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Wednesday, June 23, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B1 F O R C O M P L E T E \ i ^ H O M E D E L IV E R Y \ 3 T IM E S A W E E K ;> C A L L : 845-9742 Focus # OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR OF THE OAKVILLE WATERFRONT FESTIVAL BARGAIN-RATE CAR INSURANCE WITH BARGAIN- w RATE SERVICE IS 2345"* NO BARGAIN. Don't trust just anyone Oakville Beaver Focus Editor: WILMA BLOKHUIS 845-3824 (Ext 250 ) Photo by Riziero Vertolli Eric Schlange plays with an old-fashioned ring toss at the Oakville Museum at Erchless Estates' Children's Day last year. EVERYTHING THE STORE! • / .0 OFF OUR REGULAR PRICE s s s S B *All ln-Stock* includes Drapery inraoerv Accessories^ . l/ol ____ OFF miR REG. PRICE NOW OPEN SUNDAYS 12-5 140 Rebecca St. OAKVILLE 844-7728 °UR REG. PRie f^ Who says museums are boring? Lot's to do for kids at Hatton's museums this summer Summer has officially arrived and it promises to be a long hot one. The museums of Halton will take children back, in time, about 160 years or so, or to the basics of farm life, or perhaps leap ahead into cyberspace or remain in the present. Whichever time period is preferred there is much to choose from at the museums in Halton. Summer Workshops for Children The Oakville M useum at Erchless Estates - 8 Navy St. - 338-4400. Advance registration required. For children age 7 and older. Cost: $30 for two half­ day workshops (includes mate­ rials). Morning session runs from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Afternoons are from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Price includes materi­ als. There are two-day Summer Workshops offered, Only two out of the six sessions may be taken. The list of activities includes: Session one - Paper Mache where participants create an animal. Held July 13 and 14. Session two - Stenciling & Stamping on a clay post with self-made materials. Held July 15 and 16 Session three - Children will create Christmas and winter crafts (it's never too early to start) July 20 and 21. Session four - In Glorious Gardens campers will identify flowers and colour schemes in the museum's gardens of Erchless Estate, plant a bean and make a pressed flower gar­ den and hat. Held July 22 and 23, Session five; Children weave a basket and make their own paper from scratch using recycled material. Held Aug. 17 and 18 Session six - Beading. Children will create a necklace and scary spider from what else - beads. Held Aug. 17 and 18 Blast from the Past Camp Ireland House at Oakridge Farm in Burlington - 2168 Guelph Line - 332-9888. Register in advance. Geared to children 5-12 years old. Cost; $100 per week or $25 per day. Runs July 12-16 and July 26-30, from 9 am to 4 pm. The focus of camp at Ireland House is on life on a 19th cen­ tury farm. Each day highlights a theme such as Housework Day when children will do the chores the way children of the time did it. Each day will incor­ porate a theme craft, play and many other forms of fun learn­ ing. Blast from the Past Camp Joseph Brant Museum in Burlington - 1240 North Shore Blvd. - 634-3556 Register in advance on drop-in. For chil­ dren 5-12 years old. Camp cost is $25 per day. Runs Tuesdays and Thursdays July 6 to Aug. 19 from 9 am to 4 pm. The camp features a native focus including crafts such as clay pot making, and creating dream catchers. Camp days themes are entitled 'People of the Longhouse', 3A Soldier's Life for Me', 'Burlington by the Bay', 'Smile and Say Cheese', 'Digging Up the Past', 'Fun and Frolic', and 'Thanks for the Memories: Millennium Day.' Pizza Pizzazz Camp The Farm M useum in Milton - 144 Tremaine Rd. - 878-8151, or 1-888-307-FARM (3276). Register in advance. For children aged 6-12. Cost; $125 (plus GST) per child per week, and an extra $100 (plus GST) for each addi­ tional sibling. Runs July 12-16, 19-23, 26-30, Aug. 9-13, 16-20, and 23-27, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. It features a 'Pizza Tour', in which children learn about the origins of all the ingredients that go into a pizza, from farm­ ing to cheese making. There are also visits with farm animals with a focus on animal care, fun science and food experiments, heritage crafts, pastimes and games, can­ dle making and more. Computer Camp '99 The Farm M useum in Milton - 144 Tremaine Road - 878-8151, or 1-888-307-FARM (3276). Register in advance. For ages 8-14. Cost is $199 per week plus GST (A $10 discount per child per week if registering more than one child from the same immediate family.) Runs from July 5-9, 12-16, 19-23,26- 30, Aug. 3-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23- 27, Aug. 30-Sep. 3. Planet Kids runs this camp held at the Farm Museum. Students spend half the day in an air conditioned computer lab and the other half is spent doing outdoor activities including swimming at nearby Kelso Conservation Area. Counselor to child ratio is 1:8, Lab activi­ ties include graphic design with Corel Draw, scavenger hunting on the Internet and operating a business with Zapitalism. □ □ □ There's plenty for adults to enjoy at the museums in Halton this summer as well. Summer Events at the Oakville Museum Oakville Museum - 8 Navy Street - 815-4400: Erchless Garden Walking Tour & Tea - July 14, 2-4 pm, take an informative two-hour tour through the stunning gar­ dens, refreshments on porch. $5 per person. Children's Day - Aug. 8, 1- 4:30 pm - An afternoon of fam­ ily fun with games crafts, refreshments, prizes and a whole lot more. $5 per person. The Farm Museum in Milton - 144 Tremaine Road - (905) 878-8151 or 1-888-307 FARM (3276) Hours: 10 am to 5 pm. Open to the general pub­ lic on weekends only. 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