Toddler Tuesdays are interactive fun to get children dancing, moving and grooving with friends from the Kansas Ballet Academy! Programs start every Tuesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Wee Wednesdays are interactive fun to get children using their senses to play, explore, create, and investigate. Programs start every Wednesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Have a blast with rockets at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Friday, May 24 at 10:30, 1:30 and 3:30. Learn about how some rockets carry science tools into space, and how a special kind of rocket called “sounding rockets” can be used for quick, low-flying scientific missions into space. Then build and launch your own air rockets to help imagine the challenges and triumphs of engineering spacecraft and launching them into the space above our planet! Program sponsored by the National Informal STEM Education Network. This program is a special preview of Discovery Space, an exhibit full of out-of-this-world fun, opening June 14!
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Have a blast with rockets at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Friday, May 24 at 10:30, 1:30 and 3:30. Learn about how some rockets carry science tools into space, and how a special kind of rocket called “sounding rockets” can be used for quick, low-flying scientific missions into space. Then build and launch your own air rockets to help imagine the challenges and triumphs of engineering spacecraft and launching them into the space above our planet! Program sponsored by the National Informal STEM Education Network. This program is a special preview of Discovery Space, an exhibit full of out-of-this-world fun, opening June 14!
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Have a blast with rockets at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Friday, May 24 at 10:30, 1:30 and 3:30. Learn about how some rockets carry science tools into space, and how a special kind of rocket called “sounding rockets” can be used for quick, low-flying scientific missions into space. Then build and launch your own air rockets to help imagine the challenges and triumphs of engineering spacecraft and launching them into the space above our planet! Program sponsored by the National Informal STEM Education Network. This program is a special preview of Discovery Space, an exhibit full of out-of-this-world fun, opening June 14!
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Join us for this illuminating program at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 and 1:30. Discover how colored filters can help reveal more about an image, then make and study colorful images of your own. Learn how scientists can use telescopes and other tools to capture and filter different energies of light to study the universe. Most objects in the universe are so distant from us that we can only study them through light. Filters allow us to block some energy levels of light and isolate others; each energy of light can offer new information about the object of study. Program sponsored by the National Informal STEM Education Network. This program is a special preview of Discovery Space, an exhibit full of out-of-this-world fun, opening June 14!
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Join us for this illuminating program at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 and 1:30. Discover how colored filters can help reveal more about an image, then make and study colorful images of your own. Learn how scientists can use telescopes and other tools to capture and filter different energies of light to study the universe. Most objects in the universe are so distant from us that we can only study them through light. Filters allow us to block some energy levels of light and isolate others; each energy of light can offer new information about the object of study. Program sponsored by the National Informal STEM Education Network. This program is a special preview of Discovery Space, an exhibit full of out-of-this-world fun, opening June 14!
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Join us for special hours at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 from 10 to 5. Make space slime at 10:30, 1:30 and 3:30. This program is a special preview of Discovery Space, an exhibit full of out-of-this-world fun, opening June 14!
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Join us for special hours at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 from 10 to 5. Make space slime at 10:30, 1:30 and 3:30. This program is a special preview of Discovery Space, an exhibit full of out-of-this-world fun, opening June 14!
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Join us for special hours at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 from 10 to 5. Make space slime at 10:30, 1:30 and 3:30. This program is a special preview of Discovery Space, an exhibit full of out-of-this-world fun, opening June 14!
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Summer hours start today! From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is open 10-5 Tuesday to Friday, 10-5 Saturday and 1-5 Sunday. For full hours and admission information, visit https://kansasdiscovery.org/plan-a-visit/hours-and-admission/
Toddler Tuesdays are interactive fun to get children dancing, moving and grooving with friends from the Kansas Ballet Academy! Programs start every Tuesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Explore the magic of temperature at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Tuesday, May 28 at 1:30. This activity models the way Landsat satellites use a thermal infrared sensor to measure land surface temperatures. Infrared technology, like the infrared thermometer in this activity, uses the infrared light emitted by an object to measure its temperature remotely (without having to touch it!) By taking a series of measurements over an area, a scientist can create a visual representation of the surface temperatures (like a weather map for surface temperatures rather than air temperatures.) Program sponsored by the National Informal STEM Education Network. This program is a special preview of Discovery Space, an exhibit full of out-of-this-world fun, opening June 14!
