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Fun and games from the Museum!

Travel through time and history with a series of interactive activities, games, puzzles and quizzes designed to inspire and entertain.

Featured games

An open book with an Egyptian woman on it, showcased in the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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Mission Nefertari – The Online Adventure

Embark on a virtual journey and become a junior archaeologist.

A drawing of a desk with various items on it, displayed at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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Mission Nefertari – Seek and Find

Do you have the skills to successfully complete Mission Nefertari? Try this game and find out!

A painting of a group of people riding on a red ATV showcased at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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Inuit Prints from Cape Dorset

Learn some Inuktitut words, try an online puzzle or test your printmaking knowledge.

Activities

A colorful beadwork on a black background displayed at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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Try Métis-style Beadwork (without the beads)

Want to try beadwork, but don’t have the beads? Just follow the activity instructions.

Three girls in cowboy hats sitting on a blanket at the Canadian Museum of History.

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Go on a history scavenger hunt

Discover the history in your home, and explore amazing household objects in the Museum’s collection!

In the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa, a woman is holding a piece of grass in front of a glass.

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Explore the importance of tradition

What traditions do your family or community take part in? And why are they important to you?

A man and a girl sitting on a couch using a laptop at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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Draw a relationship tree

Build a relationship tree of the important people in your life and document their history.

A person holds a group of painted Easter eggs at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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Design your own pysanky

Discover the history of the Ukrainian tradition of pysanky, then try designing your own.

A little girl is drawing on a blackboard at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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Curate an exhibition

Play the role of curator and design an exhibition from home.

A young girl is working on a piece of paper at the Canadian Museum of History.

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Create a scrapbook

Be part of history and start documenting your life!

A person is putting a suitcase in the dirt at the Canadian Museum of History.

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Build a time capsule

What would you like future historians to know about you? Build a time capsule and tell them!

Gingerbread characters

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Have fun with gingerbread characters!

Colour gingerbread characters and make them into a garland.

Crossword puzzle

A pencil sits on top of a crossword puzzle at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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Canadian Museum Crossword Puzzle – 2023 Edition

Do you want to test your knowledge of Canadian history and culture? Try our 2023 crossword puzzle!

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A woman and a child sitting on a motorcycle at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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A Trivial Pursuit themed plate, depicting the board game's pinwheel design.

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A cartoon of two soldiers shooting at each other in Ottawa, displayed at the Canadian Museum of History.

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