March Break Activities At a Glance

Please visit the kwkids.com event & program calendar to view all March Break Activities by the hour!

March Break Film Festival
When? March 7 - 14, 2008
What? Our annual March Break Family Friendly Film Festival returns for its 3rd year, and it just keeps getting bigger!!! This year we will be screening films at both Princess locations, giving you more options. 10 films will be screened in total, including: August Rush, Bee Movie, Enchanted, The Game Plan, The Golden Compass, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie, Ratatouille, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, and the classics The Red Balloon and White Mane.
Where? Princess Cinema & Princess Twin
Website: www.princesscinemas.com

March Break Programs
When? March 7 - 15, 2008
What? Check out a variety of programs!
Where? Kitchener Public Library - All Branches
Website: www.kpl.org/npe_program.shtml#MB

March Break Fun at WPL
When? March 10 - 14, 2008
What? Both the Main Library and the McCormick Branch are hosting free, fun programs for kids during March Break.
Where? Waterloo Public Library - Both Branches
Website: www.wpl.ca

March Break at the Swimplex!
When? March 7 - 16, 2008
What? Looking for something FUN to do over the Break? The Swimplex offers swims throughout the entire day, everyday over the March Break. Take a ride on our gigantic Waterslide, jump off one of the awesome diving boards or relax in the Swirlpool!
Where? Swimplex, 101 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo
Website: www.waterloo.ca

Various Cooking Classes
When? March 10 - 15, 2008
What? Ample Maple Fun, Crazy About Cupcakes, Cowboy Ranch, Easter Bunny Camp, Curious George's Cooking Fun
Where? Real Canadian Superstore Cooking School, 875 Highland Road, Kitchener

The Frog Prince
When? March 10, 11 & 12 (11am, 1pm & 3pm)
What? A spin on the classic Grimm fairy tale, “The Frog Prince,” is a laugh riot, fun for children of all ages. Even adults!!! Princess Tiffany is unhappy. She has nobody to play with. That is, until a frog named Dennis appears. They sing, and play—he even saves her from a pirate and his parrot! But Tiffany is a beautiful Princess looking for a Prince. Will she settle for a FROG instead?
Where? The Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener

Bring Your Child Session at SupperWorks!
When? March 12 10am or 1pm
What? Come and enjoy making your meals with your children in a child friendly environment. Don't worry about the mess! We clean it up for you! Book your session online at www.SupperWorks.com!
Where? SupperWorks, 283 Northfield Dr. E., Waterloo
Website: www.SupperWorks.com

Horse-drawn Sugarbush Tours
When? March Break (March 12 - 14) from 11am to 3pm; Weekends: March 15 - April 6 from 10am - 3pm (Closed Easter Sunday)
What? Sugarhouse samples, pancake brunch, baby animal visits, syrup demonstrations.
Where? McCully's Hill Farm, St. Marys
Website: www.mccullys.ca

Kids Day at Dinner By You!
When? March 13th from 2-4pm
What? While putting together some delicious meals, enjoy a glass of wine or a cappuccino and watch your kids have a great time learning how to make a great dessert with our DBY staff. We will also be serving fun, non-alcoholic cocktails for the kids to enjoy. Register for our March 13th session at 2:00pm and place an order for a 4, 8 or 12 petite or full meal package today! The dessert is our treat!
Where? Dinner By You, 550 Parkside Dr., Waterloo
Website: www.dinnerbyyou.ca

BugFeast: CANDYLAND
When? March 7 - 16, 2008
What? Sample REAL insects in candy * Samples are included with regular admission * BUGfeast runs all through March Break * PLUS! Check out the bugs and butterflies too! Join Chef Jeff Stewart and his sweet tooth for real insects in candy!
Where? Wings of Paradise
Website: www.wingsofparadise.com

March Break Activities
When? March 7 - 16, 2008
What? Play Bananagrams, checkers, barrel of monkeys, puzzles and word games.
Where? READ for your Life Bookstore, 46 King St. N., Uptown Waterloo

Fanshawe SugarBush 2008
When? March weekends & March Break
What? Enjoy the guided tours, hayrides, demonstrations, displays and brochures. Buy fresh maple syrup and other maple products, and visit the sugar shack and Pancake Pavilion for delicious pancakes, sausages and pure maple syrup.
Where? Kinsmen Fanshawe Sugar Bush, 21201 Lake Side Drive, Thorndale, ON
Website: www3.sympatico.ca/greaterlondonkinsmenclub/