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Wee Wednesdays are interactive fun to get children using their senses to play, explore, create, and investigate. Programs start every Wednesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Get charged up by exploring static electricity at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Wednesday, May 29 at 1:30. Build an electroscope—a simplified version of one of the tools scientists use to study the invisible forces on Earth and in space. Learn how static electricity works, how scientists can use it to study space, and how it sometimes presents challenges to tools and spacecraft. Program sponsored by the National Informal STEM Education Network.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Engineering is all about finding the right tool for the job, and it’s difficult to build small things when your tools are too big! Take the LEGO® bricks mitten challenge and build a brick structure while wearing mittens at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Thursday, May 30 at 10:30 and 1:30. Program from the the National Informal STEM Education Network. Build, test and improve during the final days of Travel Adventure featuring LEGO® bricks, which leaves the Discovery Center on June 1.
Also see what you can build with LEGO® bricks in Travel Adventure, open through until June 1. This amazing exhibit created by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis the invites children and families to use one of the greatest building materials of all time – LEGO® bricks – as a vehicle for imagination. Where do you want to go? What does your vehicle need to do to get there? In Travel Adventure, you’re not just along for the ride! Choose an amazing destination and build your dream machine! Exhibit locally sponsored by Bartlett and West.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Engineering is all about finding the right tool for the job, and it’s difficult to build small things when your tools are too big! Take the LEGO® bricks mitten challenge and build a brick structure while wearing mittens at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Thursday, May 30 at 10:30 and 1:30. Program from the the National Informal STEM Education Network. Build, test and improve during the final days of Travel Adventure featuring LEGO® bricks, which leaves the Discovery Center on June 1.
Also see what you can build with LEGO® bricks in Travel Adventure, open through until June 1. This amazing exhibit created by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis the invites children and families to use one of the greatest building materials of all time – LEGO® bricks – as a vehicle for imagination. Where do you want to go? What does your vehicle need to do to get there? In Travel Adventure, you’re not just along for the ride! Choose an amazing destination and build your dream machine! Exhibit locally sponsored by Bartlett and West.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
What does a vehicle need to travel on the moon? Use LEGO® Bricks and your imagination to create a vehicle that would traverse the lunar landscape at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Friday, May 31 at 10:30 and 1:30. Build, test and improve during the final days of Travel Adventure featuring LEGO® bricks, which leaves the Discovery Center on June 1.
Also see what you can build with LEGO® bricks in Travel Adventure, open through until June 1. This amazing exhibit created by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis the invites children and families to use one of the greatest building materials of all time – LEGO® bricks – as a vehicle for imagination. Where do you want to go? What does your vehicle need to do to get there? In Travel Adventure, you’re not just along for the ride! Choose an amazing destination and build your dream machine! Exhibit locally sponsored by Bartlett and West.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Join us for Family Fitness at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on the first Saturday of every month at 10:30. On Saturday, June 1, we’ll have family ballet! Classes include kid-friendly yoga, Zumba, dance, or martial arts for the whole family. Adults are encouraged to participate with kids for a fun morning of family fitness.
Family Fitness Saturdays are generously sponsored by The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for kids and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/familyfitness to learn more.
The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is closed on Sunday, June 2 for the Serious Fun Mud Run and exhibit setup.
Join us on Sunday, June 2 for the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center’s 5th annual Serious Fun Mud Run! The Mud Run is a 1/4 mile marvelously messy obstacle course designed for kids 4+ and grown-ups to navigate pits, tunnels, waterfalls and other muddy challenges in an untimed race to the finish line!
Why mud? The Discovery Center believes in the importance of outdoor exploration and messy play for people of all ages. The Mud Run lets participants get into the kind of play kids (and former kids) don’t get often enough: the opportunity to touch, grab and roll around in oozy mud!
