SUMMER CAMP SUPERGUIDE

30 Winnipeg Parent | March/April 2017
March 2017 · Family Fun Calendar
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Spring Break is coming Set up a puzzle where St. Louis Blues vs.
Gimli’s Annual Ice Festival
1at the end of the month! 2the whole family can 3Winnipeg Jets at the MTS 4- Car racing, Cooley's
Book you kids into Spring
Break camps now! Check
out this issue for a list of day
camp programs.
participate in putting it
together. Puzzles teach
patience and persistence and
stimulate conversation.
Centre; ticketmaster.ca Playground, snow sculpting,
frozen fish toss, pancake
breakfast, storytelling, face
painting, arts & crafts.March 4
& 5; gimliicefestival.com
Freeze Frame,
5International Film Festival
for Kids of All Ages, March
5-12 at various venues;
Head to the Manitoba
12Museum to see a real
NASA moon rock, enjoy the
many galleries and Lego
gallery, the science centre
and watch a planetarium
show! manitobamuseum.ca
Minnesota Wild vs.
19Winnipeg Jets at the
MTS Centre; ticketmaster.ca
WSO Concerts for Kids
26presents Melodius
Prime vs The Boyz of Noise!
2:00 pm, Pre-concert fun at
1:00 pm, Centennial Concert
Hall; wso.ca
Mini Mondays at the
6Children’s Museum are
great fun for kids under 4.
Theme based crafts and
activities that aid in dramatic
play, and story time at 11am
& 1pm;
childrensmuseum.com
Mini Mondays at the
13Children’s Museum
are great fun for kids under
4. Theme based crafts and
activities that aid in dramatic
play, and story time at 11am
& 1pm;
childrensmuseum.com
Mini Mondays at the
20Children’s Museum
are great fun for kids under
4. Theme based crafts and
activities that aid in dramatic
play, and story time at 11am
& 1pm; childrensmuseum.
com
Mini Mondays at the
27Children’s Museum
are great fun for kids under
4. Theme based crafts and
activities that aid in dramatic
play, and story time at 11am
& 1pm; childrensmuseum.
com
It’s a great day to bake
7cookies together. Let the
kids decorate them with icing
and sprinkles. Enjoy together
Check out this issue
14for our Summer
Camp Superguide to find the
perfect day or sleep away
camp experience for your
child.
Philidelphia Flyers vs.
21Winnipeg Jets at the
MTS Centre; ticketmaster.ca
Family Fusion at
28the Winnipeg Art
Gallery, 1-3pm. A DIY arts
and crafts event featuring
Spaceships & Dinosaurs;
wag.ca
St. Norbert Indoor
8Farmers' Market today,
10am-1pm at The Eagles
Club 3459 Pembina Hwy;
stnorbertfarmersmarket.ca
Bake a batch of
15muffins or granola
bars together. Use healthy
ingredients and talk to
the kids about why it is
important to eat healthy
foods.
Read a book as a
22family! Take turns
reading at breakfast or
dinner.
Yay for Spring
29Break! Check out
our Spring Break Family
Fun guide in this issue
for great ideas to fill each
day.
Have you got your tickets
9to MTYP’s play Baobab
or WSO’s Melodius Prime
concert. You can enjoy these
great family events together!
Astronomy Night
16featuring Spring
Constellations tonight at Oak
Hammock Marsh;
www.oakhammockmarsh.ca
Spring Break begins
23this weekend! Are
you ready?
Family Fusion at the
30WAG Winnipeg Art
Gallery, 1-3pm. A DIY arts
and crafts event featuring
Easy-Peasy Beading –
create a beautiful mini wall
hangings. wag.ca
It’s Friday night board
10game night! Bake
or order a pizza and play
a classic board game as a
family. Start a tradition that
will provide great lifetime
memories.
MTYP presents
17Baobab for children
ages 4-10, March 15-26 at
MTYP at The Forks;
www.mtyp.ca
Cottage Country's Lake
24& Cabin Show, March
24- 26 at Red River Exhibition
Park; redriverex.com
Head to Assiniboine
31Park and the Zoo to
enjoy the animals indoors
and outdoors. The Polar
Bears are always fun to
watch at Journey to Churchill!
assiniboinepark.ca
Calgary Flames vs.
