News from the Manitoba Children's Museum

Start out by cutting one cup section from your egg carton. Using the hole punch, make two holes directly across from each other towards the open end on the sides of the egg carton cup to attach the yarn. Cut two pieces of yarn big enough to fit around your head with enough extra to tie at the back of the head.
Now, you can use whatever supplies you have on hand to decorate your egg carton cup to look like an animal's snout. You can either paint it or cover it with felt, fabric or paper. A pompom makes a perfect nose on the snout, and you can use yarn, string, and even paint or marker to make a mouth. Don't forget other details like whiskers or freckles!
Once you have your nose looking the way you want it, string one end of the yarn into each hole. Tie a knot in the end of each to secure. Try on your disguise nose to make sure the yarn fits. Tie in place and rule the animal kingdom!

Join Our
Volunteer Team this Summer!

Looking for a unique opportunity to develop skills in leadership, program delivery and communication? The Manitoba Children's Museum offers volunteer roles in the following areas:

- face painting

- preschool and school programs

- gallery activities

- crafts

- cotton candy making

- and more!

New volunteers are welcome. Contact us now to complete the application process. Volunteers need to be at least 13 years old and begin the application process by attending an information session. (Note: If you are under 18 years old, your guardian must attend as well.)

The next volunteer information sessions are scheduled for:

Saturday, August 8

at 1:00PM

Friday, August 14

at 1:00PM

Saturday, September 12

at 1:00PM

For more information or if you plan to attend one of the upcoming information sessions, please contact: Lynn Silver, Volunteer Resources Manager, by phone at 924-4002 or by e-mail at lsilver@childrensmuseum.com.

SHOP @ MCM

Summer is always a picnic at SHOP!

SHOP has lots of items that you'll need for a fun-filled day at the park. For more details, see SHOP's Top 10 List this month:

Radioactive Tupperware: With labels like "Nuclear Waste" and "Experimental Meal," Atomic Food Containers will ensure no one steals your lunch again!

Unidentified Flubbery Object: Toss around a much more wobbly sort of frisbee - Squigglets Flyers!

Brimming Over With Fun: Shield your head from the sun with a cute Animal Baseball Cap!

Bottoms Up: Keep your beverages cool and stylish with our many varieties of SIGG Bottles!

Picnic Party: Hold your own outdoor feast with a Redbox 24-Piece Dinnerware Set!

Thar She Blows: Your outdoor fun will explode sky-high with a Geyser Tube!

Have a Cracking Time: Start a family competition with a new twist on an old favourite with Egg and Spoon Race Set!

In the Bag: Help preserve the environment by carrying your snacks in Mimi the Sardine Lunch Bags!

Walk Tall: See the world from a different angle as you try to keep on top of your Dantoy Junior Stilts!

Get Outdoors Down to a T: Stay cool while staying active by wearing one of our Animal Theme T-Shirts!

Visit SHOP for all of the items in this month's Top 10, and for great gifts including toys, clothing, confectionery, novelty items, and more that will spark kids' imaginations, develop cognitive and fine motor skills and keep them entertained!

Air Miles Bonus Cards
Available at SHOP!

For every $50 (before tax) you spend at SHOP, you'll receive a bonus card for 20 Air Miles Reward Miles. Please see in-store for further details.

Feature Items for August

Giant Microbes
Our Price: $12.49

Giant Microbes are stuffed animals that look like tiny microbes - only a million times actual size! They're humorous, educational, and fun. Each Giant Microbe comes with an image and information about the real microbe it represents. They make great learning tools, as well as amusing gifts for anyone with a sense of humour.

Millie the Millipede Book
Our Price: $12.99

Learning colours is fun with Millie! Each time you turn the page, she pops out on her flexible ribbon and a coloured spot appears on her back. This interactive book by Rebecca Elliott helps children to recognize colours in the world around them.

Melissa and Doug
Food Groups Set
Our Price: $23.99

After visiting MCM's Food for Health exhibition, mix and match to make a yummy meal. This high quality, wooden 21-piece set is full of well-balanced, nutritious pretend food. All four food groups are individually boxed in sturdy wooden crates for storage, sorting, and stacking.

