Ottawa Family Fun

Kids are fascinated by oceans (how many kids haven’t seen and loved Finding Nemo!?) Head out to the Canadian Museum of Nature for Oceans Day. Here are the details I was able to gather from the Museum’s website and from the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s website. Here is a link to a fun colouring page on the CWF’s website.

Oceans Day Activities at the Canadian Museum of Nature
Tuesday June 7 to Sunday June 12
Museum of Nature, Ottawa

Join the Canadian Wildlife Federation and its Oceans Day partners for weeklong activities at the Museum of Nature. Discover underwater creatures and what you can do to help our oceans. Videos, posters, interactive computer stations, and various crafts will be available all week for children of all ages. The museum is free on Saturday morning. (I think it is actually free - donation only - the whole week, based on the admission fee information from the museum’s website.)

A Wild Oceans Day at the Museum of Nature
Saturday - June 8th
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. “Dare to Care… Special Marine Places… Get to Know One”. That’s the theme of this year’s Oceans Day. Displays, pamphlets, posters, crafts, rally sheet and prizes — there is something for everyone.

Hands-on Pearls!
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sharon McGladdery from Fisheries and Oceans will be present to talk about pearls (where to find them, different species, uses and characteristics).

Museum Info from the Museum Website:

Admission Fees
For now, we have replaced our regular admission fees with a request for a voluntary donation. We invite you to visit the museum during the renovations, which are part of our Renewal Project. Your donation could be an expression of how much you enjoyed your visit.

Parking
On-site paid-parking is available, but limited because of the renovations. Additional paid-parking is available in nearby private lots or streets.

Summer Hours
May 1 to October 10, 2005 (Thanksgiving Day)
Open: Daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursdays until 8:00 p.m.

Other special display at the museum your kids will love:

Creepy Critters Gallery
3rd floor east
Let the kids learn about the critters living in your backyard. They can
watch live cockroaches, mice, slugs and toads in life-like habitats. This display has the gross but cool factor that kids love!

If you can’t make it out to the museum, why not get some information from the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s website. They have all kinds of great information that you can use to both educate and entertain the kids.

Kids are fascinated by oceans (how many kids haven’t seen and loved Finding Nemo!?) Head out to the Canadian Museum of Nature for Oceans Day. Here are the details I was able to gather from the Museum’s website and from the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s website. Here is a link to a fun colouring page on the CWF’s website.

Oceans Day Activities at the Canadian Museum of Nature
Tuesday June 7 to Sunday June 12
Museum of Nature, Ottawa

Join the Canadian Wildlife Federation and its Oceans Day partners for weeklong activities at the Museum of Nature. Discover underwater creatures and what you can do to help our oceans. Videos, posters, interactive computer stations, and various crafts will be available all week for children of all ages. The museum is free on Saturday morning. (I think it is actually free - donation only - the whole week, based on the admission fee information from the museum’s website.)

A Wild Oceans Day at the Museum of Nature
Saturday - June 8th
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. “Dare to Care… Special Marine Places… Get to Know One”. That’s the theme of this year’s Oceans Day. Displays, pamphlets, posters, crafts, rally sheet and prizes — there is something for everyone.

Hands-on Pearls!
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sharon McGladdery from Fisheries and Oceans will be present to talk about pearls (where to find them, different species, uses and characteristics).

Museum Info from the Museum Website:

Admission Fees
For now, we have replaced our regular admission fees with a request for a voluntary donation. We invite you to visit the museum during the renovations, which are part of our Renewal Project. Your donation could be an expression of how much you enjoyed your visit.

Parking
On-site paid-parking is available, but limited because of the renovations. Additional paid-parking is available in nearby private lots or streets.

Summer Hours
May 1 to October 10, 2005 (Thanksgiving Day)
Open: Daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursdays until 8:00 p.m.

Other special display at the museum your kids will love:

Creepy Critters Gallery
3rd floor east
Let the kids learn about the critters living in your backyard. They can
watch live cockroaches, mice, slugs and toads in life-like habitats. This display has the gross but cool factor that kids love!

If you can’t make it out to the museum, why not get some information from the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s website. They have all kinds of great information that you can use to both educate and entertain the kids.