{"id":209447,"date":"2026-07-20T14:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/?p=209447"},"modified":"2026-07-21T20:19:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:19:01","slug":"strathma-explorers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/strathma-explorers\/","title":{"rendered":"Strathma Garden Explorers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join\u00a0the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Strathcona County Museum &amp; Archives<\/span><\/span> team every Friday morning this summer for Strathma Garden Explorers, a fun, hands-on outdoor learning experience for children ages 4 and up. 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