our artistic aquarium. Later, put your own crab legs to the test to see how fast you can move like a crab!

NOTICE: MEDIA MAY BE PRESENT AT THIS EVENT
Attendance at this event constitutes guardian consent of participants to be photographed and/or videotaped and to the use of said images, likenesses, profiles and otherwise in print, broadcast, or electronic materials by the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. and by third parties promoting the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. and releases the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. from any claim released to such usage.

Science Literacy Week Activities

The Children’s Museum is excited to participate in Science Literacy Week! On Saturday, September 23 and Sunday, September 24 from 11:00AM to 3:00PM, meet the amazing team from the University of Manitoba Let’s Talk Science and join the fun with hands-on experiments. Extract DNA from a strawberry, experiment with circuits, make a kaleidoscope, build a DNA model from candy, and more – then stick around to watch marvelous (and messy!) demonstrations from the LTS experts!

Science Literacy Week Activities

The Children’s Museum is excited to participate in Science Literacy Week! On Saturday, September 23 and Sunday, September 24 from 11:00AM to 3:00PM, meet the amazing team from the University of Manitoba Let’s Talk Science and join the fun with hands-on experiments. Extract DNA from a strawberry, experiment with circuits, make a kaleidoscope, build a DNA model from candy, and more – then stick around to watch marvelous (and messy!) demonstrations from the LTS experts!