Activities for kids - Kid's Program -2006-2007- Birthday Parties - Pre-school Programs for groups - Family Astronomy and Space Workshops- March Break Summer Day Camps - Sleepovers -
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Activities for your kids
Our Kid's Programs are available in a .pdf file and .html version
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Kids Programs 2006-2007 (114 Kb)
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BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Saturdays and Sundays
Surprise your kids and their friends with an invitation to discover the fun side of science and technology while also enjoying free Museum access for the whole day. Choose from the following themes: All Aboard! Land Transportation (ages 5 to 6); Hocus Pocus (ages 6 to 8); Electricity and Magnetism (ages 6 to 12); and, Space Adventure (ages 6 to 12). For even more fun, add a SimEx™ Virtual voyages simulator ride for only $2 per person.
| Option |
All inclusive |
Pick and Choose |
| Includes: |
Meal and loot bag |
Choice of meal or loot bag |
| |
Ice cream cake and juice |
Ice cream cake and juice |
| |
Theme activities |
Theme activities |
| Cost (up to 10 children and 2 adults) |
$220 |
$160 |
| Each additional child |
$20 |
$15 |
| Each additional adult |
$10 |
$5 |
Maximum of 15 children and 5 adults per group
For further information, please consult our Background information:
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Birthday Parties - Background information
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR GROUPS
Young audiences investigate and discover the marvels of
science and technology in these specially adapted programs.
In An Invisible Attraction, explore the wonderful world of
magnets; in Energy from the Sun, Wind and Water, discover
some of our natural sources of energy; and in Steamin’,
explore life on the railway.
Offered weekdays from September through June;
duration is approximately 60 minutes; cost is $4 per child.
FAMILY SPACE AND
ASTRONOMY WORKSHOPS
Curious about space and astronomy? These hands-on family
workshops feature a new activity each month. Includes telescope
observing (weather permitting), a guided tour of the heavens in the
inflatable planetarium, or a tour of the Canada in Space exhibition.
| October 13 |
Make a Planet Mobile |
| October 27 |
Astronaut Training Time |
| November 3 |
Star Stories of the First Peoples
(includes craft) |
| December 8 |
Make Space Slime |
| January 26 |
Experiments: Living and Working in Space |
| February 9 |
Meteorites and Craters — in Flour! |
| February 23 |
Make a Galaxy Cluster Model |
| March 9 |
Experiments: Is There Gravity in Space? |
| April 27 |
Make a Sun Dial and See the Sun |
Special package pricing — choose any three workshops.
Payment is required upon registration.
Adults: $16 Students (15-17): $13 Children (4–14): $7
Families (2 adults, 3 children): $40
The Museum reserves the right to substitute workshops with
insufficient registration.
MARCH BREAK HANDS-ON SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY CAMPS
March 12 to 16, 2007 — space is limited, so book early!
Attention all space adventurers, budding scientists and engineers:
come explore, discover and experiment with us in an action-filled
week limited only by your imagination. Choose from March Break
Camp I (6 to 8 years), or March Break Camp II (9 to 12 years).
Registration begins December 4, 2006.
SUMMER DAY CAMPS
Take some gizmos and gadgets, add a dash of innovation, mix in
some discovery, and combine with a group of trained camp leaders,
and you’ve got the ultimate in science camps! Unlock the secrets
of science, technology and engineering through hands-on activities
and take-home projects. All of our popular summer camps include
indoor and outdoor activities, and are geared to children ages 6
to 8 and 9 to 12. Please check our website for details.
Registration begins February 19, 2007.
If you booked a camp in 2006, you will automatically receive
our new brochure in January 2007. If you have not previously
reserved a camp with the Museum, you can request a brochure
by contacting us at cts@technomuses.ca. Please include your full
mailing address.
SLEEPOVERS
Fridays and Saturdays
Pack your enthusiasm, your toothbrush and a sleeping bag, and join us for an exclusive night in the company of a Museum guide. Your group will sneak into the heart of our exciting exhibits, watch a movie and bunk down beside huge locomotives. Available themes include Puzzle Hunt (ages 6 to 10), Night in
Space (ages 6 to 14), Mystery Night (ages 8 to 12), and Be a Detective (ages 12 to 14). Certain themes may also be adapted for groups of 35 or more. For even more fun, add a SimEx™ Virtual voyages simulator ride for only $2 per person.
| Includes: |
Dinner |
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| |
Theme activities |
Theme activities |
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Movie and light breakfast |
Movie and light breakfast |
| Cost (up to 20 children and 5 adults) |
$575 |
$450 |
| Each additional child |
$25 |
$20 |
| Each additional adult |
$15 |
$10 |
Maximum of 35 children and 7 adults per group
Minimum of one accompanying adult for every 5 children required.
For further information, please consult our Background information:
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