Did you attend Winter WonderLearn in February 2013? Be sure to check out our photo album on Flickr!

A HUGE thank you to all of the families and organizations that helped make Winter WonderLearn a success!

Watch this space in early 2014 for information on the 11th Annual Clarington Winter WonderLearn, WWL2014!

Have you ever seen a kangaroo before? Have you gotten close enough to meet one?

You can at this year’s Winter WonderLearn! Dorothy, a baby kangaroo, will be visiting from the Bowmanville Zoo!

Drop by the festival on Saturday, February 16, to experience free family fun with your children, share an activity or craft, take a wagon ride, and meet Dorothy! Be sure to bring your warm coats and mitts for outdoor fun!

Outside:

Winter WonderLearn is getting closer!

Interactivity is the name of the game at this year’s festival. Drop by with your child to make a craft or two, or have the family stay all day to enjoy everything Winter WonderLearn has to offer!

Be sure to wear warm winter clothing; we have a lot going on outside!

• Little Obie the CN Safety Train
• Horse-drawn wagon rides
• Hockey shoot-out with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clarington
• Firetruck and fire fighters from Clarington Emergency and Fire Services
• Outdoor painting with the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington and 1st Courtice Girl Guides

Inside:

• Indoor Playground and activity table with the Bowmanville YMCA Ontario Early Years Centre
• Cub Car Races with the 1st Newcastle Scouts
• Swingtime Quintet from the Clarington New Horizons Band
• “Capture Your Experience” photo booth, Ready Reader, and Reading with Ronald craft with Clarington Public Library
• Ice Age Mammals with Clarington Museums and Archives
• Pastel landscapes with the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington
• Sparky the Fire Dog, the Hazard House, and the Fire Safety Challenge with Clarington Emergency and Fire Services
• Telescopes with the Durham Region Astronomical Association
• Archeological dig with the Newcastle Village & District Historical Society
• Farm Plinko with Durham Region Federation of Agriculture
• Wool spinning with Durham Handspinners
• Wii bowling with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clarington
• Art activity with A Gift of Art
• Free swim courtesy of the Municipality of Clarington (from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.)

Clarington Winter WonderLearn

Newcastle & District Recreation Complex
(1780 Rudell Rd.)

Saturday, February 16th, 2013

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

On the Saturday of the Family Day Weekend, your family can enjoy a day of free family fun, outside and in at a festival designed to get you active, learn something new, and enjoy time together.

This year’s festival will feature live music, horse-drawn wagon rides, Cub Car races, a hockey shoot out, and swimming. Little Obie, the CN Safety Train, will also be there!

Bring your high spirits and warm mittens to Winter WonderLearn!

Keep your eyes on this space for more information as it becomes available!