Welcome to the weekend! It seems like a pretty quiet one as far as Ottawa events go. Good news though – the national museums which had been closed this week for annual cleaning will reopen on Saturday. It could be a great weekend to hit up a museum, in particular it is the final weekend for the Highland Warriors exhibit at the War Museum. Here is what is going on for the weekend of January 11 and 12.

Saturday:

• 2020 Hobbies and Miniatures Festival – 181 rue Princepale, Gatineau, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (admission is free, great for the whole family)
• Craft for Kids – Museoparc, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (In January at the CreActivity Club: Snowflake! the animators of the Club will be showing children how to make beautiful Snowflake)
• Animal Tracking on Snowshoes – Gatineau Park, 10:30 am in French, 1:30 pm in English (Take a free guided snowshoe hike with a nature interpreter, and find out about animal tracks. Snowshoes are provided for this free, two-hour activity. Make sure you dress warmly for an outdoor activity. Recommended for children of age 8 and older.)
• Hummingbird Chocolate Factory Tours – Hummingbird Chocolate, 9 Houston Drive, Mississippi Mills, 10:30 am – 11:15 am (45-minute tour takes you on a journey behind Hummingbird’s bustling operations, tickets are $5, recommended for kids age 6 and older)
• Earth Path Field Walks and Workshops Open House –
• Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – Ottawa Family Cinema, 2:00 pm (An all new Disney-family adventure for Aurora and Maleficent)

Sunday:

• 2020 Hobbies and Miniatures Festival – 181 rue Princepale, Gatineau, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (admission is free, great for the whole family)
• Animal Tracking on Snowshoes – Gatineau Park, 10:30 am in English, 1:30 pm in French (Take a free guided snowshoe hike with a nature interpreter, and find out about animal tracks. Snowshoes are provided for this free, two-hour activity. Make sure you dress warmly for an outdoor activity. Recommended for children of age 8 and older.)
• French Storytime – Indigo Barrhaven, 10:30 am – 11:30 am (Come join Hélène Fortin for some French story time fun! No registration required. All welcome)
• Calling All Little Pediatricians – Indigo Pinecrest, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (workshop for ages 4-10 yrs, Little doctors will find this out and practice ways to burp babies, learn how to feed them, and see how to give a baby a sponge bath. They will even get their own baby doll to take home to practise with. Ticket price is $50, register ahead of time)

On a different note. I am honoured to have been nominated for an Ottawa Faces Award in the Best Blogger category. Voting is open until January 23. If you would like to vote for me, please just click this LINK … scroll down until you see the Digital/Social category and you will see ‘Embracing Ottawa’ to vote for. Thanks so much for your support!