Look to the rainforest, the open ocean, the Arctic tundra and even your own back yard as you explore the wonderful world of the animal kingdom. From aardvarks to zebras you'll learn the art of camouflage, build a wild habitat and even create your own imaginary creature. Go wild!

Prowl the ROM’s Natural History galleries and head out to Philosopher’s Walk to let nature’s patterns, sounds and textures inspire some astonishing artistic creations.

Squish it, mash it, wedge it, slip it, coil it, colour it, understand it. Discover all the curious properties of clay, from where it comes from to what you can do with it. Use the ROM’s galleries as inspiration as you master your curiosity and create masterpieces in clay.

Let the ROM lend its authenticity to your role playing game experience. Learn about the legends, monsters, scrolls, and weapons from the actual cultures and artifacts upon which Dungeons and Dragons-style games are based. Then use your imagination to bring it all to life while playing an ongoing campaign in a ROM-inspired D&D world.

Go Green! Join the team and learn how we can prevent pollution and help the environment around us. Learn about habitats at risk, and put your creativity to work as we Re-use and Recycle our way to amazing art projects that raise awareness and Reduce our impact on our natural resources.

From fire breathing dragons to magical unicorns, to fickle fairies, discover the ancient origins of your favourite mythical creatures. Whether you’re matching wits in the Minotaur’s maze, or joining Lord Shiva in a demon-subduing dance, inspiration abounds for your own legendary stories, artwork, and games.

Take the mystery out of science as you uncover the inner workings of scientific theory. From the depths of the earth to the far reaches of space, microscopic DNA, to global weather patterns, take part in hands-on experiments to see how chemistry, physics and more can be used to explain the world around us.

Take a simple approach and explore the scientific principles behind everyday life. Try easy experiments with gravity, learn how plants and animals use chemistry to convert food to energy, explore how sound travels, and discover why the colour green is green. You’ll gain a great appreciation of how the world really works and how science can explain things we take for granted.

Our hands-on experiments and projects will leave you feeling like masters of the universe! Use human skulls to explore 3.5 million years of history and experiment with different rocks and minerals to learn why some glow in the dark. Touch real meteorites as we recreate the birth of the solar system and examine dinosaur bones to discover the true fate of the dinosaurs.