Break time
Plenty of activities in coming week for students.
From free swims and skates, to sewing classes, pirates and parrots, local recreation and community groups are planning a wide variety of events and activities for March Break.
These are some of the many offerings taking place in Pictou County during the school holiday – March 11 to 19.
MARCH 11
Pictou library
Shopkins Party, make a Shopkins button, play Shopkins Bingo, make a Shopkins mask, trading, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Call or drop in to register.
Trenton Library
Crafty Saturday – Games Day
Museum of Industry
Pirates Parrots and Plunder Pirates of Halifax captains “Jack Sparrow” and “William Turner” available for photos and storytimes, 1-4 p.m.
Blue and gold macaws Bugsy and Caruso at the museum all week, with red macaw Zora and owner Diane Cooke visiting March 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. for a close-up conversation.
MARCH 14
New Glasgow Library Lego Challenge Drop In – 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. All ages. Play Lego with your friends and complete a series of challenges to become a Master Builder. Kard board Kingdoms – 2:303:30 p.m. Ages five to 12 (under eight need parental supervision), registration is required. Using cardboard and 3D printed parts, Scott Ross, left, and Jamie Livingston construct a pirate ship that is part of the Pirates, Parrots and Plunder activities at the Museum of Industry during March Break.
make your own Kard board Kingdom.
Stellarton Library Button making – all day Minecraft Warriors – 3 p.m., space limited, registration required
River John Library The Great 2-Day LEGO Challenge –Tuesday & Wednesday
Pictou library Book Bags from T-Shirts for Kids – 1 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. Bring an old T-shirt and sharp scissors. Must pre-register, space limited.
Mats from T-Shirts – 3-5 p.m. Bring old T-shirts and pointy end scissors (embroidery). Must preregister. Stencilling – 6-8 p.m. Ages seven-11 years. Bring plain shirt or plain canvas bag to stencil on. Must pre-register, space limited.
MARCH 15
New Glasgow Library Claymation Day Camp, 11:3012:30 p.m. (LUNCH from 12:30-1 p.m.) 1-2:30 p.m. Using clay, technology and know-how, kids will make their own Claymation videos which we will upload to YouTube! This is a two-part session with a lunch break in between, we ask that the kids bring their own lunch. For ages 8 plus, registration is required.
Engineering Challenge: Spaghetti Towers, 3-4 p.m. Build a tower using only marshmallows and spaghetti! Tallest one wins! For ages 8 plus, registration required.
Stellarton Library Cardboard Castles – all day
River John Library The Great 2-Day LEGO Challenge – Tuesday & Wednesday
Pictou Library Leprechauns Gold Puppet Show – 10:30 a.m.
Museum of Industry Pirates Parrots and Plunder – Pirates of Halifax captains “Jack Sparrow” and “William Turner” available for photos and story time, 1-4 p.m.
New Glasgow Recreation Free Swim offered at the Pictou County YMCA for all ages, 2-3 p.m.
Free skate Hector Arena, 2-3 p.m.
MARCH 16
New Glasgow Library Playdoh Drop in, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Drop in to create with Playdoh. All ages welcome, no registration required.
Maker lab: Things that Move, 2-3 p.m. Rocket Balloon cars, paper airplanes, and marble runs. For ages 8 plus, registration required.
Harry Potter Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m. For all ages and family friendly. Please register, teams of six or less.
Stellarton Library Bird feeders – all day
River John Library St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt (for Leprechaun’s Gold) – Thursday & Friday Pictou Library
Pyjama Party with Tumblebooks – at 6 p.m. Come in pajamas, bring your favourite teddy and blanket and learn about Tumblebooks.
Trenton Library
Button making
Trenton Library
A Scavenger Hunt for Leprechaun’s Gold – Thursday & Friday (with prizes donated by Adopt-a Library Literacy Program)
Westville Library
St. Patrick’s Day Craft – 6 p.m.
