Free Admission in celebration of
Mother's Day and International Museum Day
at the Canada Agriculture Museum

OTTAWA, April 28, 2006
For immediate release

Mothers, grandmothers and the whole family can join in special activities at the Canada Agriculture Museum to celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, May 14, as well as International Museum Day. Visitors will learn about "farm mothers", the animals that work year round to produce many of the foods on which we depend. International Museum Day has been celebrated all over the world since 1977. Free admission to all.

The Canada Agriculture Museum recognizes the importance of mothers on the farm. Most farm animals are in large majority mothers! These "farm mothers" will be identified throughout the Canada Agriculture Museum with signs highlighting interesting facts about them. Visitors can find these signs in participating in a "special moms" scavenger hunt.

To celebrate Mother's Day at the Canada Agriculture Museum, children and adults of all ages can participate in a panoply of demonstrations from ice cream making and oatmeal cookie making to meet the lambs and kids. Children can make a special craft as a gift for mom, colour Mother's Day theme pictures and participate in a Mother's Day race.

Daily Interpretation and Demonstrations
The following are the activities and demonstrations that will be featured at the Museum during Mother's Day and International Museum Day:

10:00	Discover the Dairy Breeds - Dairy Barn
10:30	Meet the Lambs and Kids - Small Animal Barn
11:00	Ice Cream Making and Tasting - Memory Park
12:00	Meet Eeyore the Donkey - Memory Park
1:15	Cow Washing or Care - Dairy Barn
2:00	The Beck Circus: Electricity's Early Years in Ontario - Exhibitions Area
3:00	Help Feed the Sheep - Small Animal Barn
3:45	Afternoon Milking - Dairy Barn

Mother's Day Race (from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 1:30 to 4:00, weather permitting )
Mother's and grandmother's can take up the challenge in racing with their children and grandchildren.

Oatmeal Cookie Making and Tasting (10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30)
Visitors can help one of our friendly interpreters make oatmeal cookies in the Demonstration Kitchen and taste the final product!

Craft for Mom (ongoing)
Children will enjoy preparing a special craft just for Mom!

Colouring Activity (ongoing)
Children will have fun colouring a picture for Mom.

"Special Moms" Scavenger Hunt (ongoing)
Visitors can search for a series of signs with questions about "special mothers" on the farm. After the hunt, visitors will know more about interesting facts about mothers and the importance of them in agriculture. A price will be given at the Admission Booth for those returning their answer sheet.

Also...

• Horse Drawn Tally-Ho Rides ($). From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., weather permitting.
• The Canada Agriculture Museum is an Attraction Site of the Canadian Tulip Festival from May 4 to 22.
• Visitors can discover the exhibitions Tractors and The Farm: Plugged-In.
• Children's Activity Centre located on the Exhibitions level.
• Food services will be available on site for the one-day event,'‘The Hot Potato Co.'‘ ($).