Mud Run registrations are $27 ($25 for Discovery Center members). Registrations before Friday, May 17 include a Mud Run t-shirt and swag bag. All proceeds from this event support the Discovery Center’s work to remove barriers to play and create rich, diverse museum experiences for every child.
There are several different times to run the course. Kids may run at 10 AM or 11 AM, families run at noon. You will choose a start time when you register.
The Serious Fun Mud Run is sponsored by FHLBank Topeka and Jamie Hornbaker, State Farm Agent.
Learn more or register at https://kansasdiscovery.org/2019mudrun/
Toddler Tuesdays are interactive fun to get children dancing, moving and grooving with friends from the Kansas Ballet Academy! Programs start every Tuesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Wee Wednesdays are interactive fun to get children using their senses to play, explore, create, and investigate. Programs start every Wednesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Camp Kindergarten at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is a free, fun program open to all incoming kindergarten students to get kids ready for school! Children and their caregivers come to the Discovery Center when the facility is normally closed for a special educational playtime and chance to explore a simulated classroom with teachers.
Camp Kindergarten is free but registration is required at https://kansasdiscovery.org/kindergarten/ or (785) 783-8300.
All sessions are Saturdays in June from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
June 8 – Auburn Washburn 437
June 15 – Topeka Public Schools 501
June 22 – Shawnee Heights 450
June 29 – Seaman 345
* Can’t attend your district day? No problem! You may register for any session, subject to capacity.
Be sure to celebrate the end of the summer at the free Discovery Kindergarten Fair on Saturday, July 28 from 1-4 p.m. at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Camp Kindergarten is offered free with generous support from Together Topeka, Security Benefit, the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library and local school districts. Starting school is a milestone in the life of every child, yet in Shawnee County, more than 1,300 children have not had the opportunity for a formal preschool experience. As part of a community-wide goal of having every child ready for school by the age of five, the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is inviting incoming kindergarteners alongside parents, caregivers and community organizations that support children and their families as they prepare to launch into school at Discovery Kindergarten.
Learn more at https://kansasdiscovery.org/kindergarten/
Join us for Family Fitness at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Saturday, June 8 at 10:30, we’ll have family yoga! Family Fitness classes include kid-friendly yoga, Zumba, dance, or martial arts for the whole family. Adults are encouraged to participate with kids for a fun morning of family fitness.
Family Fitness Saturdays are generously sponsored by The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for kids and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/familyfitness to learn more.
On the second Sunday of each month from 11 to 1, the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center offers free admission to families with children who have autism spectrum disorders.
The Puzzle Pieces program provides opportunities to enjoy family time at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center in a safe and understanding environment, allows parents to network with one another, and helps families discover new resources available to them.
KCDC is not open to the public during this time. Reservations are not required. For more information, visit https://kansasdiscovery.org/puzzle-pieces/
Toddler Tuesdays are interactive fun to get children dancing, moving and grooving with friends from the Kansas Ballet Academy! Programs start every Tuesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Wee Wednesdays are interactive fun to get children using their senses to play, explore, create, and investigate. Programs start every Wednesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Kansas Children’s Discovery Center members support our community’s nonprofit children’s museum, allowing the museum to expand exhibits, create educational programs and increase access for all children. To show our appreciation for Discovery Center members, we will open early from 9 AM to 10 AM on Friday, June 14 for a special preview of the new Discovery Space exhibit before it opens to the public. Discovery Space at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14. Learn more at www.kansasdiscovery.org/space.
Learn more about memberships at https://kansasdiscovery.org/support/membership/
Join us for opening day of Discovery Space on Friday, June 14 from 10 to 5 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, with a water rocket launch at 10:30 and 1:30. Discovery Space invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14. We’re blasting off this exhibit with a full week of launch programs. Learn more at www.kansasdiscovery.org/space.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Camp Kindergarten at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is a free, fun program open to all incoming kindergarten students to get kids ready for school! Children and their caregivers come to the Discovery Center when the facility is normally closed for a special educational playtime and chance to explore a simulated classroom with teachers.