New Glasgow Recreation
Ski Trip to Wentworth on March 16 for students in grades 9-12. The bus will leave the parking lot near the New Glasgow Farmers Market at 9 a.m., arriving to the ski hill at approximately 10 a.m. and departing from the ski hill at 4 p.m. Rentals available.
MARCH 17
New Glasgow Library Library Detectives – 11:30-12:30 p.m. – Figure out the clues and the puzzles to get out of the room. Registration required, space limited. Ages nine to 12.
Arts & Crafts, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Fun afternoon of painting and crafts! Ages three to eight. Registration required.
Cartoon Night, 6-7 p.m. Animation shorts from the NFB collection. All welcome.
Stellarton Library LEGO Challenge – all day
River John Library St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt (for Leprechaun’s Gold) – Thursday & Friday Button making & Imagination Saturday – Friday & Saturday
Pictou Library Puppetry – 9 a.m.-noon. Ages 8 plus. Bring a sock to create a puppet. Must pre-register, space limited.
St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt – Drop in anytime between 1-4:30 p.m. to search the library for symbols of St. Patrick’s Day and Ireland.
St. Patrick’s Day Bingo- at 3 p.m. Bingo for all ages. Books and posters for prizes.
Trenton Library Scavenger Hunt for Leprechaun’s Gold – Thursday & Friday (prizes donated by Adopt-a-Library Literacy Program)
MARCH 18
New Glasgow Library
Learn to Knit – 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Join a knitting circle to learn the basics of knitting. All welcome.
River John Library
Button making & Imagination Saturday – Friday & Saturday
Pictou Library
All Things Green and All Things Irish – All Day. Find Big Shamrocks & Little Shamrocks & at least one Leprechaun and win prizes.
Westville Library
Junk Art Contest – 12:30-2 p.m.
MARCH 19
Museum of Industry Pirates Parrots and Plunder Blue and gold macaws Bugsy and Caruso will be at the museum all week, with red macaw Zora and owner Diane Cooke visiting on March 19 10 a.m.-3 p.m. for a close-up conversation.
ALL WEEK
Stellarton Library
Scavenger Hunt for Leprechaun’s Gold – March 14-17 (prizes provided by Adopt-a-Library Literacy Program)
Trenton Library
Crafty March Break – Tuesday – Saturday (different project every day)
Westville Library
Gigantic Game Olympics – Tuesday to Friday (daily at 2 p.m.) Tuesday – Yatzee, Wednesday – Pick-up Sticks, Thursday – Jenga, Friday – UNO
Museum of Industry
March 11 to 19 Pirates Parrots and Plunder Activity stations include a pirate ship, sails and flags, dress-up theatre, pirate games, cannon challenge, treasure hunt and a pirate hat craft.
New Glasgow Recreation March Break Camp
Grades Primary to 6, featuring themes each day – Super Hero Mission, You’re a Star, Little Olympians, I Love Cooking and Snow Day. To register, 902-7558363 or emily.morton@newglasgow.ca
Westville Recreation March Break Camp
March 13-17, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., ages five-12, $55 per child for the week. Call 902-396-1059 or clare. steele@westville.ca
The Pictou County Women’s Resource and Sexual Assault Centre is holding a Girls March Break Day Camp, March 13-16, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Ages nine to 12 years. The theme is social media literacy. To register call 902-7554647.
Pictou Recreation and Parks
March Break Sewing Camps for kids ages six and up. All camps are from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. All fabric is supplied except for the memory pillow. Stuffing and thread supplied for the memory pillow. Bring snack and lunch. Monday – Infinity scarf $15 Wednesday – Personalized Liners for boots $25 Thursday – Personalized Memory Pillow $25 Friday – Magic bag liner for a bread basket $25
Pictou Pool
Daily toonie swims, Monday to Friday, 1-3 p.m. Prizes drawn daily in celebration of Canada 150.
YMCA of Pictou County
March Break Canada 150 Day Camp, five-years-old (in school) to 12-years-old Members $25, non-members $30. Bring lunch, snacks, swim gear, water, indoor shoes, clothing for outside. Register at membership services desk.