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eNews - June 2010
Your source for what's happening at the Manitoba Children's Museum |
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| Admission Rates | Under 2: Free
Kids 2-17: $7.00
Adults: $6.75
Seniors: $6.25
Museum Hours
Sunday - Thursday
9:30AM - 4:30PM
Friday and Saturday
9:30AM - 6:00PM
SHOP Hours
Sunday - Thursday 10:00AM - 4:30PM Friday and Saturday 10:00AM - 6:00PM Extended Summer Hours(July and
August)
Effective Canada Day
(July 1, 2010) the
Manitoba Children's Museum will be open daily from 9:30AM - 6:00PM.
We look forward to seeing you and your family soon!
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Events at a Glance
Mark your calendars -
the following MCM
events are taking place
in June and July!
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Attack
of the Bloodsuckers Exhibit
June 1 - September 6
Great Friend to Kids Awards
June 3
June Balloon &
VIP Birthday Tea
June
19
Dad's Free Sunday
June 20
Rogers Movie Nights
Saturdays in June
Project du Jours
Weekends in June
June Star of the Month Draw Deadline
June 30
Kids Explore
Summer Day Camp
July 5 to August 27
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Dad's Free Sunday! |
| Date: Sunday, June 20
To celebrate fathers on their special day, the Manitoba
Children's Museum is offering all fathers free admission - all
day long!
Dads and children can enjoy exploring the galleries together
and make memories that will last a lifetime.
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| Family Corner | For a great idea to engage the whole family and promote family time, visit our website today!
This Month's
Family Craft:
Monoprint
As featured in the June 12/13
Project du Jour
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Introducing the April
Star of the Month
Finley K.16 months oldWHAT MAKES HIM A STAR:Finn has a beautiful smile for everyone. He loves to learn new things,
but waits until he's mastered them before he shows off. He's a great
listener, although he also has a sense of mischief! For more information about the Star of the Month Draw or to enter today, click here. |
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Visit SHOP this month for buzzworthy toys and activities that complement our temporary exhibit, Attack of Bloodsuckers!
For more details, see
SHOP's Top 10 List here.
SHOP and the Beanstalk
Fee Fi Fo FUN - I smell...the tasty aroma of freshly brewed coffee!
Visit the Beanstalk Coffee Bar at SHOP today to get a delicious hot coffee or tea, and grab a loyalty card to save up enough magic beans for a free beverage!
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
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| 100+ Ways to Show
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 Through daily interactions with kids and observing kids interact with others, the staff at the Manitoba Children's Museum continually see ways in which adults can show kids that they care. We are confident these interactions help build the foundation for kids to succeed. Every month, our staff would like to share some of the ways we believe we can show kids that we care about them. June's List1. Make crafts together.
2. Clean up together.
3. Invent games together.
4. Have sit-down dinners. 5. Dance with them.
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Important Notice About Museum Memberships
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Effective February 28, 2010, the
Manitoba Children's Museum has
temporarily suspended the sale of all memberships to accommodate our
exciting upcoming Capital Campaign construction closure plans. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.
The Manitoba Children's Museum will
honour any active memberships until their expiry date.
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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 to Play 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. | |
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June Balloon & VIP Birthday Tea
The
Manitoba Children's Museum is about to turn twenty-four years young on Saturday,
June 19, and we want you to join the fun! For over two decades the Manitoba
Children's Museum has been a place where children and their families can play,
laugh, learn and grow.
Come help ChooChoo, the MCM mascot, blow out his candles and make party
favours. The birthday party crafts and
activities run from 12:00PM - 3:00PM.
Tickets are available for an extra special, all ages, VIP Birthday
Tea starting at 11:00AM, which includes a butterfly release if nature cooperates! Tickets cost $2.50 plus the price of
admission.
Stay tuned or visit our website for more information on this special event!
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Great Friend to Kids Awards
 On Thursday, June 3 at the University of Winnipeg
Canwest Centre for Theatre and Film, we will recognize an individual, an
organization and a young achiever for the work they are doing to better the
lives of children.
The Manitoba Children's Museum is thrilled
to announce that the 2010 Great Friend to Kids Awards recipients are Richard L.
Frost (The Winnipeg Foundation), Rossbrook House, and our young achiever, Montana Lehmann.
Please
join us from 11:00AM to 1:00PM for this inspiring awards ceremony and luncheon. For
information on tickets, click here. This event is for all ages and is open to the public.
Please visit our website for more information!
Sponsored by:
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Project du Jour Crafts
 Join us in the foyer on Saturdays and Sundays for our Project du Jour craft!
Visit our website for this month's crafts!
Free with museum admission.
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Rogers Movie Nights 
Grab a snack and settle in for the show!
Saturdays at 4:00PM
Visit our website for this month's movies!
Movie titles are subject to availability.
Free with museum admission.
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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, June 5
Join the St. Vital Kids Club now and you can enter to
win a Family Pass to the Manitoba Children's Museum! It's
free! It's fun! It's fantastic!
