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CINDY B. HANSEN has her ‘supplies ready: for the. |
_ _crafts the Heritage Park Museum will put on during. |
Riverboat Days.

_Museum’s craftiness — |
~ reflects local traditions |

then show the kids how to make coppers and design.

AS. A picturesque little village of log. buildings
containing over 5,000: local artifacts, the Heritage

Park’ Museum is the perfect place to'step back into

< .* the history and culture of the. city.

So it makes sense that the museum is offering a

: workshop for kids to learn and make traditional arts

and crafts,
“s “Pd be really nice to have something for kids

that’s historical,” said Cindy B. Hansen, the curator.

>" of the museum.

; “J thought: we’ could do something like craft
workshops for families.” ;
For the whole week during Riverboat Days, chil-

oe dren ages five to 12 can go to Heritage Park Mu-
_ *.seum from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and experience a slice of

kids. «

the past. In a family event like this, parents get the |

chance to learn about local history alongside their

- Hansen i is aiming to have the. lessons. focus on

different topics each day,. ranging from culture,

ecology, nature, and life in the pioneer days. .
“It’s sort of a balance between traditional crafts

“and traditional teachings,” she said.

For example, one of the crafts will be taught by
: local First Nations education worker Dani Pigot,
who will share the culture of the Tsimshian and

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- Schedule of arts
and crafts

THE ARTS and crafts run ‘everyday
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, fuly - 31
to Friday, August 5:
@ Sunday: stilts made out of
. coffee cans ©
= Monday: marbles and pouch
* Tuesday: botany calendar ‘
@ Wednesday: flower pot bell
@ Thursday: paper
- a. Friday: traditional coppers
of The cost is $2 per child per day, which
covers the cost. of materials. Intérested
participants can register by phone for
the day or the week. Drop-ins will be
taken until the limit of 15 kids, but pre-
registration is preferred. Parental atten-
dance is required. Contact Hansen at
_ 635-4546 for more information.

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them.-

“A copper was a very valuable thing to have i in.

the Tsimshian culture,” Hansen said, saying that
they were a symbol of wealth and importance.

A botany calendar is also'on the list of crafts. The
kids will go around the museum grounds and learn

about different specimens, then do rubbings onto the ©

calendar. -

_ “Every day, kids get to take something away with

them,” Hansen said.
, The pioneer days will be represented by crafts
like marbles and pouches and stilts made out of cof-

fee cans. Making paper é and bells : are also” on the

agenda.
' “Every one of these has a relevance to it and we

talk about where they come from,” said Hansen.

‘The Heritage Park Museum is. using this year’s

traditional arts and crafts workshop as a launchpad |
for a year-round type program that would offer ac- -_
' tivities like archaeology, crafts, scavenger hunts and —
_ games programs for kids.
“The museum is trying to offer more to the school
districts throughout the year,” Hansen said. They’ ve’
been collecting kids activities and have begun to de-

velop programs to launch at schools.

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