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It’s as common in daycares as fingerpaint. Here are the common symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease and how to treat it.

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Decorate your Thanksgiving table with this fun turkey placemat printable. This craft is guaranteed to brighten up your holiday meal.

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YK Northern Lights Centre

BC SHAW Ocean Discovery Centre

BC HR MacMillan Space Centre

BC Science World at Telus World of Science

BC Okanagan Science Centre

AB Fossil World Dinosaur Discovery Centre

AB Telus World of Science

AB Oil Sands Discovery Centre

AB Telus Spark the New Science Centre

SK Saskatchewan Science Centre

SK TRex Discovery Centre

MB Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre

MB Planetarium at the Manitoba Museum

ON Ontario Science Centre

On Science North and Dynamic Earth

On Aquatarium

QC Insectarium

QC Cosmodme

QC Montreal Science Centre

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