Our next Free* Pizza Family Night is Friday November 28th from 5 to 8pm. For more information or to register online, please visit our website.

Saturday November 29th, 6:00pm to close. Pizza, CD & 1/2 Price Studio Fee! Teens... head over to bisque it before the party, with your favorite CD. We're turning up the volume, ordering in pizza & painting up a storm. A couple of slices, a drink of pop & 1/2 the studio fee are all on us while you paint! Call to Reserve your spot today!

Twenty teams will descend on the Science Centre to showcase their entries from the 2008 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) is an exciting opportunity for young budding scientists, age 6-9. It encompasses the core concepts of all FIRST programs to inspire, excite, and introduce kids to the wonders of science, technology, and engineering. The teams will demonstrate their robots from 10 am - 12 noon in the P&G Great Hall, Level B.

Join us for a friendly half-hour and leave with a new understanding of the world at your feet! WHEN: Friday December 5th, 2008, 1-1:30 pm. COST: Regular Museum admission: $12 adult; $10 senior; $6 students; $4 children (5 - 17 years); Children under 5 are free; Family passes are also available. Free for Museum members. *Limited to 12 visitors. Pre-registration recommended. To register call 416-979-7799 x242 or email us.

HarbourKIDS presents SK8Culture – December 5, evening and December 6 & 7, daytime, free admission – York Quay Centre – Celebrate all things skating with activities, exhibitions and performances dedicated to the big idea of SK8Culture from a kid’s eye-view! Revolving around our amazing Natrel Outdoor Rink where one of Canada’s favourite pastimes is enjoyed, SK8Culture explores ice skating, roller skating, inline skating and skateboarding and all things skating, recognizing the influence these activities have on music, fashion, art design, pop-culture and recreation. Part of Harbourfront Centre's fabulous family programming, HarbourKIDS weekends are filled with fun, creativity and imagination, exploring BiG idEAs through the lens of arts and culture. For information, the public can call 416-973-4000 or visit our website.

Experience the ultimate backstage museum pass at the ROM this Nov 7th. Start the night off right with a special movie screening. Then get up close and personal with the ROM's biggest residents as you enjoy exclusive, after-hours access to the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs. Speak to experts, touch real fossils, dig for dinosaur bones, and make your own dino creations for home. Then bunk down for a giant sleepover (don't forget your midnight snack) and dream of dinos. Recommended for children ages 5 years and older. We require a supervision ratio of one adult to 5 children.

Bring the family to the Museum and step into a special Saturday. Combine learning and fun as you explore the exhibitions and enjoy the afternoon with us. Perfect for families with children ages three to nine. Join us in December for Winter Wonderland Saturday Shenanigans! Decorate your own delicious Christmas cookie and create your own special Christmas ornament. WHEN: Every Saturday, 11-4 pm; drop in. COST: Regular Museum admission: $12 adult; $10 senior; $6 students; $4 children (5 - 17 years); Children under 5 are free; Family passes are also available. Free for Museum members.

The tremendous success of Sprockets lead to the creation of Sprockets Globetrotter Series, a monthly children's screening programme. Sprockets Globetrotter returns for a fifth fun-filled season this year with films carefully selected to fulfill a huge demand among families for fun, intelligent and entertaining children's cinema from around the world. Join us one Sunday a month as we explore the world through the magic of film. All screenings take place at the Cineplex Odeon Sheppard Grande and begin at 12:30pm. Cineplex Odeon Sheppard Grande is located at 4861 Yonge Street, Toronto (Yonge-Sheppard subway station). December 7, 2008 - Christmas Story: Nicholas is a young orphan living in a remote village in Lapland. Each Christmas, he is sent to be taken care of by a different family. To show his gratitude, he makes toys for the children of the families and thus begins a gift-giving tradition. But as he gets older, can he continue to make enough toys for all the children? Find out in this moving and heart-warming holiday film.

The 2008/09 Music with Bite concert series presents four spectacular concerts for families with three of the performances as part of HarbourKIDS, Harbourfront Centre’s new ongoing family program. Music with Bite is a refreshing experience where children can pull up a comfy cushion and sit in front of the stage for an enjoyable, interactive music performance tailored for the youngest audience members. After the concert, children can enjoy a complimentary Natrel milk beverage and cookies. Concerts take place on select Sundays at 1 p.m. Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 1 p.m. Fiestango! (bilingual performance). From Quebec, Amélie Lamontagne (violin), Janie Caron, (piano) and Geneviève Bigonnesse (bass) explore the history of the tango. Young audiences hear the story of three mischievous cousins who receive a large trunk in the mail. Inside, they find all kinds of amazing objects, including an old diary belonging to the young and mysterious Mercedes. Just for fun, they decide to act out the story of Mercedes, who spent her life travelling with this trunk in tow, filling it with souvenirs. Immersing themselves in the narrative, the three cousins rediscover and invent their own fantastic adventures that lead them to learn about the history of the tango, a style of music and dance they adore. But a question remains unanswered: Just how did this mysterious trunk make its way into their hands? Fiestango! is part of HarbourKIDS: SK8Culture (December 5-7), a family weekend celebrating all things skating with activities, exhibitions and performances. Fiestango! is also part of Québec Now!

Parents, the next time you hear "There’s nothing to do!" bring your children aged 3 to 9 over to the Museum to paint a mini-clog, try on shoes, and explore the galleries! WHEN: Every Sunday, 12-4pm; drop in. COST: Regular Museum admission plus $1 per mini-clog: $12 adult; $10 senior; $6 students; $4 children (5 - 17 years); Children under 5 are free; Family passes are also available. Free for Museum members.