11Winnipeg Jets at the
MTS Centre; winnipegjets.com
Take the family to your
18local library branch
today. Get everyone a free
library card to take out books,
DVDs and more
KidsFest presents
25Festival of Fools-
Free family foolishness
featuring performances,
circus workshops, trapeze
workshops, face painting and
clowns. March 25-31 at The
Forks
April 2017 · Family Fun Calendar
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Go to Winnipeg Parent’s website for more fun
family activities and resources – open 24/7
1
Happy April
Fool’s Day!
The Ultimate Craft &
2 Women's Show, April 1
& 2 at Assiniboia Downs;
ultimatewomensshow.com
A great day to check out
9the Manitoba Museum
for tons of fun, interesting
galleries, a science
centre and planetarium.
manitobamuseum.ca
Mini Mondays at the
3Children’s Museum are
great fun for kids under 4.
Theme based crafts and
activities that aid in dramatic
play, and story time at 11am
& 1pm; childrensmuseum.
com
Mini Mondays at the
10Children’s Museum
are great fun for kids under
4. Theme based crafts and
activities that aid in dramatic
play, and story time at 11am &
1pm; childrensmuseum.com
Mini Mondays at the
16 17Children’s Museum
Happy
Easter
Sunday!
See the Harlem
23Globetrotters at the
MTS Centre; tticketmaster.ca
Come to Winnipeg
30Parent’s 14th Family
Fun & Learning Fair TODAY,
9:30-3:30 at The Caboto
Centre 1055 Wilkes Ave.
are great fun for kids under
4. Theme based crafts and
activities that aid in dramatic
play, and story time at 11am
& 1pm;
childrensmuseum.com
Mini Mondays at the
24Children’s Museum
are great fun for kids under
4 years old. Theme based
crafts and activities that
aid in dramatic play, and
story time at 11am & 1pm;
childrensmuseum.com
Kids are back to school
4after Spring Break! Time
to organize those pictures
and videos taken over the
break!
Happy Passover!
11Today is the first
day of Passover, the Jewish
holiday that lasts 8 days.
Consider taking a CPR
18and First Aid course
this spring. It could save a
life or help you handle an
emergency.
When was the last
25time you changed
the batteries in your smoke
detectors? Make sure they
are in good working order
Time to go through
5outgrown toys and gently
used clothing and donate
them to a worthy charity
like the Salvation Army or
Goodwill.
Have you got your
12Easter eggs painted
and planned your Easter egg
hunt and dinners for this
weekend?
MTYP presents Gretel
19and Hansel for ages
8+, April 19 to 29 at MTYP at
The Forks; mtyp.ca
Take the family to
26your local library
branch today. Get everyone
a free library card to take out
books, DVDs and more.
Winnipeg Home + Garden
6Show April 6-9 at the RBC
Convention Centre;
winnipeghomeandgarden
show.com
Peppa Pig Live
13at the Burton
Cummings Theatre, 6:00 PM;
ticketmaster.ca
Oak Hammock March
20presents Astronomy
Night -Telescopes, 8-10 pm;
oakhammockmarsh.ca
Downtown Indoor
27Farmers' Market at
Manitoba Hydro Place,
10am-3pm;
downtownwinnipegbiz.com
Have you registered your
7kids for spring sports at
your community centre? Now
is the time!
Good Friday! A day to
14celebrate with family
and friends.
Why not get tickets to
21the Winnipeg Goldeyes
baseball this season? It is a
really fun family experience!
Take a Friday night
28walk together to your
local park for some active
family fun playing on the
swings, slide and whatever
equipment is there. Take a
Frisbee along
Nashville Predators vs.
8Winnipeg Jets at the MTS
Centre; ticketmaster.ca
Folk for Families, A free
15concert 2:00 PM to 3:00
PM at the Millennium Library,
251 Donald St.
It’s Earth Day! What can
22you do to help save the
Earth? Reuse, Reduce and
Recycle!
Summer is around the
29corner. Do a safety
check of our backyard, your
kid’s bikes, bike helmets,
skateboards etc to make sure
they are in good shape!