Eastman’s Hot This Week: December 9 to 15

Grab your friends and family for these fun Eastman events! Have your little ones become Nature Detectives at Birds Hill Provincial Park or have yummy pancakes with Santa Claus. Stopover at Ste.

By Eastman Tourism

December 9, 2019

Read time: 5 min

Grab your friends and family for these fun Eastman events! Have your little ones become Nature Detectives at Birds Hill Provincial Park or have yummy pancakes with Santa Claus. Stopover at Ste. Anne to see Full Circle perform live or if you need some more relaxation in your life, visit La Broquerie for their Restorative Yoga & Nidra class.

10th Annual Festival des Creches!

December 9 to 15 – Winnipeg River Heritage Museum – St. Georges

If you haven’t had the opportunity to tour the new Winnipeg River Heritage Museum, then the 10th Annual Festival des Creches is your perfect chance! Get into the holiday spirit and check out the amazing Christmas display

A collection of over 300 nativity scenes ornate the museum’s permanent exhibit space. Bedazzling, this Christmas collection showcases custom made Creches scenes from over 35 countries around the world, including this one, from national and international renowned chainsaw carver Mike Winia.

Restorative Yoga & Nidra

December 10 – Calder House – La Broquerie

Restorative yoga is a practice that is all about slowing down and opening your body through passive stretching. During the long holds of restorative yoga, however, your muscles are allowed to relax deeply. It’s a unique feeling because props, rather than your muscles, are used to support your body.

Restorative yoga helps provide that physical and mental balance to prevent stress and anxiety, through the use of props that allow you to hold poses longer, giving you all the benefits of deep, passive stretching.

Yoga Nidra is known as the yoga of sleep. Be prepared to be taken somewhere’s blissful in your meditation portion of this class!

Nature Detectives Preschool Programs

December 11 – Birds Hill Provincial Park

Nature Detective Preschool Programs is where your kids can enjoy fun games, crafts, songs and a healthy snack while learning more about the outdoors and discover the animals and plants that call Birds Hill Provincial Park their home.

On their December 11 program, discover the feathered friends that stay at Birds Hill Provincial Park all winter long and make a special bird feeder treat to take home to them. Look for winter birds on a guided walk on part of Nimowin Trail.

Snowshoe Adventure

December 15 – Whiteshell Provincial Park

Snowshoe along with a Park Interpreter as you venture to the scenic Pine Point Rapids and discover what makes a Whiteshell winter special. At the rapids, you will warm up in the shelter with hot chocolate!

Christmas Bird Count for Kids

Birds Hill Provincial Park

The Christmas Bird Count for Kids is a fun winter birdwatching event for kids and families. Join the Park Interpreter to learn about birds as you walk Nimowin Trail to become Citizen Scientists. Afterwards, enjoy hot chocolate and marshmallows around the bonfire!