Make a Mess returns to the Museum this winter! Drop in each Saturday afternoon starting Jan. 4, 2025. for unstructured play for primary-aged children and their families. Create without instructions, colour without lines, and play games without rules! Unstructured play encourages creativity, mixed-age play and independence.

Included with regular admission or FREE when you show your Huron County Library card. Children 5 and under always free.

Make a Mess is a great opportunity to get out of the house during the cold winter months for indoor play in a fresh setting! Meet other parents, grandparents and guardians while kids play. Visit your favourite spots in the museum and enjoy our rotating Make a Mess activity stations located throughout the building. Activities change weekly and may include the chance to:

• BUILD with cardboard, blocks, play dough, straw & connectors
• CREATE with craft supplies, colours and upcycled materials
• PLAY and PROBLEM SOLVE with games, loose parts
• IMAGINE with toys, play sets and the Victorian doll house
• CHILL in the quiet corner with books, puzzles, colouring pages, board games, magnet poetry or mad libs
• DISCOVER with tactile stations like play sand

Free wifi and comfy seating for parents. Nut-free snacks from home can be consumed in designated areas. No registration required. If you are not feeling well, please visit another time. Please be aware that some stations may contain small parts.