Camp Kindergarten is free but registration is required at https://kansasdiscovery.org/kindergarten/ or (785) 783-8300.
All sessions are Saturdays in June from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
June 8 – Auburn Washburn 437
June 15 – Topeka Public Schools 501
June 22 – Shawnee Heights 450
June 29 – Seaman 345
* Can’t attend your district day? No problem! You may register for any session, subject to capacity.
Be sure to celebrate the end of the summer at the free Discovery Kindergarten Fair on Saturday, July 28 from 1-4 p.m. at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Camp Kindergarten is offered free with generous support from Together Topeka, Security Benefit, the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library and local school districts. Starting school is a milestone in the life of every child, yet in Shawnee County, more than 1,300 children have not had the opportunity for a formal preschool experience. As part of a community-wide goal of having every child ready for school by the age of five, the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is inviting incoming kindergarteners alongside parents, caregivers and community organizations that support children and their families as they prepare to launch into school at Discovery Kindergarten.
Learn more at https://kansasdiscovery.org/kindergarten/
Scientists use rockets to get people and equipment into space. Getting a rocket to go requires just the right mix of force and acceleration. Launch a rocket using water on Saturday, June 15 at 10:30 and 1:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center. This astronomical activity is part of Launch Week at Discovery Space, a special summer exhibit that invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Join us for a dad-tastic celebration of dads at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16 from 1 to 5 pm. All fathers receive half-price admission.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Toddler Tuesdays are interactive fun to get children dancing, moving and grooving with friends from the Kansas Ballet Academy! Programs start every Tuesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Explore rocket reactions as an exciting way to learn about how materials interact, behave, and change on Tuesday, June 18 at 1:30. Use a chemical reaction to launch plastic caps into the air, and experiment to discover the best mix of fuel for your rocket. Program created by the National Informal STEM Education Network. This astronomical activity is part of Launch Week at Discovery Space, a special summer exhibit that invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Wee Wednesdays are interactive fun to get children using their senses to play, explore, create, and investigate. Programs start every Wednesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Scientists use rockets to get people and equipment into space. Getting a rocket to go requires just the right mix of force and acceleration. Design, build and launch a balloon rocket on Wednesday, June 19 at 1:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center. This astronomical activity is part of Launch Week at Discovery Space, a special summer exhibit that invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Have a blast with rockets at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Thursday, June 20 at 10:30 and 1:30. Learn about how some rockets carry science tools into space, and how a special kind of rocket called “”sounding rockets”” can be used for quick, low-flying scientific missions into space. Then build and launch your own air rockets to help imagine the challenges and triumphs of engineering spacecraft and launching them into the space above our planet! Program created by the National Informal STEM Education Network. This astronomical activity is part of Launch Week at Discovery Space, a special summer exhibit that invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Have a blast with rockets at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Thursday, June 20 at 10:30 and 1:30. Learn about how some rockets carry science tools into space, and how a special kind of rocket called “”sounding rockets”” can be used for quick, low-flying scientific missions into space. Then build and launch your own air rockets to help imagine the challenges and triumphs of engineering spacecraft and launching them into the space above our planet! Program created by the National Informal STEM Education Network. This astronomical activity is part of Launch Week at Discovery Space, a special summer exhibit that invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Join us for Hy-Vee Free Family Fun Night at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Thursday, June 20 from 4pm to 7pm. Come explore the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, a special place where children can create, discover and learn through play. The Discovery Center features 15,000 square feet of indoor educational play, including science, careers, building and art. Special areas for infants and toddlers let even the littlest explorers adventure. Kids can get outside in a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom. Join us for this free admission night generously sponsored by our partners at Hy-Vee!
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/freenights for a full schedule of free nights.