Your Purchase Counts!

Every purchase made at SHOP goes directly back into the museum! By supporting SHOP, you are supporting the Manitoba Children's Museum.

Telephone: 943-1449
Email: shop@childrensmuseum.com

Dream Gallery

MCM's Dream Gallery displaying children's artwork on the Mezzazine is open for viewing Monday to Friday.

The Embassy of the Czech Republic and the Manitoba Children's Museum in cooperation with the Czechslovak Benevolent Association and Czech and Slovak Association of Canada are proud to present a special exhibition of the best 20th century Czech illustrators for children.

Illustrations by 18 artists covering all genres of literature for children will be featured, ranging from Czech literature to numerous fairy tales and stories from Europe, China, India and the Arab world, which are part of the world literature heritage for children. Together with the illustrations, animated films on DVD will be available for viewing.

Summer Birthday Special

We're celebrating 23 amazing years, and want you to share in the fun!

Book a birthday in July or August and receive this incredible offer:

$23 off our regular party rates ($125 for members/$140 for non-members)
23 admissions to your party (which includes all children and adults)
23 minutes of fun activities led by a MCM party host
23 two-for-one passes to the Children's Museum
23% off any birthday bags ordered through SHOP for your party

Plus, book your party with this offer and receive a chance to win a FREE Adventurer Family Membership (Draw Date: August 30, 2009).

It's Coming...

Stay tuned for September's eNews when we will unveil our newest undertaking - The Manitoba Children's Museum's Star of the Month Program!

Open to children under 12 years of age, find out how you can enter your child's name for this great new award, and find out what it will mean for him or her to be our Star of the Month!

The Star of the Month will receive a free photo session at the Manitoba Children's Museum, a special distinction on-location at the museum, an interview that will be featured in the Winnipeg Free Press as well as a great prize package including an Annual Family Membership to the Manitoba Children's Museum and more!

Find Us On Facebook!

The Manitoba Children's Museum can now be found on Facebook! Join us here and post photos or videos of your family's most recent visit, share your favourite MCM story or memory, and stay up-to-date on our special programs and upcoming events!

eNews - August 2009
Your source for what's happening at the Manitoba Children's Museum

Kids Festival of the Arts

Festival of the Arts 09 Small The Manitoba Children's Museum is proud to present its 6th Annual Kids Festival of the Arts during the week of August 3 - 8.

This year, Kids Festival of the Arts will feature daily workshops, performances and experiences where children are immersed in arts and culture to highlight our newest temporary exhibit, Food for Health. This festival will introduce guests to experiences in order to emphasize active and healthy living through dance, musical, dramatic, visual, media, culinary, and literary art forms.

Through performances, demonstrations, workshops and activities, festival participants will experience the arts by creating, viewing and interacting with our special guests, MCM staff, and volunteers. There will be a free outdoor hands-on arts and crafts station available each day from 11:00AM to 3:00PM. Performances and presentations will be scheduled at various times throughout the week in both indoor and outdoor venues.

Monday, August 3 - Dance Day

Follow the leader or skip to your own beat! There is no right way or wrong to dance. Celebrate the world of dance with a special guest dance instructor and learn to move to the sound of the music! If that's not enough to get you moving, join us for the craft of the day as we paint in an extraordinary way - with our food!

Tuesday, August 4 - Visual Arts Day

Finally, a day where you are allowed to play with your food. Art City will be here from 1:00PM - 3:00PM helping our visitors create some food sculptures that will be too yummy for words!

Wednesday, August 5 - Dramatic Arts Day

Explore the world of Improvisation with our special guest, the remarkable RobYn Slade. She will be providing workshops filled with games and improvisational tools from 11:00AM -12:00PM and from 1:30PM - 2:30PM to help teach our visitors about healthy choices. We will also be experimenting with visual expression as we create masks for our craft of the day!

