There's always something on at the Region of Waterloo Museums and Archives! Please choose a site to learn about the BONUS activities included with general admission.
| Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum |
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Join our staff for the following activities! Activities run for a half hour. Activities are suitable for all ages, unless otherwise specified. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Friday, June 2, 202312 p.m. - Arctic Animal Adaptations Which Arctic animal can slow its metabolism down at any time throughout the year? If you guessed a polar bear, you’re correct! Try matching Arctic animals to their adaptations, and learn how they survive and thrive in their environment. 1 p.m. - Ice Albedo Feedback The temperature in the North has risen three times faster than the global average. Learn about ice albedo (al-bee-doh) feedback, and how this is speeding up climate change in the Arctic. 2 p.m. - Bundle Up! In this engineering and design challenge, try to insulate colour-changing Butter DoughTM and protect it from the cold!
Saturday, June 3, 202312 p.m. - Arctic Trivia Are you in the know about snow? Do you ‘wondra’ about the tundra? Join us for Arctic trivia and test your northern knowledge! 1 p.m. - Ice Albedo Feedback The temperature in the North has risen three times faster than the global average. Learn about ice albedo (al-bee-doh) feedback, and how this is speeding up climate change in the Arctic. 2 p.m. - Bundle Up! In this engineering and design challenge, try to insulate colour-changing Butter DoughTM and protect it from the cold! 3 p.m. - Arctic Animal Adaptations Which Arctic animal can slow its metabolism down at any time throughout the year? If you guessed a polar bear, you’re correct! Try matching Arctic animals to their adaptations, and learn how they survive and thrive in their environment.
Sunday, June 4, 202312 p.m. - Ice Albedo Feedback The temperature in the North has risen three times faster than the global average. Learn about ice albedo (al-bee-doh) feedback, and how this is speeding up climate change in the Arctic. 1 p.m. - Arctic Animal Adaptations Which Arctic animal can slow its metabolism down at any time throughout the year? If you guessed a polar bear, you’re correct! Try matching Arctic animals to their adaptations, and learn how they survive and thrive in their environment. 2 p.m. - Arctic Trivia Are you in the know about snow? Do you ‘wondra’ about the tundra? Join us for Arctic trivia and test your northern knowledge! 3 p.m. - Bundle Up! In this engineering and design challenge, try to insulate colour-changing Butter DoughTM and protect it from the cold!
Saturday, June 10, 2023Try different art styles in the foyer: 1. Create a self-portrait! 2. Make a collage using water colours and found materials! 3. Design an animated story using a paper flip book! At 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., be inspired to make art by the following videos in the Christie Theatre: 1. “I Can Make Art … Like Andrew Qappik” by Jane Churchill (11 minutes) 2. “QALUPALIK” by Ame Papatsie (5 minutes) 3. “I Am But a Little Woman” by Gyu Oh (4 minutes)
Sunday, June 11, 2023Try different art styles in the foyer: 1. Create a self-portrait! 2. Make a collage using water colours and found materials! 3. Design an animated story using a paper flip book! At 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., be inspired to make art by the following videos in the Christie Theatre: 1. “I Can Make Art … Like Andrew Qappik” by Jane Churchill (11 minutes) 2. “QALUPALIK” by Ame Papatsie (5 minutes) 3. “I Am But a Little Woman” by Gyu Oh (4 minutes)
Friday, June 16, 202312 p.m. - Arctic Animal Adaptations Which Arctic animal can slow its metabolism down at any time throughout the year? If you guessed a polar bear, you’re correct! Try matching Arctic animals to their adaptations, and learn how they survive and thrive in their environment. 1 p.m. - Bundle Up! In this engineering and design challenge, try to insulate colour-changing Butter DoughTM and protect it from the cold! 2 p.m. - Life in the Arctic Videos Watch a variety of short videos about life in the Arctic. Approximate run time is 15 minutes. 3 p.m. - Arctic Trivia Are you in the know about snow? Do you ‘wondra’ about the tundra? Join us for Arctic trivia and test your northern knowledge!
Saturday, June 17, 202312 p.m. - Arctic Trivia Are you in the know about snow? Do you ‘wondra’ about the tundra? Join us for Arctic trivia and test your northern knowledge! 1 p.m. - Ice Albedo Feedback The temperature in the North has risen three times faster than the global average. Learn about ice albedo (al-bee-doh) feedback, and how this is speeding up climate change in the Arctic. 2 p.m. - Arctic Animal Adaptations Which Arctic animal can slow its metabolism down at any time throughout the year? If you guessed a polar bear, you’re correct! Try matching Arctic animals to their adaptations, and learn how they survive and thrive in their environment. exhibit 3 p.m. - Life in the Arctic Videos Watch a variety of short videos about life in the Arctic. Approximate run time is 15 minutes.
