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Miner's Cottage at Piper Park

To register please contact the Nanaimo Museum's Program Co-ordinator by phone (250.753.1821) or email (program@nanaimomuseum.ca).

Kevin Storey talking to his adventuresome group of pub tour particpants


Graveyard Tours


  SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Family Oriented

Old-Fashioned School
Tuesdays (July 3 to August 28)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Children will step back in time and experience life in a classroom 100

years ago.  Sit in old fashioned wooden desks to practice writing with

quill pens and ink wells.  Children will participate in a cursive writing

lesson and make a magnet using historical photos.  The program is designed

for children ages 5-12 years and is included in museum admission fee.  The

program is offered on a drop-in basis and caregivers must be present at

all times.

Rocket Lab
Thursdays (June 28 to August 30)
1:00 am - 3:00 pm

Make and race rockets while visiting our Snoopy Soars with NASA exhibit. 

Build a straw rocket, enter a balloon rocket race and leave with a

lollipop rocket treat.  The program is designed for children ages 5-12

years and is included in museum admission fee.  The program is offered on

a drop-in basis and caregivers must be present at all times.

Time Machine Mania (At the Miner's Cottage)
Fridays (June 29 to August 31)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Discover how families lived 100 years ago by visiting the miner’s cottage

and steam locomotive in Piper Park (at the former museum site).  Children

will perform chores the old-fashioned way, such as doing the laundry with

a wringer washer and making butter.  Become a train engineer and pretend

to run the coal locomotive and play children’s games from the early 1900s.

 The program is designed for children ages 5-12 years and the cost is $3

per child or four children for $10.  The program is offered on a drop-in

basis and caregivers must be present at all times

Ice Cream "Sundaes on Sunday"
Sundays (July 8 to August 26)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Make your own serving of ice cream the old-fashioned way and use real

cream.  The program is offered right after the noon cannon firing and is

available on a drop-in basis.  Enjoy family fun for all ages at a cost of

$2 per person.  Caregivers must be present at all times.

Old Fashioned Ice Cream Recipe (PDF, 63KB)


Looking for something for an older crowd? We have Tours designed for

Adults and Seniors listed HERE.
 
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