Children will enjoy this hands-on workshop packed with family-friendly fun! Your visit includes preparing a historic recipe in the kitchen, an interactive tour of the incredible 1.5-acre Historic Kitchen Garden, and a scavenger hunt in Dundurn Park with an activity book. Conclude your visit with an outdoor tasting of delicious treats. Perfect for children 7 and up.

Cost: $70.00 for 1 adult and 1 child. $30.00 for each additional child. Pre-registration is required. Please follow the "learn more" link to purchase tickets.

Join us for the “STEAM Saturdays” workshop at the museum! This month’s workshop will investigate the Science of Time and include several hands-on activities and experiments. We’ll learn about different methods of tracking time, how clocks work, and make our own sundials and water clocks to take home. Workshop will include a condensed tour of the museum.

Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology is excited to present the “STEAM Saturdays” workshop series for children between the ages of 7 to 12. This workshop is a staff led and supervised event. Parents/Caregivers are welcome to stay but are not required to do so. Consent forms and emergency contact information will be required at drop-off.

Tickets are $25 per child and $9 per adult supervisor (adults may stay or drop off). Pre-registration is required. This workshop is designed for children ages 7-12 years.

Follow the "learn more" link to purchase tickets.

This workshop is designed for participants 14 years of age and older. Tickets are $65 per person and pre-registration is required. Follow the "learn more" link to purchase tickets.

Try to contain your anticipation as you wait for egg drops and marble runs all in the name of science. Kids will put their knowledge and skills to the test as they are challenged to protect an egg from the forces of gravity. Participants will also work as a team to set up a marble run that mimics a water tower delivering water to houses and industry around the city.

Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology is excited to present the “STEAM Saturdays” kids workshop series for children. This workshop is a staff-led and supervised event.

Tickets are $25 per child and $9 per adult supervisor (adults may stay or drop off). Pre-registration is required. This workshop is designed for children ages 7-12 years.

Mohawk Chef Tawnya Brant returns to our historic kitchen for another incredible hands-on experience. In this workshop Tawnya takes us on a journey preparing traditional and inspired Indigenous soups! The diverse medley of recipes includes a traditional white corn soup (gluten free/contains pork), Pickerel and Wild Rice Chowder (contains dairy/gluten) and her own “Haudenosaunee Minestrone” (vegan/gluten free). Roll up your sleeves in our beautiful 19^th century historic kitchen as we guide you through the preparation. The workshop concludes with a tasting of your soups and a deeper appreciation of Indigenous cuisine.

Pre-registration is required. Tickets are $65 per person. This workshop is designed for participants aged 14 years and over.

Follow the "learn more" link to purchase tickets.

What makes a toaster pop? What’s inside a monitor? How does a switch work? Find out at the Steam Museum’s “Take Apart Workshop”.

We’ll provide the tools for you to take a closer look and discover what’s inside items like toasters, radios, computers, and electronic toys and to learn how they were made. All items, tools, and safety equipment are provided.

This workshop is self-directed, with staff on hand to assist. All attendees, including adult supervisors, must have a ticket for entry to the workshop. This workshop is designed for participants ages 6 to 17 years.
$7 per person, pre-registration required. Museum admission sold separately. Please follow the "learn more" link to purchase tickets.

What makes a toaster pop? What’s inside a monitor? How does a switch work? Find out at the Steam Museum’s “Take Apart Workshop”.

We’ll provide the tools for you to take a closer look and discover what’s inside items like toasters, radios, computers, and electronic toys and to learn how they were made. All items, tools, and safety equipment are provided.

This workshop is self-directed, with staff on hand to assist. All attendees, including adult supervisors, must have a ticket for entry to the workshop. This workshop is designed for participants ages 6 to 17 years.
$7 per person, pre-registration required. Museum admission sold separately. Please follow the "learn more" link to purchase tickets.

Spoons at the ready! Join us for a unique and entertaining evening exploring the world of puddings at Dundurn Castle. Our cooks will guide you through a hands-on preparation of a delicious pudding recipe in our historic kitchen, a tour of the home decorated for the season and finally, the reason you came... dessert! Return to the kitchen and enjoy a candlelit tasting of your recipe plus other wonderful puddings prepared by the cooks. This is going to be sweet!

Pre-registration is required. Tickets are $70 per person. This workshop is designed for participants aged 14 years and over.

Follow the "learn more" link to purchase tickets.

Come to Dundurn Castle and join the Elf Club and help make cookies for the season. This fun children’s cooking workshop includes a boiled pudding demonstration and hands-on cookie making in the historic kitchen. Then you’ll tour the historic house and taste some plum pudding before packing up your cookies for home.

Cost: $70.00 for 1 adult and 1 child. $30.00 for each additional child. Pre-registration is required. Please follow the "learn more" link to purchase tickets.