Winterfest Activities at Huronia Museum

January 15, 2013February 4, 2013 / glross / 1 Comment

The Huronia Museum partners with the Huronia Foundation for the Arts for Winterfest

This year we will be holding an event on the Friday evening of Winterfest from 5pm to 8pm. You can come out and enjoy homemade shepherd’s pie, bread and a tart while viewing the members of the HFA art show and enjoying the sounds of local musicians from the Good Vibes Coffee House. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Huronia Museum before Wednesday, January 30^th for $8.00 or at door on February 1st for $10.00.

We will also be open all day Saturday, February 2nd free of charge, with a number of events running throughout the day.

Saturday morning at 11am bring your tots to meet story teller Mr. B and his TV guest star Fred.

Don’t forget to register your children for the Little People Art Contest from 10 to 11am. This is a children’s art exhibit with a people’s choice prize awarded to the favourite picture as voted by Winterfest visitors throughout the day. Each entry will be matted and exhibited at Huronia Museum on the Saturday of Winterfest. For any young ones wishing to take part in the competition please draw us a picture and submit it at Huronia Museum no later than 11am on Saturday, February 2nd. All pictures will the be mounted in a pre-sized 4” x 6” mat and hung for viewing. All pictures should be submitted with a 1.5 inch clear border on all sides to ensure that it fits in out pre-cut mats. The cost is $2.00 per entry and everyone can take their picture home in the mat at the end of the day. To make it easier you can use this Drawing Template to ensure you get just the right size.

Homemade beans and bread will be available to purchase. Little People people’s choice award is at 3:20pm. Enjoy the local talent singer songwriter Marg Raynor from 2 to 3pm. People’s choice award for guest artist is at 3:30pm. Door prize at 3pm For more information, call Lu at 705-534-3971 or Gillian at 705-526-2844.

Huronia Museum Winterfest Schedule of Events

Friday:

5pm to 8pm Huronia Foundation for the Art members art show, fine music by members of the Good Vibes Coffee House and dinner on the move at the Huronia Museum. Advanced purchase by Wednesday 30^th is $8.00 and at door $10.00

Saturday:

10am to 11am Delivery deadline for the Little People Art Contest. $2.00 per entry at the Huronia Museum

11am to 12pm Meet Mr. B and his TV guest Fred at the Huronia Museum

11am to 3pm Lunch with home baked beans and bread at the HuroniaMuseum

2pm to 3pm Singer Songwriters Marg Raynor at the Huronia Museum

3:20pm Little People People’s choice awards presentation at 3:10pm at Huronia Museum

3:30pm Adult Art Exhibiter’s people’s choice awards presentation at Huronia Museum

3:40pm Door Prize at the HuroniaMuseum

It’s time to start making plans for the summer!

May 14, 2012 / Bryan / Leave a comment

After what feels like forever, the weather is finally starting to turn nice. Unbelievably school will be over in only a few more weeks, which means it is time to start making plans for summer. If you are stumped for what to do with the kids this summer, Huronia Museum has the solution. Send them to our Summer Jam Day Camp. We have been offering this camp for many years and strive to provide a fun and safe environment in which your children will thrive over the summer months.

Summer Jam Day Camp is running from July 2 to August 31 this year. We are open to children between the ages of 5 and 12 years of age and while pre-registration is not required it is strongly recommended. Parents can register with Summer Jam Day Camp by the dayor by the week, as a result we may have days throughout the summer that reach capacity and pre-registering will eliminate unnecessary worry.

Our camp is based on weekly themes with games and activities to correspond. We will also swim Monday and Thursday at the YMCA as well as taking weekly field trips and having pizza day on Wednesdays. We will also take advantage of the nice weather and spend a part of each day at Little Lake Park enjoying the playground there.

While we are still working on finalizing our daily activity schedule and confirming our field trips, the list of dates and weekly themes is as follows:

July 2-6: You Don’t Want to Myth This

July 9-13: Art Start

July 16-20: Happy Holidays

July 23-27:How to Make Your Garden Grow

July 30-August 3: Camp Olympics

August 7-10: So You Think You Can Cook!

August 13-17: Cloak and Dagger

August 20-24: Glorious Games

August 27-31: Dog Days of Summer

A more complete daily calendar will be posted soon but if you would like to register your child for camp now you can download our Registration Form fill it out and return it to Huronia Museum to reserve your child`s spot in camp. Please also read the cancellation policy attached to the registration form.

Our camp runs from 9AM to 5PM, Monday to Friday and the cost is $22 per day for museum members and $24 per day for non members. We also offer early drop off between 8AM and 9AM and late pick up between 4PM and 5PM. Each of these options costs an additional $1.

If you have any questions about our camp please feel free to call Gillian at Huronia Museum 705-526-2844.

Second Annual Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt

April 3, 2012 / Bryan / 3 Comments

Well we are trying it again. Last year Huronia Museum made its first attempt at holding an Easter event. We came up with something new and unique, putting a twist on a classic. We excited and planned everything down to the last detail, at least that’s what we thought!

Turns out we completely underestimated the demand for glow in the dark Easter events. To say that the response was overwhelming would be a huge understatement. We had nearly triple the expected number of participants and we at a bit of a loss as to how to handle them. That said, we learned a few valuable lessons and have regrouped older, wiser and with a much better plan.

So please come out and join us for the second annual Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7 from 1 PM to 3 PM. Admission is $1 per participant and a non perishable food item for the Salvation Army Food Bank.

For more information please contact the museum at 705-526-2844.