Thursday, August 6 - Literary Arts Day

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but words can also paint a beautiful picture. Join us for an imaginative story time with the Story Fairy at 1:00PM. Visitors can also put their own story into words and images with "Create a Storybook" craft!

Friday, August 7 - Musical Arts Day

Time to sing your heart out with Aaron Burnett! Aaron Burnett will be helping us get our bodies dancing and jiving as he sings! He will have performances at 11:00AM and again at 1:00PM. If his music doesn't get you dancing, maybe you can create your own musical beat with the craft of the day: musical instruments!

Saturday, August 8 - Movement Arts Day

Dancing isn't the only form of art we can create with our bodies. Dhyana from the St. Norbert's Art Centre will teach us how to keep our bodies healthy as well as how to move our bodies in creative new ways with yoga. Join us for some yoga workshops starting at 11:00AM and ending at 1:00PM. After your workshop, come and create noses and tails from your favorite animal yoga pose at the craft of the day table!

Play With Your Food at the
Food for Health Exhibit!

Join us for a nutrition mission from now to September 20 at the special traveling exhibition, Food for Health, presented by Sobeys!

Wonder why the adults in your life buy the food they do? Wonder what's in your food? Wonder how to stay healthy? We've got the answers for you in this fun, interactive temporary exhibition.

We'll be spying on the ingredients in food, playing food hide and seek, and learning how to make good choices to stay healthy. Ingredient heroes and villains are all over the place as we explore how food gets from the farm to your fork. An x-ray puzzle, yoga, shopping cart games, and capes help us to complete our nutrition mission!

Take an activity tracker home to continue the mission, bring it back completed, and be entered into a draw for a gift basket full of great prizes!

Entrance to this exhibit is free with museum admission.

Summer Day Camp:
Register Today!

Attention, attention - registration is now open for our Summer Day Camp! Every week is a brand new adventure with workshops, free time in the galleries, and non-stop fun and activities!

Super Science at the MCM Laboratory (July 27-31)
**Week and Day Spots Still Available**

Something's brewing at the MCM Laboratory! Campers will mix concoctions and create explosions, as they explore fun-ology. Grab your goggles and slap on your lab coat - this camp is gonna be messy!

Olympic Challenge (August 3-7)
**Week and Day Spots Still Available**

On your mark, get set, go! Train hard during an exhilarating week of exercise, games, and teamwork. Take your spot on the podium next to the rest of your world-class team! Everyone who takes on this Olympic challenge is a champion!

Art Attack (August 10-14)
**Day Spots Still Available**

Discover your inner artist and get creative! Your imagination will spark all week as you express yourself through storytelling, drama, painting, sculpting, and more.

Around the World in 5 days (August 17-21)
**Week and Day Spots Still Available**

All aboard MCM's 9161 Express as we travel around the world. China, India, Jamaica, France, and Australia are just some of the spots we will visit to play games, make crafts, and taste exotic foods!

Super Science at the MCM Laboratory (August 24-28)
**Week and Day Spots Still Available**

Something's brewing at the MCM Laboratory! Campers will mix concoctions and create explosions, as they explore fun-ology. Grab your goggles and slap on your lab coat - this camp is gonna be messy!

Time: 9:00AM to 4:00PM (Free early drop-off and late pick-up available)

Price
Week Spots: $140 ($125 for members)
Day Spots: $35 ($30 for members)

Our Summer Day Camp is a great, safe place for kids to spend their summer days.

Spaces are limited. Contact Sara by email at shancheruk@childrensmuseum.com or call 924-4003 to register today!

Tigers and Dragons:
Now at the Museum!

Come and discover the fascinating cultures of China and India for kids as the temporary traveling exhibit Tigers and Dragons ROARS proudly at the Manitoba Children's Museum!

Open now until September 7, personally experience the bustle and excitement of a Chinese market, try on beautiful, traditional clothing, bangles, and scarves, and explore the world with a giant globe.

Entrance to the exhibit is free with regular museum admission.

"What Am I?" Contest

What Am I August 09

Visit us for your family's chance to participate in August's contest!

