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 'Creepy Crawly Chef Jeff Stewart' cooks up some bug treats at the Wings of Paradise Butterfly Conservatory with some 'friends.' (Handout/Wings of Paradise) |
Delicacies such as chocolate cricket clusters, anty floss and roasted mealworm fudge will be served up by Creepy Crawly chef Jeff Stewart at the Wings of Paradise Butterfly Conservatory (www.wingsofparadise.com) in Cambridge.
Yum, candyland bugs -- high in protein and low in fat.
BugFeast: Candyland is the theme for events March 7-16 and insect treats are included with admission at the conservatory at 2500 Kossuth Rd.
Visitors learn about butterfly metamorphosis while watching them emerge from their chrysalides.
INSECTS WEAVE THEIR WEBS
Creepy, crawly critters have taken over the London Regional Children's Museum (www.londonchildrensmuseum.ca) and there's an exhibition of butterflies from Wings and Paradise on March 8 at 1 p.m.
"The itsy bitsy spider and a variety of other insects weave their webs and cast their cocoons at the Children's Museum in the Magic of Insects exhibit," said Jo Jennings, communications co-ordinator.
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During March Break Bonanza, from March 10 to 23, watch out for Snake Lady Val Williams at the museum at 21 Wharncliffe Rd. S.
She arrives with critters including snakes, spiders and insects on March 15 at 1:15 p.m., while magician Captain Corbin entertains March 8 and 16 from 10 a.m. to noon.
The insect show from the Insectarium de Montreal has live specimens along with photographic enlargements that allow you to experience their microscopic world.
GOODALL'S JUNGLE HOME RE-CREATED
Children can learn to walk and talk like a chimp at the Children's Museum (www.thechildrensmuseum.ca) in Kitchener.
Discovering Chimpanzees takes visitors to the world of primatologist Jane Goodall who has researched these interesting and entertaining primates for 40 years.
After passing a giant waterfall, visitors enter Gombe National Park, the jungle environment of the chimps.
Goodall's Gombe jungle home is authentically re-created and vintage film footage tells of her achievements while customized computers create an interactive environment in four separately themed areas.
The museum at 10 King St. W. also hosts An Evening with Jane Goodall May 12 at the Centre in the Square.
OTHER MARCH BREAK EVENTS
- Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival: This is the 40th anniversary of sweet fest where visitors can lap up syrup frozen in clean snow or a plate of syrup-soaked pancakes. Held at the Kortright Centre for Conservation and Bruce's Mill Conservation Area, activities include learning how syrup is made, wagon rides and family entertainment. www.trcaparks.ca/maplesyrup
- McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg: March Madness Drop In encourages children to "draw up a storm" with daily inspirations such as the Group of Seven, songs and performances by special guests. www.mcmichael.com
- Casa Loma: Buccaneers take over the castle "in search of riches and treasures." Children can catch Pirate Baron's mystical magic show, Long John Strong's feats of juggling and follow pirate guides on a treasure hunt. www.casaloma.org
- Ontario Science Centre: KidSpark, a new space specially designed for kids eight and younger, is for experiments with water tables and bubble stations, performing in a music studio, building a house using a crane and shopping in a miniature supermarket. www.ontariosciencecentre.ca
- Toronto Zoo: With more than 5,000 animals representing some 460 species, there's plenty to see while discovering exotic and new creatures. There's FROGZIBITZ in honour of the year of the frog. At the Frog Dome, kids can learn how to make an authentic frog call. www.torontozoo.com
- ROM: The dinosaurs have taken over the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto in this new interactive exhibit. www.rom.on.ca
- Famous People Players - Take a trip to the circus with as this Toronto venue turns into a "Big Top" bonanza with the feature show Going Bananas. Children jump through magical hoops and "fall into kaleidoscopes of black light." www.fpp.org/dine-season.html
- Medieval Times - Jousting and pageantry events with a sumptuous feast take place daily at the "castle" at Exhibition Place. ww.medievaltimes.com/tohomepage.htm