Join us for an upcoming activity!
During every visit to the Building for Kids, you’ll find ongoing activities happening in The Lab, Studio, Food to Grow, and other spaces around the museum. Check out what’s happening this week!
Weekly Activity Themes: March 24 – March 30
The Studio: Spring into art
- Celebrate the upcoming spring season by creating beautiful art pieces in The Studio!
Food to Grow: From Seeds to Splendor
- Get your garden started! You’ll get to choose your seeds, plant them, and take them home to watch them grow!
The Lab: Recycling
- Activate your creativity and problem-solving skills as you Ask-Think-Learn-Share about Recycling! Activities vary from day-to-day, but may include making compost jars, creating DIY plastic bottle greenhouses, and paper making!
Special Activities: March 24 – March 30
March 24: Dino Day
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Explore the word of dinosaurs by digging for bones, uncovering fossils, and cracking open eggs! We’ll have a dino scavenger hunt and plenty of dino-themed activities.
March 25: All Things Clay
- Create beautiful clay art with assorted tools and the pottery wheel. Make pinch pots or coil pots and sculpt the day away!
March 26: Spring Maker Olympics
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Join our version of the Olympics, which will include an egg drop challenge, balloon cars, ping-pong, a racetrack, a boat challenge, and more!
March 27: Fresh Foodies
- Make and take fresh food like pesto, salsa, and bread dip. Plus, enjoy bread from Voyageur’s Bakehouse to go along with it!
March 28: Papermaking
- Throughout the day, you’ll have opportunities to make paper in The Lab and use it to create artwork in The Studio.
March 29: All Things Clay
- Join us for another clay day!
March 30: Dino Day
- Join us for another dino day!