To the lucky winner of this month's contest, we're giving away a free, one-year Adventurer Family Membership Pass which includes the following great benefits:

Unlimited admission for up to two adults and all children in the household for one year
Discounts on MCM day camps
Discounts on MCM birthday parties
Free admission to participating Science Centres in Canada
A 10% discount on memberships at the Manitoba Museum, Oak Hammock Marsh, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery

TO ENTER:

Carefully study the picture shown above. It features a close-up of something that can be found in our temporary exhibition Food for Health.

Explore the Manitoba Children's Museum to find the item in the picture!

When you think you know the item, simply reply to this email (before August 21, 2009) providing your name, address and phone number and correctly answer the following TWO questions:

What Am I?
Where in the Gallery Will You Find Me In?

(Please note that all contact information must be provided and you must correctly answer the two questions in order to be eligible for this draw. As a participant in August's "What Am I?" Contest, the Manitoba Children's Museum reserves the right to contact you to discuss your submission. The Manitoba Children's Museum respects your privacy and holds your personal information in strict confidence. For more information about our Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer at 924.4010 or e-mail jmcleod@childrensmuseum.com. MCM staff and volunteers are not eligible to participate in this contest. Contest closes Friday, August 21, 2009 at 12:00AM.)

LAST MONTH'S CORRECT ANSWER:

The image featured in July's eNews was that of "Dressing Room Lights" located in the "Our TV" gallery. Thank you for all of your entries, and good luck with this month's contest!

Weekends Project du Jour:
Come create with us!

Join us in the foyer on Saturdays and Sundays for our "Project du Jour" craft!

This month's Project du Jour crafts include:

August 1 & 2 - Crazy Marble Painting

August 8 & 9 - Coffee Can Drum

August 15 & 16 - Bubble Wand Necklace

August 22 & 23 - Egg Carton Animal Nose Mask

August 29 & 30 - Paper Kites

Free with museum admission.

Rogers Movie Nights

Grab a snack and settle in for the show!

Saturdays at 4:00PM

August's movies include:

August 1 - The Tale of Despereaux

August 8 - Homeward Bound:

The Incredible Journey
August 15 - Hercules

August 22 - Beauty & the Beast

August 29 - Meet the Robinsons

Movie titles are subject to availability.
Free with museum admission.

For further details, visit our website or call 924-4000.

St. Vital Kids Club Discount Day

As part of our Little Hands, Big Ideas partnership with St. Vital Centre, Kids Club members can enjoy $2.00 off children's admission at the Manitoba Children's Museum all day long during St. Vital Kids Club Days on the first Saturday of every month. Simply show your Kids Club Card at our Admissions Desk to receive your discount.

Next Kids Club Day: Saturday, August 1

Join the St. Vital Kids Club now and you can enter to win your own private birthday party at the Manitoba Children's Museum! It's free! It's fun! It's fantastic!

For more information and to sign up today, visit Customer Service at St. Vital Centre or visit their website at www.stvitalcentre.com.

MCM recognized as Best of the Road by Rand McNally!

Rand McNally 2010 Road Atlas

Rand McNally, America's largest and most trusted map maker, has brought nationwide attention to the Manitoba Children's Museum as a "must-see" destination in the annual Best of the Road program.

The Manitoba Children's Museum is recognized in Rand McNally's 2010 Road Atlas. Available now, America's No. 1 road atlas satisfies travelers' thirst for adventure with five exciting Best of the Road trips and Editor's Picks, along with helpful trip-planning tools - from detailed maps to mileage charts.

"Every year our editors seek out and drive some of the best, most scenic road trip routes in the nation to find our Best of the Road winners," said Rand McNally Editorial Director Laurie Borman. "The spots we've highlighted really capture the charm and local flavor of the destination."

The Manitoba Children's Museum is one of a handful of stops identified on the trip through Manitoba and North Dakota. The 2010 Road Atlas provides five road trips in spectacular regions throughout states such as New York, Oregon and South Carolina. Each trip not only notes Editor's Picks, but also features photos, an inset map and other similar destinations that readers might enjoy. Readers are encouraged to learn even more by visiting www.go.randmcnally.com/BR

or read the full media release on our website here.

