Central East - Midland - Adventures in Time Travel

** Registration opens February 11 @ 12:00 pm **

Looking for family-friendly activities during March Break? Feed your curiosity and travel back in time at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons! With take-home crafts, historical demonstrations, storytelling and more, we guarantee your journey to the 17th century will be both educational and fun. No time machine, or reservations, required.

All-day Outdoor Activities

• -Explore the historic site and find unique historical objects with our outdoor scavenger hunt
• -Roast bannock over a fire and dip it in syrup for a delicious treat (available until 3:30 p.m.)
• -Try on historical costumes in the Shoemaker/Tailor’s workshop
• -Play traditional First Nations games in En Pilier and take some home
• -Make a mini cob of corn out of colourful beads
• -Watch the historic blacksmith at work
• -Explore several historical buildings and imagine life in 17th century Wendake including:
  • -longhouses
  • -wigwams
  • -blacksmith shop
  • -chapel
  • -cookhouse
  • -en pilier
  • -shoemaker/tailor’s
  • -Church of St. Joseph
  • -and more!

All-day Indoor Activities

• -Discover centuries-old artefacts in our indoor scavenger hunt
• -Make your own clay pots and okies to take home
• -Make a mini birch bark canoe out of paper and popsicle sticks
• -Create and decorate your own corn husk doll
• -Make your own version of a mokuk (birch bark basket) with paper

Tickets must be picked up from Autism Ontario Staff between 10:00 am - 11:30 am. If you arrive outside of this time, staff will be unavailable and your tickets will be forfeited. Please plan accordingly.

Cost: $5.00/person (tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable)

A limited number of tickets are available. Max of 5 tickets per family. 

There is the option to purchase food at this event. However, families will be responsible for the cost of food and drink.

Once your registration is successful you will receive an automatic confirmation.  If not received, please check your "junk" or your "other" box.  If in doubt contact your area administrator at centraleast@autismontario.com

Parent/Caregiver supervision is required. This is not a transfer of care event. The parent/caregiver is required to remain onsite.

Please note that we strive to offer tickets to as many families as possible, but tickets are limited. If, for any reason, you are registered and can no longer attend, please let us know so we can share those tickets with other 

This program is generously funded by our partners at Charitable Gaming Community Good through charitable gaming fundraising at Delta Bingo Barrie. It is intended to support autistic people and their families in Simcoe County and those that live outside of this area may have their registration cancelled.