Historic Programs

Christmas Remembered
Daily from November 21 - December 31, 2009

Flaming plum puddings, shadow puppets, and roasting chestnuts!  Step back in time to the Christmas of yesteryear.

Wonder at tables laden with seasonal treats, take part in an old fashioned taffy pull, or, if you are feeling brave, try stealing a raisin from the flaming bowl during a rousing game of Snapdragon!

Enjoy the Village decorated with evergreen boughs and paper chains, and discover the origins of today's favourite Christmas traditions.

Activities differ daily but include:

• Tour of Traditions
• Old-fashioned taffy pull
• Shadow Puppets to make and take home
• Christmas Feasts & Flaming Puddings
• Victorian Christmas treats to taste
• Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
• Warm apple cider and homemade mincemeat tarts available to purchase

Daily Programming

For detailed information on when specific activities take place at the Village, contact us at 416-736-1733.

Pioneer Folk Productions
Monday Through Friday at 2 o'clock all year long!

Each weekday we highlight a special activity throughout the Village. Visitors have the opportunity to watch a demonstration and take part. Learn about making butter and try out a butter churn, see a printing press in action, and help make candles!

September & October 2009

Monday
Spinning & Carding Wool [First House #9]

Tuesday
Harness Making & Saddlery [Harnessmaker’s Shop #5]

Wednesday
Quilting [Second House #12]

Thursday
Candle Making [Flynn House #17]

Friday
Making Butter [Second House #12]

JUST FOR KIDS!

The children’s programming activities below are available daily – For detailed information on when specific activities take place at the Village, contact us at 416-736-1733.

Kids Trail

“Kids” of all ages will enjoy these hands-on activities found in the buildings throughout the Village. Follow the trail, have fun, and learn how boys and girls lived in the 1800s.

Hands-on History Activity Centre

Drop by the Hands-on History Centre and take part in crafts and games that are all about men and women in the 1800s.

PastPort to the Past 

Travel back in time at Black Creek Pioneer Village! 

In this interactive hands-on program, children are given an apron or vest to wear while they participate and are then invited behind the counters and into the workshops and homes of the Village to help men and women with their daily work.

Complete all the jobs, get your PastPort stamped & collect a prize!

* There is a $5.00 Charge to participate in this program ($4.00 for Village members)

** This program is not available on Special Event Days.

PastPort to the Past activities are geared towards ages 6 and up ~ Younger boys & girls will require the help of a parent or guardian.

**NEW for 2009** PastPortPLUS

Now children who are 8 years old and up can participate in the same popular PastPort to the Past program with an added extra-special experience! Complete all 6 original PastPort to the Past activities, and then choose to work on a special project with either the Tinsmith or the Harness maker to produce your very own authentic 1860s souvenir. Participating children will take home a tin cookie-cutter or a leather keyring that they have helped to create!

** There is a $10.00 Charge ($8.00 for Village members) to participate in the PastPortPLUS program.

*** This program is not available on Special Event Days.

For safety reasons, the PastPortPLUS program is only available for children aged 8 and up 

For detailed information on these programs, contact us at 416-736-1733.