Scientists use robots to investigate areas of space humans can’t safely explore. Be in control of your own mission by using coding logic to help robots launch objects on Friday, June 21 at 10:30 and 1:30 and Saturday, June 22 at 1:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center. This astronomical activity is part of Launch Week at Discovery Space, a special summer exhibit that invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Scientists use robots to investigate areas of space humans can’t safely explore. Be in control of your own mission by using coding logic to help robots launch objects on Friday, June 21 at 10:30 and 1:30 and Saturday, June 22 at 1:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center. This astronomical activity is part of Launch Week at Discovery Space, a special summer exhibit that invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Camp Kindergarten at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is a free, fun program open to all incoming kindergarten students to get kids ready for school! Children and their caregivers come to the Discovery Center when the facility is normally closed for a special educational playtime and chance to explore a simulated classroom with teachers.
Camp Kindergarten is free but registration is required at https://kansasdiscovery.org/kindergarten/ or (785) 783-8300.
All sessions are Saturdays in June from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
June 8 – Auburn Washburn 437
June 15 – Topeka Public Schools 501
June 22 – Shawnee Heights 450
June 29 – Seaman 345
* Can’t attend your district day? No problem! You may register for any session, subject to capacity.
Be sure to celebrate the end of the summer at the free Discovery Kindergarten Fair on Saturday, July 28 from 1-4 p.m. at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Camp Kindergarten is offered free with generous support from Together Topeka, Security Benefit, the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library and local school districts. Starting school is a milestone in the life of every child, yet in Shawnee County, more than 1,300 children have not had the opportunity for a formal preschool experience. As part of a community-wide goal of having every child ready for school by the age of five, the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is inviting incoming kindergarteners alongside parents, caregivers and community organizations that support children and their families as they prepare to launch into school at Discovery Kindergarten.
Learn more at https://kansasdiscovery.org/kindergarten/
Join us for Family Fitness at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Saturday, June 22 at 10:30, we’ll have family Zumba! Family Fitness classes include kid-friendly yoga, Zumba, dance, or martial arts for the whole family. Adults are encouraged to participate with kids for a fun morning of family fitness.
Family Fitness Saturdays are generously sponsored by The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for kids and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/familyfitness to learn more.
Scientists use robots to investigate areas of space humans can’t safely explore. Be in control of your own mission by using coding logic to help robots launch objects on Friday, June 21 at 10:30 and 1:30 and Saturday, June 22 at 1:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center. This astronomical activity is part of Launch Week at Discovery Space, a special summer exhibit that invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Toddler Tuesdays are interactive fun to get children dancing, moving and grooving with friends from the Kansas Ballet Academy! Programs start every Tuesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Our solar system’s largest ice volcanoes can be found on Triton, Neptune’s moon. Unlike a normal volcano that spouts hot lava, ice volcanoes erupt methane gas, water, carbon dioxide, and ammonia. Explore a model of an ice volcano and watch it blow at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Tuesday, June 25 at 1:30. This activity is part of Planet Party at Discovery Space, a special summer exhibit that invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Wee Wednesdays are interactive fun to get children using their senses to play, explore, create, and investigate. Programs start every Wednesday at 10:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/ for more serious fun!
Create your own planet out of playdough on Wednesday, June 26 at 1:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center. What will your planet look like? What features will you create on the surface? This astronomical activity is part of Planet Party Week at Discovery Space, a special summer exhibit that invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!
Explore Mars like a scientist on Thursday, June 27 at 10:30 and 1:30 at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center. Learn about how scientists and engineers use robotic rovers and other vehicles to explore distant worlds, and experience some of the challenges and teamwork required to navigate a rover across the surface of a planet millions of miles away. Players acting as “Mission Control” and a “Rover” must work together to navigate a large obstacle course. Participants can also design their own rover to fit the particular challenges of exploring a distant planet. Program created by the National Informal STEM Education Network. This astronomical activity is part of Planet Part Week at Discovery Space, a special summer exhibit that invites you to experience out-of-this-world fun! Climb aboard the rocket ship, contact mission control, dress up for a space race and learn about the science of space at the Discovery Center through August 14.
Regular admission applies, which is $7.75 for children and adults, $6.75 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and KCDC 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.
Check out https://kansasdiscovery.org/events-at-kcdc/ for more serious fun!