Discovering Chimpanzees: The Remarkable World of Jane Goodall
When? Ongoing (Wed - Sun) until May 25, 2008
What? Discovering Chimpanzees welcomes visitors to the world of the chimpanzee through sound, visual effects and interactive displays. After passing a giant waterfall visitors will enter Gombe National Park and be transported from their urban surroundings to the jungle environment of the chimps. Through customized computers visitors can explore chimpanzee behaviour in addition to learning to walk and communicate like a chimp. Field notes, photographs, video clips and other artifacts are used to make Jane's forrty years of research come alive for visitors. Her Gombe jungle home is authentically re-created and vintage footage will take visitors on a journey through some of her most memorable and remarkable achievements.
Where? Children's Museum, Downtown Kitchener
Website: www.thechildrensmuseum.ca/chimps/

16th Annual Maple Festival
When? March 15 & 16 (10am - 4pm)
What? Pancakes 10 to 1:30. Adults $5; children 12 and under $3 (proceeds to Lambeth Scouting). Horse drawn wagon rides, sugar on snow, samples, tours and demonstrations.
Where? Crinklaw Sugar Bush, 4570 Westminster Drive, London, ON (Telephone: 519-457-4550).

March Break Comedy Classics
When? March 11 - 16 (1pm - 4pm)
What? Enjoy popcorn, ice-cold Coca-Cola and old time comedy classics from the 1930's including: Popeye, Mickey Mouse and Little Rascals all in “The Stable”! Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Where? Whitehern Historic House and Garden, 41 Jackson St. West, Hamilton
Website: www.hamilton.ca/museums

Eco-Show
When? March 13 - 16
What? The Eco-Show, presented by the Region of Waterloo and The Record, is an exciting three-day environmental event for both kids and adults. Learn about green living through hands-on activities, interactive workshops, and educational exhibits. Meet local organizations providing ecologically-friendly products and services.
Where? Children's Museum, Downtown Kitchener
Website: www.thechildrensmuseum.ca

Maple Syrup Days
When? March 1 to March 30 (10am - 4pm), weekends, holidays and daily during March Break
What? Come experience a great Canadian tradition! Inhale the steam of boiling maple sap in our wood-fired evaporator, create maple treats in the candy house, experience a guided horse-drawn sleigh tour through our working sugar bush, savour pancakes and syrup in the pavilion. Finish off your day with a trip to the Country Store to commemorate your experience with some maple products to take home!
Where? Mountsberg MapleTowne, Campbellville, ON
Website: www.conservationhalton.on.ca

Maple Syrup Festival
When? March 1 to March 30 (9:30am - 3pm), weekends, and daily during March Break
What? Fresh Ontario maple syrup begins flowing at Bronte Creek Provincial Park on March 1, 2008 when the park's month-long Maple Syrup Festival gets under way. Hop on a wagon that will take you to a heated pancake house where you can enjoy fresh, hot pancakes with pure maple syrup and crisp bacon, served up throughout the festival hours. Enjoy a guided tour of the Maple Lane, where 1890s costumed interpreters demonstrate how to tap maple trees, make maple syrup and maple sugar. Visitors can sit back a watch a movie in the logging theatre, view artifacts in the maple museum or tour the 100-year-old Spruce Lane Farmhouse. Be sure to browse through the maple products and souvenirs available in the Maple Gift Shoppe and pick up a bottle of syrup to take home.
Where? Bronte Creek Provincial Park, Brantford, ON
Website: www.brontecreek.org

Maple Magic
When? March 8 - 14
What? The Museums of Mississauga will be hosting their Annual Maple Syrup Festival during March Break! Admission includes horse Drawn Wagon Rides; Tours of the Sap Line; Tours of the Historic Bradley House; Sample some Maple Candy; Crafts for Kids; First Nations: Sweet Water Camp Area; Historic Demonstrations and various activities on site! Additional activities on weekends include Forestry Bucket Rides, Carving Demonstrations & Music by Brampton Folk Club.
Where? Bradley Museum, 1620 Orr Rd., Mississauga
Website: www.museumsofmississauga.com

Sweet Water Season
When? March 1 to March 30 (10am - 4pm), weekends, holidays and daily during March Break
What? Celebrate the sweet taste of spring! Join us in the Iroquoian village to discover how the First Nations people enjoyed the gifts of the maple tree. These informative and entertaining presentations include storytelling and complimentary samples of cornbread dripping with pure maple syrup.
Where? Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Campbellville, ON
Website: www.conservationhalton.on.ca

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