Gather ‘round and we’ll tell you a tale of a time when animals could talk. We’ll meet animal tricksters like Raven or Anansi, see a tale that’s four stories tall, learn why bats come out at night, and make our own mythical animals to guide us through our day. The ROM’s galleries bring us around the world as we listen to stories of amazing animals before spinning some fanciful tales of our own.

This March Break, let the ROM lend its authenticity to your role-playing experience. Discover the history and mythology behind Dungeons & Dragons and other popular role-playing games. Learn the basics of storytelling, examine arms and armour, and explore the landscapes that your characters will traverse. Then bring all you have learned to life as you participate in a whirlwind D&D campaign.

Join us on an expedition as we explore the different ecosystems of the world without leaving the ROM! Learn about the amazing biodiversity of life on our planet, and see how the changing environment affects different species. Amazing adaptations and epic battles against extinction are all part of our ecological exploration.

If you tried to represent everything about yourself in a single image, what would it look like? Using the ROM’s galleries, see what different cultures around the world valued about themselves and how they used art to convey their values. Draw out clues that tell you about the artist as much as about the subject, and see how an audience can influence the meaning of art. Then use what you’ve learned to tell your own visual story.

Go back in time and get to know extinct animals like the mighty T-rex and massive mastodon. From what they ate to how they moved, there’s a lot to learn about our new friends. We’ll dig for fossils, walk like a dinosaur and recreate a habitat fit for our prehistoric pals.

Meet the many cunning creatures that call the ROM home. Transform yourself into an ant-eating aardvark or morph into a meandering moose and see the world through animal eyes. Fuzzy, furry, scaly, slimy friends will inspire you to finger paint, collage, and sculpt your way to artistic animal glory.

For healing, luck, fortune, treachery, good and evil, across cultures and throughout time, magic has been used for many purposed. Uncover the myths behind magic as you read ancient oracle bones, decipher the meaning of the lunar calendar, or make a protective amulet inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs. Astounding tales, amazing feats and a wide array of sorcerers, wise elders and magicians await your discovery.

From trilobites, glyptodonts, and giant ground sloths to meat-eating plants, flying foxes, and fishing spiders, bizarre creatures have always existed. By examining fossils, skins, skeletons, and live specimens and doing your own creative projects, you’ll learn about evolution’s strangest solutions.

Extended Care consists of relaxed supervised activities for children enrolled in afternoon or full-day options. Extended care is available for all ages from 4 to 6 pm.