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July News

A Note From Our Executive Director

Ah, summer...those warm, active months that you long for all year. The kids are home from school, the family can spend hours and hours together every day, and the outdoor activity options are endless! It sounds so perfect, until about mid-July when it's just about as hot as it gets, the kids are bored, and you long for something constructive and fun to do that will help pass the days.

We get it! And we are here for you! As you've seen in this newsletter, we strive to get out and about all summer long, providing free, active programming in conjunction with our community partners so that you and the children in your life can bask in the joy of summer. I encourage you to take the opportunity to attend some of these events with the children in your life to help them unplug, engage, and learn through play.

We continue to work steadfastly on our capital campaign to open the doors to the Mendel as a new world-class children's museum. In addition to fantastic new exhibits, a create space with endless opportunities, party rooms for memorable special occasions, and countless play opportunities, we are thrilled that our new facility will expand our capacity for the programming that Saskatoon has come to love.

This Summer and every season, we strive to remain a fresh resource for growth, learning, and fun for you and the children in your life. Stay up-to-date on our programs and our capital campaign by visiting museumforkids.sk.ca or drop by our Facebook and Twitter pages. And for goodness sakes, avoid the summer boredom blues and join us at the museum or one of our myriad programs throughout the city!

Play On!

Amanda McReynolds Doran, Executive Director

Thank you to the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon

We are very excited to be able to announce that the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon has renewed their commitment to continue to provide FREE access to the Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan!

We believe that the museum should be a place where all children and their families can come and learn together. We aim to breakdown barriers to allow everyone to come and enjoy.

Thanks to generosity of the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon, we are able to continue with our FREE days, on the 4th Sunday of each month. This means that the museum is open to everyone at no charge.

The next Kinsmen FREE Day at the museum is Sunday, July 23 from 12-4pm.

To learn more about the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon - click here


Calendar of Events Museum Events July 5 - Aug 18 - City of Saskatoon Summer Play Program July 23 - Kinsmen FREE Day July 25 - Eco Kids 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Aug 1 - Ka-Boom 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Aug 27 - Kinsmen FREE Day	Group Visits Just a reminder that we reserve Mondays and Tuesdays for bookings, but will be open to the public if there are no bookings. Please check the museum's online calendar for closures due to group bookings. We do group visit bookings during the summer as well, please check the calendar for available dates. Upcoming Closures Aug 7 - Saskatchewan Day Aug 8 - 11 - Museum Renos	Sunday August 23 Kinsmen Free Day The Children's Discovery Museum is open to the public at no charge from noon until 4:00 pm, courtesy of the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon. We look forward to seeing you there! Kinsmen Free Day is the 4th Sunday of each month. Annual Renovations The Museum will be closed from August 8-11 for some annual renovations, cleaning and touch ups.

Theatre in the Park - Sum Theatre - July 2017

Th ere is one week left of Sum Theatre's Theatre in the Park - The Woodcutter and the Lion , a Syrian Folktale.

Click here for details of the 2017 Theatre in the Park schedule, and see when they will be in your community.

As always, the shows are always free and don't forget to come an hour before the show to make a craft with us.

Discovery Day Camps

We have been having a blast this summer with our first ever Discovery Day Camps!

Registration is still available for the following:

Tuesday, July 25: Eco-Kids (Ages 7-9*)

Come and explore nature inside and outside the museum. What a beautiful world we live in! What does nature give us? How do we protect it? Campers will get their hands dirty discovering and exploring environmental friendly projects.

Location: Children's Discovery Museum - Market Mall

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cost: $30 per day/child

Registration is required - registration forms can be found by clicking here or picked up in person at the museum.

*We are accepting registrations for children who will be 7 by the end of the year (December 2017)

City of Saskatoon - Summer Play Program

Your Children's Museum will once aga in be visiting Saskatoon neighbourho ods with their Summer Outreach program.

We are partnering with the City of Saskatoon to bring hands on discovery out to the community. Watch for our summer students at your local park or splash pad where the City of Saskatoon Summer Play Programs are hosted.

Please also checkout our online calendar for a list of where we will be in July & August.

Thank you to Service Canada - Canada Summer Jobs and Young Canada Works and Community Initiatives Fund for their support of our summer student and summer outreach programs

What is Culture Days?

"Every Culture Days weekend features thousands of free, hands-on, interactive activities where the public can discover the world of artists, creators, heritage experts, architects, curators, designers and other creative professionals in their communities.

Culture Days is a collaborative initiative that welcomes public participation. Everyone has a part to play in Culture Days whether you're already passionate about the arts or interested in discovering something new." - Culturedays.ca

The Children's Disocvery Museum is excited to once again participate in Culture Days 2017! Watch for details about our event in our next e-news - hint** it will have something to do with 150 stories!

To learn more about Culture Days click here.

Thank you Hillary!

The Children's Museum team would like to say thank you to Hillary for her years as a volunteer and Party Host at the museum. We are so excited for her to begin her career as a teacher this fall!

We wish her all the best as she starts this new adventure, and will certainly miss her around the museum.

Kid Approved Capital Campaign Update :


CLINT & CAROLE FORSTER donate $100,000 to the Kid Approved Campaign "Nothing is more satisfying and uplifting than to see people enjoying and benefitting from projects you support in your community either with your time and talents or your money," READ MORE	ARGYLE DESIGN INC. Argyle Design Inc. out of Brooklyn, NY are the designers for the new museum. With over 30 years experience working with and designing children's museums we are so excited that they will be helping us create a world-class children's museum here in Saskatoon. LEARN MORE	CAMPAIGN NEWS Big things are happening with the campaign - to stay up to date with all the exciting details and stay in touch with us, follow us on Facebook and Twitter @museumforkidssk.

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THANK YOU - From all of us here at the Market Mall location!

Thank you to all of our donors and sponsors for continuing to make the market mall a place for children to play, explore and discover! Without your support, none of this would be possible.