Parents seeking activities to keep the young ones occupied during the March Break need look no further than a trio of local institutions.

Back by popular demand is the Orillia Museum of Art and History’s ‘Art Attack,’ which begins Monday with a scavenger hunt in the city’s historic downtown.

Armed with digital cameras, participants will photograph architecturally unique features of buildings to be printed back at the museum.

Mask decorating, candle making and an archaeological dig are among numerous other activities planned for the week.

For more information regarding times and fees, call 326-2159.

Elsewhere, spooky happenings are on tap at the public library’s children’s services department, where staff has planned a range of hauntingly enjoyable activities.

The Amazing Frank Clarkson performs a magic show for children ages four and older on March 10, beginning at 2 p.m., while children two and older are invited to a morning of magic, storytelling and puppetry the following day, at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday afternoon promises a hunt for sprites, goblins and brownies, when Spiderwick Field Research gets under way at 2 p.m.

An insider’s tour of the Orillia Opera House on Wednesday evening will treat visitors seven and older to stories of the phantoms and spirits that are said to haunt the historic theatre.

On March 13, creepy crawlies invade the children’s services department with a visit from the Indian River Reptile Zoo at 2 p.m.

Kids four and older are invited to create their own monsters before settling in for a scary movie during the March 14 ‘Monster Mash,’ which begins at 2 p.m.

The cost for most events is $2 and registration is required.

A ‘spooky spiders’ story time scheduled for March 8 at 10:30 a.m. is free, as is a “haunted family story time,” taking place March 15 at the same time.

For more information, call 325-2559.

The Leacock Museum, meanwhile, offers two sessions catering to students in grades five and six.

Running March 11 and 12, the read-aloud program is described as a fun, skills-building exercise emphasizing confidence, breathing and projection.

The sessions run from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., and cost $5 per child.

Advanced registration is required.

For more information, call 329-1908.