Use of the 2010 Rand McNally Best of the Road� images is authorized by Rand McNally. However, Rand McNally does not assume any liability to any third party for any acts or omissions of the Manitoba Children's Museum.

Calling All Teachers!

Watch for your copy of the 2009/2010 School Programs Guide to arrive at your school for September!

Also, new this Fall - SHOP introduces the Teachers Rule! Rewards Program.

Simply visit SHOP to set up an account for yourself to start earning these great rewards:

$20 SHOP Gift Certificates
Earn 1 stamp for every $10 spent (before tax) at SHOP. Collect 10 stamps to receive a $20 SHOP
Gift Certificate - FOR FREE!

AirMiles Bonus Reward Cards
Receive 20 Bonus AirMiles with any purchase over $50 (before tax).

Convenient Payment Options
SHOP now accepts divisional purchase orders and offers SHOP Accounts for direct billing to your school or daycare.

Additional Discount Offers
Visit SHOP on the day of your school program to receive $5 off every $25 (before tax) of SHOP merchandise you buy.

A FREE GIFT
Upon registration, receive a free gift - because you deserve it! (while supplies last)

Triple P - Positive Parenting Program Seminar

Sponsored by the Manitoba Children's Museum, a free Triple P - Positive Parenting Program seminar will be taking place on September 21 from 6:00PM - 8:00PM.

To register, please call Sara Hancheruk at 924-4003. Space is limited.

Presenters for this seminar will be Jennifer Volk, MA, PhD Candidate, Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba and Senior Scientific Analyst, Healthy Child Manitoba Office, and Dr. Steven Feldgaier, PhD, C. Psych and Director, Triple P - Positive Parenting Program.

Triple P is a unique system of easy to implement, proven parenting solutions that helps solve current parenting problems and prevents future problems before they arise. It has been developed through over 20 years of research by Professor Matt Sanders at the University of Queensland. The program is based upon contemporary knowledge, has been well tested in international research, and has been found useful by many parents. Triple P is funded by the Manitoba government through Healthy Child Manitoba. In partnership with community service providers, Healthy Child Manitoba provides support for provincial Triple P training and resources.

Way Off Broadway 2009

The date for the 4th Annual Way Off Broadway Dance Extravaganza is Sunday, November 8!

Registration is now open! $150 per team, but save $50 if you register before August 31.

Get your team of family, friends and/or colleagues together to rehearse for the time of your life! Your group will be paired with a professional choreographer, and you'll learn a dance routine designed specifically for you! In the meantime your team will collect pledges in support of the Manitoba Children's Museum. Then, on November 8, you will perform your routine in front of our panel of Celebrity Judges (featuring Ace Burpee from HOT 103 and Tracy Koga from Shaw TV) in order to compete for the title of 2009 Way Off Broadway Dance Champions!

Prizes are awarded for Most Enthusiastic, Best Costume, Audience Choice, Top Fundraising Team, Highest Pledge Average Team, and Way Off Broadway Champions.

Make the call, learn a dance, help the kids!

Support the Manitoba Children's Museum

The Manitoba Children's Museum is a registered charitable not-for-profit organization. This means that we rely on the support of individuals, foundations and corporations in our community to help us provide quality programming, introduce exciting new exhibits, maintain existing galleries, expand our Free Access Program, grow our endowment fund and move forward with our plans for a Capital Campaign. Please consider making the Manitoba Children's Museum your charity of choice.

To make an online donation, click here.

If you prefer to send us a donation by mail or fax, please click here to print a donation form.

Thank you!

Tax receipts are automatically issued for donations of $15 or more.

As a non-profit charity, everything we do at the Manitoba Children's Museum
helps children in our community. Our goal is to provide an environment where
children and their families, caregivers and classmates have the opportunity to
let their imaginations soar and engage in self-discovery.

We look forward to seeing you and your family soon at the Manitoba Children's Museum!

email: general@childrensmuseum.com
web: http://www.childrensmuseum.com

phone:204.924.4000