For more information or to sign up today, visit Customer Service at St. Vital Centre or visit their website here.
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Star of the Month Draw
Presented by:
 Enter your child today for the Star of the Month Draw!
Open to children under 12 years old, enter your son or daughter's name today for this draw and he or she could be our next Star of the Month!
Our Star of the Month will receive the following exciting prizes:
- A free photo session at the Manitoba Children's Museum
- A special distinction on-location at the museum
- A profile that will appear in the Winnipeg Free Press
- A great prize package which includes an Adventurer Family Membership to the Manitoba Children's Museum and other stellar prizes
Our Star of the Month will be featured in our eNews, on our website, on-site at the Manitoba Children's Museum, and in the Winnipeg Free Press!
To Enter:
Visit the Manitoba Children's Museum in person to fill out an entry ballot or visit our website here to submit an entry online before June 30, 2010! |
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Join the MCM Volunteer Team
 Summer at the Manitoba Children's Museum offers volunteer roles in the following areas: children's programming, preschool and school programs, gallery activities, special events, SHOP, and our new temporary exhibit Attack of the Bloodsuckers.
MCM offers our volunteers:a great team environment, flexible schedules, training and coaching, experience in career-related areas, and more.
New volunteers are
welcome. Contact us now to complete the application process. Volunteers must be at least 13 years old, be prepared to commit a minimum amount of hours, 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, May 29 at 1:00PM
- Saturday, June 12
at 1:00PM
- Friday, July 9 at 10:00AM
For more information or if you plan to attend one of the upcoming information sessions, please contact: Lynn Silver, Volunteer Resources Manager, at 924-4002. It is necessary to pre-register for information sessions. |
Kids Explore Summer Day Camps
 The Manitoba Children's Museum offers fun-filled
day camps that get kids' minds and bodies moving during summer
break. Every day is a brand new adventure with workshops, free time in the
galleries, field trips and non-stop fun and activities!
Our Kids
Explore Day Camps are a great, safe place for kids to spend their
summer days.
For children
ages 5* to 10 years old. (*5-year-old children must have completed Kindergarten
before camp begins. No exceptions to this policy will be made.)
Dates: Monday, July 5 - Friday, August
27
Time: 9:00AM to 4:00PM
(Early drop-off and late pick-up
available)
Price: $140/week ($125 for members)
Weekly Themes:
Mission: Space Invasion
Week 1 (July 5-9) and Week 5 (August 3-6)
3, 2, 1...blast off! Put on your astronaut suit, leave planet Earth behind, and
explore the amazing world of outer space! Campers will set off in the MCM
rocket and discover the universe above.
Animals, Amphibians, Arachnids and More!
Week 2 (July 12-16) and Week 6 (August 9-13)
Where do they live? How do they eat? What are they thinking? Learn about all
your favourite creepy, crawly and cuddly friends!
The 5 Senses
Week 3 (July 19-23) and Week 7 (August 16-20)
There is no limit to learning when we use our five senses! Hear, see, smell, touch
and taste out-of-the-ordinary creations that will blow your senses away!
Time Travelling Adventure
Week 4 (July 26-30) and Week 8 (August 23-27)
Step into the MCM time machine and learn about the past, present, and future!
Decipher prehistoric hieroglyphics, become a knight in shining armor or a
crowned princess, and imagine your life in the year 3000!
Registration for our Kids Explore Summer
Day Camps is now open. Spaces are limited. Contact Sara at 924-4003
to register today!
Presented by:
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Kids Festival of the Arts
 The Manitoba Children's Museum is proud to
present its 7th Annual Kids Festival of the Arts during the week of
August 2 - 7, 2010. This year's 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 Attack of the
Bloodsuckers. This festival will introduce guests to
experiences in dance, musical, dramatic, visual, media, 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 event station available each day from 11:00AM - 3:00PM. Performances and
presentations will be scheduled at various times throughout the week in both
indoor and outdoor venues.
For more information, visit our website here. |
2009 Annual Report
The Manitoba Children's Museum is pleased to announce the publication of its 2009 Annual
Report.
To download a PDF-version of this document, please click here. |
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June Sales
| MCM Members Save An Additional 20% Off All June
For the entire month of June, MCM Members can save an additional 20% on SHOP products* - even on special sale items!
Simply present your valid MCM membership card to receive your discount. (*Excluding food/beverages items, SIGG bottles, Lego products, Melissa
& Doug products and WOW products.) Special: Buy 1, Get 1 Half-Price on Select Items!All June, take advantage of our Buy 1, Get 1 Half-Price special on the following items: - Bead Bazaar Products
- Tolo Friends
- PlayFoam Single Packs
(50% discount will be applied to item of equal or lower price.) Please see in-store for full
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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.
email: general@childrensmuseum.com
web: http://www.childrensmuseum.com phone:204.924.4000
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