Children’s Program Outline

* $2.00 per day

* Tuesdays – Wednesdays – Thursdays - Fridays

* 10 am to 12 pm

* July 2 to August 22, 2008

* Activities will take place on the lawn at the Museum.  Rainy days we move inside to the Boyd Gallery.

Please note: All classes are subject to change. Pre-registration is suggested. Activities will take place in the Boyd Gallery on rainy days. Activities in brackets are not yet confirmed.

Registration

Advance registration is suggested. Contact the Museum to register or click to download registration form here.

Beadwork Classes
On display this season is a collection of basket and beadwork on loan from the Whetung Centre at Curve Lake.  First nation handwork will be viewed and discussed prior to commencing classes.  Sharon is the Instructor.  She knows her beads!

Music and Drama Classes
Music and drama classes will be held weekly, with instruction provided by a local recording artist and a Instructor to be named.

Painting Lessons
Children will view and discuss paintings in the Museum and the Boyd Gallery prior to commencing lessons.  The Instructor is Ruth Bellbeck, a local professional artist with twenty years experience teaching children.

Crocheting Lessons
Children will be shown handwork in the Museum and will participate in a discussion of the origins of the craft prior to commencing lessons.  The Instructor is award winning artisan, Stacey Maitland.

Craft Days
General woodcrafts will be built during discussions of the Boyd Lumber Company, the Trent Valley Navigation Company and the Trent-Severn Waterway.

Rug Hooking
Children will learn the history of the craft from and be instructed by the Boyd Museum Chair and Curator Barb McFadzen.

Rainy Day Movies
During inclement weather, children will view a variety of educational and for entertainment movies in the Boyd Gallery.  

Game Days
Children will participate in games originating from the turn of the century.  Current games will be enjoyed as they pertain to artifacts from the Museum collection.

Battle Days
Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon battle days will take place Fridays.  Bring your cards and battle for superiority!

Special Guests
Special Guests will be providing demonstrations and information talks to the children throughout the summer.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

705-738-9482
info@theboydmuseum.com