Sunday, June 18, 202312 p.m. - Ice Albedo Feedback The temperature in the North has risen three times faster than the global average. Learn about ice albedo (al-bee-doh) feedback, and how this is speeding up climate change in the Arctic. 1 p.m. - Arctic Animal Adaptations Which Arctic animal can slow its metabolism down at any time throughout the year? If you guessed a polar bear, you’re correct! Try matching Arctic animals to their adaptations, and learn how they survive and thrive in their environment. 2 p.m. - Arctic Trivia Are you in the know about snow? Do you ‘wondra’ about the tundra? Join us for Arctic trivia and test your northern knowledge! 3 p.m. - Bundle Up! In this engineering and design challenge, try to insulate colour-changing Butter DoughTM and protect it from the cold!
Friday, June 23, 202312 p.m. - Arctic Trivia Are you in the know about snow? Do you ‘wondra’ about the tundra? Join us for Arctic trivia and test your northern knowledge! 1 p.m. - Ice Albedo Feedback The temperature in the North has risen three times faster than the global average. Learn about ice albedo (al-bee-doh) feedback, and how this is speeding up climate change in the Arctic. 2 p.m. - Bundle Up! In this engineering and design challenge, try to insulate colour-changing Butter DoughTM and protect it from the cold! 3 p.m. - Arctic Animal Adaptations Which Arctic animal can slow its metabolism down at any time throughout the year? If you guessed a polar bear, you’re correct! Try matching Arctic animals to their adaptations, and learn how they survive and thrive in their environment.
Saturday, June 24, 202312 p.m. - Arctic Trivia Are you in the know about snow? Do you ‘wondra’ about the tundra? Join us for Arctic trivia and test your northern knowledge! 1 p.m. - Life in the Arctic Videos Watch a variety of short videos about life in the Arctic. Approximate run time is 15 minutes. 2 p.m. - Ice Albedo Feedback The temperature in the North has risen three times faster than the global average. Learn about ice albedo (al-bee-doh) feedback, and how this is speeding up climate change in the Arctic. 3 p.m. - Bundle Up! In this engineering and design challenge, try to insulate colour-changing Butter DoughTM and protect it from the cold!
Sunday, June 25, 202312 p.m. - Arctic Animal Adaptations Which Arctic animal can slow its metabolism down at any time throughout the year? If you guessed a polar bear, you’re correct! Try matching Arctic animals to their adaptations, and learn how they survive and thrive in their environment. 1 p.m. - Ice Albedo Feedback The temperature in the North has risen three times faster than the global average. Learn about ice albedo (al-bee-doh) feedback, and how this is speeding up climate change in the Arctic. 2 p.m. - Bundle Up! In this engineering and design challenge, try to insulate colour-changing Butter DoughTM and protect it from the cold! 3 p.m. - Arctic Trivia Are you in the know about snow? Do you ‘wondra’ about the tundra? Join us for Arctic trivia and test your northern knowledge!
Friday, June 30, 202312 p.m. - Arctic Trivia Are you in the know about snow? Do you ‘wondra’ about the tundra? Join us for Arctic trivia and test your northern knowledge! 1 p.m. - Bundle Up! In this engineering and design challenge, try to insulate colour-changing Butter DoughTM and protect it from the cold! 2 p.m. - Life in the Arctic Videos Watch a variety of short videos about life in the Arctic. Approximate run time is 15 minutes. 3 p.m. - Ice Albedo Feedback The temperature in the North has risen three times faster than the global average. Learn about ice albedo (al-bee-doh) feedback, and how this is speeding up climate change in the Arctic. |
| Schneider Haus National Historic Site |
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There is always something happening at Schneider Haus! Ask our team at the front desk when you arrive!
Pride Month at Schneider HausJoin us in celebrating Pride month during the month of June! We are lighting our historic house in the evening with rainbow lights in support of our local 2SLGBTQ+ community during Pride month! Come learn the meaning behind the colours of the progress pride flag, take part in our rainbow scavenger hunt! Each weekend we will have pride themed crafts and rainbow cookies to enjoy!
June 16 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Looking for more to do in the month of June? Come meet our Poet in Residence, Sarah Siembida, during their first look into their upcoming book, “Memoirs of an Indian: A Guide to Surviving Colonialism” on June 16th. Come and enjoy an afternoon of storytelling with Sarah and bring your own poetry to share at the event for our open mic portion! Sarah is a Two Spirit Indigiqueer author, Land and Water Defender, the Inaugural Poet Laureate for SMART Waterloo Region and was recently featured as a keynote speaker at the OK2BME gender and sexuality alliance conference in 2023! |
| McDougall Cottage Historic Site |
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On now at McDougall Cottage, Resiliency: Shared Stories of Strength and Survival. There are no extra activities currently scheduled. |