Start your family adventure in the Sunflower State at Camp Kansas, a summer fun exhibit at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center from June 9 to August 27, 2023. Families can set up a pretend camp in our indoor campground, become a park ranger, go fishing, build constellations, research songbirds, and learn about Kansas’ most iconic outdoor spaces. Build lasting memories and find inspiration for your own Kansas adventure in Camp Kansas! Camp Kansas is generously sponsored by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Join us for the grand opening of this locally constructed exhibit on Friday, June 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Regular admission applies, which is $9 for children and adults, $8 for seniors and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, with more than 15,000 square feet of indoor educational exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5-acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom. The exhibit will also be open during monthly free nights on June 15, July 20, and August 17.
Our friends at Safe Kids Shawnee County are hosting free, monthly car seat checkups, a fantastic resource! The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is hosting the checkup on May 13, so mark your calendar! Learn to install a car seat or booster or find out if it’s time for a change.
Certified technicians will: Inspect the child restraint; confirm that the child restraint is correct for the size, weight, and age of the child; provide hands-on instruction on how to install and use the child restraint in the vehicle; offer guidance on how to correctly place a child in the restraint; answer questions parents or caregivers may have.
Parents or caregivers can: Provide the age and weight for each child under 8; bring the child to the inspection station; provide the vehicle owner’s manual; provide the child restraint instructions; allow at least 20 to 30 minutes for each seat to be checked.
View the full schedule of car seat checkup events
Real engineers use testing to solve problems and make things better. Build, test and improve your own stomp rocket on Saturday, March 18 at 1 p.m.
Regular admission applies, which is $9 for children and adults, $8 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor educational exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom and special space for babies and toddlers to explore.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events/ for more serious fun!
It’s Spring Break and St. Patrick’s Day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center! Join us on Friday, March 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pop into the daily Spring Break Bubble Dance Party at 10 a.m., then use the power of chromotography to create the color green at 1 p.m. This fun and educational science activity is from our partners at the National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Net). Be sure to stop by Smokey Dunks food truck, on-site in front of the museum from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Regular admission applies, which is $9 for children and adults, $8 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor educational exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom and special space for babies and toddlers to explore.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events/ for more serious fun!
It’s Spring Break at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center! Join us on Thursday, March 16 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pop into the daily Spring Break Bubble Dance Party at 10 a.m., then build, test and improve to create the ultimate paper airplane at 1 p.m. Be sure to stop by JLG Mexi-Q food truck, on-site in front of the museum from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Regular admission applies, which is $9 for children and adults, $8 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor educational exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom and special space for babies and toddlers to explore.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events/ for more serious fun!
It’s Spring Break at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center! Join us on Wednesday, March 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pop into the daily Spring Break Bubble Dance Party at 10 a.m., then check out springtime slime at 1 p.m. Be sure to stop by Flavor Wagon food truck, on-site in front of the museum from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Regular admission applies, which is $9 for children and adults, $8 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor educational exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom and special space for babies and toddlers to explore.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events/ for more serious fun!
It’s Spring Break at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center! Join us on Tuesday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pop into the daily Spring Break Bubble Dance Party at 10 a.m., then participate in a tallest tower competition at 1 p.m. The sky’s the limit as you compete against others to build the tallest skyscraper from wooden KEVA Planks. Can you break the Discovery Center record of 11.25 feet? Don’t forget to pop into the daily Spring Break Bubble Dance Party at 10 a.m.! Plus stop by Bobby’s Food Co. food truck, on-site in front of the museum from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Regular admission applies, which is $9 for children and adults, $8 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor educational exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom and special space for babies and toddlers to explore.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events/ for more serious fun!
It’s Spring Break at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center! Join us on Monday, March 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pop into the daily Spring Break Bubble Dance Party at 10 a.m., then create a playdough monster at 1 p.m. Be sure to stop by Dj’s Catering food truck, on-site in front of the museum from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Regular admission applies, which is $9 for children and adults, $8 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor educational exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom and special space for babies and toddlers to explore.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events/ for more serious fun!
It’s Spring Break at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center! Join us on Friday, March 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pop into the daily Spring Break Bubble Dance Party at 10 a.m., then explore physics, elasticity and force by knocking over towers using catapults at 1 p.m. Be sure to stop by Poppin Minis food truck, on-site in front of the museum from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Regular admission applies, which is $9 for children and adults, $8 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor educational exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom and special space for babies and toddlers to explore.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events/ for more serious fun!
It’s Spring Break at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center! Pop into the daily Spring Break Bubble Dance Party at 10 a.m.!
Regular admission applies, which is $9 for children and adults, $8 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor educational exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom and special space for babies and toddlers to explore.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events/ for more serious spring break fun.
