Children's Discovery Museum e-Newsletter

May 2014

Children's Fest

The CDM is returning to Children's Fest!!

This year the CDM will have an interactive Construction Corner located in the Kinder-Garden Play Zone - so come visit us there and get building!

**New this year**
we will also have a separate tent near the picnic area where you can learn all about children's museums, our future expansion plans, and participate in an interactive art activity!!

So stop by and visit us at either location!

Click here for more info on
Children's Fest!

NatureCity Festival

Look for us at the NatureCity Festival
Warm-Up on
Saturday, May 24th
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Saskatoon Farmers' Market.

In the News

Check out an interview in the StarPhoenix with Erica Bird about our future plans! Please click here for a link to the article.

And we are happy to clarify that Erica is only moving away for a one year sabbatical - Saskatoon is her home - and she will be staying very much involved with the CDM!!

Kids on the Block

Next show:
Thursday, May 29th
10:30 am

*Free with daily admission

The Kids on the Block is a public education program that provides awareness and acceptance of disabilities and differences through the use of large puppets.

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Kinsmen Day
Kinsmen Day is this Sunday, May 25th: The Children's Discovery Museum is open to the public at no charge from noon until 4:00 pm, courtesy of the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon. We look forward to seeing you! Plus there will be a special treat - Bricks 4 Kidz is back at the museum previewing their summer camp programs! See below for more info.

Bricks 4 Kidz - free programs
Join Bricks 4 Kidz� Saskatoon for a FREE summer camp mini session, hosted in partnership with the Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan, on Sunday, May 25, 2014. (Kinsmen Free Day at the Museum) Please note, admission to the museum is free. However, you MUST preregister for one of the sessions (one session per person please). To register please click here.

2014 Children's Champion

We are very excited that Child and Youth Friendly Saskatoon is honouring our Board President - Dr. Erica Bird, as the 2014 Children's Champion
Congratulations, Erica!

Erica has served on the Board of Directors for ten years, six of them as President. She was part of the team that opened the Children's Discovery Museum in Market Mall and has continued to work on developing play-based learning opportunities that foster creativity and curiosity in children. Erica has also been a driving force behind the planned move and expansion into the Mendel building, and is excited to be creating a major new attraction for Saskatchewan's children and families.

Erica will be honoured at the Annual Fundraising Gala for Child and Youth Friendly Saskatoon on Sunday, June 8th, 2014.

For more information on the Gala or to purchase tickets
please contact Joan Flood at (306) 652-0486.

Welcome, Stephanie

The CDM would like to say a warm welcome to Stephanie - our summer student for 2014!

Stephanie will be out and about around the city, with fun programs this summer, so watch for more details on where she will be. You can also stop by the museum to say hello!

Get to know Stephanie:

What was your favourite toy as a child? - Probably Barbies :)

Favourite Summer Activity as a child? - Playing on the swings

Favourite Exhibit at the Museum? - Construction!!!

Are We There Yet? InterActivity 2014

The Association of Children's Museums hosted their annual conference last week in Phoenix, AZ - InterActivity 2014.
It was a wonderful week filled with new ideas, programs and of course lots of play and laughter.

Over the next coming months some new and exciting things will start appearing at the museum! Watch for more details!

For more information on the Association of Children's Museums,
and the InterActivity conference, please click here.

Genevieve Dessommes - Vice President of CDM Board, Dave Hunchak - Board Director, Anneka Richer - Manager, Erica Bird - President of CDM Board.

Sponsor of the Month

The Children's Discovery Museum is proud to have Loraas Disposal as our Sponsor of the Month for June!

Loraas

Loraas Disposal is Saskatchewan's largest waste and recycling service provider, and Loraas Recycle is one of the largest full-service recycling centers in Saskatchewan. As a local, family-owned business, Loraas has been a proud contributor to the community for over 40 years and are especially pleased to support this effort in particular.

Loraas Recycle is very excited to be the service provider for the residential curbside recycling program in Saskatoon. They operate the most advanced recycling system in Western Canada, with state-of-the-art sorting equipment that allows for "single-stream" recycling-the easiest and most effective method of recycling available anywhere. Want to see where all of those recyclables go? Book a tour of Loraas Recycle's brand new multi-media education room! Call (306) 242-2300.

Thank you for your support!

Anneka Richer, Manager
On behalf of the Staff and Board of the Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan