Adventures in Guiding - Folklore

Visit Nepean Museum of Fairfields and learn more about Canadian folklore. Craft special characters and perform a  puppet show to teach others about a Canadian legend.

Completes two requirements of the 'Folklore' badge.

Program offered at Nepean Museum and Fairfields. 

Adventures in Guiding - Heritage

Find out more about special monuments and landmarks in Nepean. Learn about an amazing Canadian who has significantly contributed to Canadian culture. Create a story, song or poem about this featured Canadian. Discuss how Canada has changed in the past 25 years and how you think it will change in the next 25 years.

Completes three requirements of the 'Heritage' badge.

Program offered at Nepean Museum and Fairfields.

Adventures in Guiding - Provincial/Territorial Heritage

Share how the province of Ontario and the Nepean community got their names. Discuss Nepean's history and why you find it interesting. Tryout traditional chores and create a craft using the same methods as settlers.

Completes three requirements of the 'Provincial Heritage' badge.

Program offered at Nepean Museum and Fairfields.

Girls Creating - Creative Craft

Visit a museum to learn about the history of toys over the last 200 years. Create a craft that can be displayed in your house. Make one of three different crafts -jewellery, stuffed toy or a ‘displayable’ craft. The choice of craft will be decided ahead of time by the leader and museum staff.

Completes two requirements of the 'Creative Craft' badge.

Program offered at Nepean Museum and Fairfields.

Fun in the Outdoors - Gardening

Visit the museum and learn about the ‘square foot gardening’ technique. Design a unique garden and then plant seeds to take home. Discuss how soil can be enriched and identify what types of plants grow best in this soil.

Completes three requirements of the 'Gardening' badge.

Program offered at Nepean Museum and Fairfields.

 Key to Me – Girlfriends through Time

Visit the museum and learn all about what life was like for early settler women. Try your hand at traditional chores and discover how things are different today. Draw a picture of what your mother and grandmother would have worn as young.

Completes three requirements of the 'Girlfriends through Time' badge.

Program offered at Nepean Museum and Fairfields.  

Key to My Community - All About Canada

Visit the museum and learn all about Canadian symbols. Paint a special souvenir t-shirt. Create a poster celebrating the symbols of Ontario and play fun games to explore the images on Canadian currency.  
 

Completes all requirements of the 'All About Canada' badge.

Program offered at Nepean Museum.

Key to My Community - Modern Canadian Inventions

Through interactive games and activities, learn about different modern Canadian inventors and their inventions. Make a miniature model to take home.

Completes all of the requirements of the 'Modern Canadian Inventions' badge.

Program offered at Nepean Museum.

 Key to STEM - Exploring Space

Visit the museum and take a trip through space. Listen to a story about astronaut Roberta Bondar. Learn about the International Space Station, Canadarm, and discover the differences between a planetarium and an observatory. Design a space station and make masks while acting out a space story.

Completes all of the requirements of the 'Exploring Space' badge.

Program offered at Nepean Museum.

In My Community

Visit Nepean Museum, a special place in the local community. Develop a group community project which will benefit both your group and the community. Play games to learn how to play safely in the neighbourhood.

Completes three requirements of 'In My Community' keeper.

Program offered at Nepean Museum and Fairfields.

Exploring and Experimenting

Visit Nepean Museum and learn about Nepean's most famous astronaut, Steve MacLean, and Canada's famous female astronaut, Roberta Bondar. Identify some of Canada's greatest inventions relating to space exploration, read a space story and create a special space sculpture to take home.                                                         
Completes three requirements of the 'Exploring and Experimenting' keeper.

Program offered at Nepean Museum.              

Being Me

Visit the museum and celebrate women throughout history. Make a friendship bracelet to give to a special friend or  family member. As a group complete the 'Women’s History Challenge' by choosing a theme for your mural such as: winning the right to vote, women in sports, women in entertainment, or women in technology. Discuss some of the accomplishments of these women and design a mural based on this theme. 
 
Completes two requirements of the 'Being Me' keeper.

Program offered at Nepean Museum and Fairfields.

The World Around Me

Visit the museum and learn all about the world around us. Discover the stories of Nepean's early settlers, create crafts from other countries, and put on a special play.

Completes four requirements of 'The World Around Me' keeper.

Program offered at Nepean Museum and Fairfields.