At the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, QC. It helped to know a bit of French here, but there were English translations for everything and all the staff members were bilingual.
We all walked through this great hall with totem poles and big windows overlooking the Ottawa River. Then John took Harry through the rest of the historical exhibits while the girls went back to play in the children’s museum.Harry’s flag designA painting by one of the Group of SevenCeiling
The Canadian History Museum is right across the river from Parliament Hill. We took our snack breaks outside here.We also borrowed a complimentary stroller!
Inside the Canadian History Museum, the children got to take a trip around the world through hands-on activitiesPost officeBoulangerie (bakery)Seafood market: Poppy had fun counting the toy clamsPaying Harry for their groceriesMaking soupCounting clams (note the wooden shoes, tulips and Dutch cheese behind her)Plumber Harry fixing the sinkPainting the houseMaking pizzaArt studio
This museum was fun, highly interactive and educational… and free!We each got a bracelet like this and got to design our avatar for the interactive screens.The kids got to design their own moneyA little souvenir
Poppy: “Teddy Bear!”Making earthquakesGator ‘wrastlin’SlothDaisy wearing a sloth t-shirt while standing in front of a slothThe girls enjoyed playing in the Wild Bird Clinic. Any time we saw birds Poppy exclaimed, “Birdies! Tweet tweet!”This scale tells you how many wild turkeys you weigh.Exploring a caveHarry liked the fishSnack timeReady for nap time