Our laundry needs done! Bring the kids to see how getting those grass stains out would have been hard work in the early 1900s. They can watch a laundry demonstration and then try their hand at it too. We will even be hanging laundry to dry in the sun on the clothesline. Do a farmhouse […]
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Grab your favourite Teddy Bear and your favourite people and enjoy an evening on the grounds of Parkwood Estate! Participate in our scavenger hunt, take a photo with our life sized Teddy Bear in our photo area and enjoy a live story reading! Get ready for some incredible entertainment as well! Balloon animals, Snow Princess […]
Join us for Family Fun Days this summer—each week brings a new theme! This weeks theme is Bug Bonanza, featuring a bug-catcher craft and a creepy crawly scavenger hunt. Stop by Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to enjoy the fun!
Join us for Family Fun Days this summer—each week brings a new theme! This weeks theme is Castle Creations, featuring a foam craft and a sunny scavenger hunt. Stop by Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to enjoy the fun!
Parents and Tots come on adventure with us as we experience our senses through play, crafts, and activities at the Museum! For ages 2-4 years. $5 per child. Parent participation and preregistration is required.
Explore Parkwood’s historic grounds. Discover the hidden heritage gems with our Historic Places Days FREE photo scavenger hunt. Follow the clues to the different areas of the grounds, snap a picture and tag @parkwoodestate and #HistoricPlacesDays in your pictures and post to Instagram and/or Facebook. Clue sheets are available for pick up in the Carriage […]
It’s time to get “Wild About Art!” This Mini Maker session will have kids combining their artistic creativity with the nature found in their own backyard! For ages 9-12, children will take away a homemade wind chime, leaf painting and a seed mosaic. Contact the Museum of Northern History at 705-568-8800 or manager@northernhistory.ca to register, […]
Step back in time to the historic site’s premier old-fashioned event! Take a trip to the past on the BC Day long weekend for Huble Homestead’s oldest running event. This two-day extravaganza is all about celebrating life on the homestead over a hundred years ago by taking in the sights, sounds, and activities of a […]
The movie GREASE on the sides of the elevators Saturday, July 19, 2025 10:00 p.m. 11:45 p.m. Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre (map) Watch the 1978 classic musical GREASE, starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, projected on the side of a century-old grain elevator. Experience the friendships, romances and adventures of a group of high school kids in the […]
Ages 5 and up.Our annual insect workshop. Join Dr. Todd Smith of Acadia University Science Department for a fun filled afternoon exploring the ground of Prescott House to learn all about ants, beetles, earwigs and other creeping critters!Fee: $10.00 per childSpace is limited so please register in advance by August 11thPhone: 902.542.3984Email: margrete.kristiansen@novascotia.caRain Date: August […]