Our Guide and Scout programs feature historic cooking and crafts and tours of heritage houses. These programs are offered evenings and weekends at Bradley Museum or Benares Historic House.
1.5-hour programs are $6.39 per child
2-hour programs are $6.64 per child
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) does not apply to children and youth 14 years and under and persons with a disability. Up to six adults are included for free per group. Separate fees apply for the overnight program.
Explore how museums use research, artifact collections and programming to share local history through a series of interactive activities which will take participants around the museum in a scavenger hunt style game.
Location: Benares Historic House
Dates: September to June
Ages: Sparks, Embers, Guides, Pathfinders, Beavers, Scouts
Learn about the effect of WWI on the Canadian home front, the importance of remembrance and how you can impact the fight for peace across the word through a series of hands-on activities.
Location: Benares Historic House
Dates: September to June
Ages: Sparks, Embers, Guides, Pathfinders, Beavers, Scouts
Try your hand at activities that were essential to an early settler family including lighting a fire, mending your own clothing and growing your own food.
Location: Bradley Museum
Dates: September to June
Ages: Sparks, Embers, Guides, Beavers, Scouts
Explore the Bradley site on a geocaching quest using a compass and map and a GPS device to navigate the Bradley site searching for hidden caches.
Location: Bradley Museum
Dates: September to June
Ages: Embers, Guides, Pathfinders, Beavers, Scouts
Explore the traditions and customs of celebrations at home and around the world.
Location: Benares Historic House
Dates: September to June
Ages: Sparks, Embers, Guides, Beavers, Scouts
Compare how Christmas traditions have changed and stayed the same from the 1830s to today.
Location: Benares Historic House
Dates: November to December
Ages: Beavers, Scouts
Discover how maple syrup is made from start to finish and compare the maple sugaring traditions of Indigenous communities, Early Settlers and modern maple sugar bushes.
Location: Bradley Museum
Dates: Mid-February to Early April
Ages: Sparks, Embers, Guides, Pathfinders, Beavers, Scouts
Arrive on a Friday or Saturday night for a sleepover at the Log Cabin. A pizza dinner and access to our fire pit are provided on the night of your arrival. The next morning, participants make a pancake breakfast and enjoy a program in the Bradley House. After the program, museum staff will cook a hot dog lunch with participants over the fire. All participants and leaders will receive a Log Cabin Overnight Crest.
Location: Bradley Museum
Dates: September to June
Ages: Sparks, Embers, Guides, Pathfinders, Beavers, Scouts
Fees:
$51.34 per child plus HST
$25.44 per adult plus HST
The first two adults are free per group.
