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SUMMARY:June is all about family!
DESCRIPTION:Plan your visit and learn how all families are made of different members and how some families may have members in their family that you do not have. Families show love and spend time together in unique ways. Above all though\, love makes a family.    \nJoin us every day for fun themed activities during the week all month long. Stop by the Town Hall Main Stage at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to check out all the fun!   \nJune 4-10: Hear the story Families Belong by Dan Saks on our Town Hall Main Stage to share an appreciation for the love and comfort shared within a family. Visit I Can Create and illustrate your family by making a portrait on a puzzle piece. Fit the puzzle pieces together to show how all families belong at Discovery Place!  \nJune 11-17: Explore how different families show and share love. Listen to the story Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer and interact with our community art project for the week by sharing how your family shows love. Love is a family day at Discovery Place. Love is sharing ice cream on a hot day. However your family shows love\, we want to know!   \nJune 18-24: You are invited to the Town Hall Main Stage to read the story A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara Oleary and Qin Leng. Learn how all families look different and find out what a foster family is. Explore in the I Can Create area while completing a scavenger hunt of family portraits. Learn about art\, culture\, and what families have done together for centuries.   \nJune 25-30: Enjoy One Family by George Shannon and investigating how all families are different. Discover the different things families do together. Make bracelets in I Can Create after reading the story and wear your bracelet home.   \nThese experiences are included in Museum Admission.
URL:https://discoveryplacekids.org/event/june-is-all-about-family/
LOCATION:Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville\, 105 Gilead Road\, Huntersville\, NC\, 28078\, United States
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SUMMARY:May Explores: A Five Senses Adventure!
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for an exciting sensory adventure the whole family can enjoy! Through hands-on activities\, discover the five senses of sight\, sound\, smell\, taste and touch. Feel different textures\, taste flavors with your tongue\, sniff out mystery scents\, make noise with homemade instruments and navigate a fun obstacle course. \nWe’ll also explore tools like braille\, glasses\, headphones\, and weighted vests that help kids with different abilities experience the five senses. It’s a captivating journey for little ones to learn about their incredible senses! \nJoin us daily for fun-themed activities throughout the week and all month. Stop by the Town Hall Main Stage at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to enjoy the fun!   \nApril 30 – May 5 Touch: Have you ever felt overwhelmed? We will explore this emotion while reading Too Much! “An Overwhelming Day” by Jolene Gutierrez. Join us for an activity about touch in our Create area. Bunnies are soft. Sand is rough. Cotton is soft. Our skin can feel different textures. Have you ever had an itchy shirt? Your skin can feel that. Use your hands to explore different textures in sensory bins.   \nMay 7-12 Taste: What foods are yummy to your tummy? “Yum!: A Book about Taste” by Dana Meachen Rau discusses everything delicious. Do you like to eat sour candy? What about spicy chips? Our tongue has different parts that work together to taste our food. Stop by I Can Create to taste test sweet\, sour\, salty\, bitter\, and savory flavors and see where you can taste them on your tongue.    \nMay 14-19 Smell: What’s that Smell? “Thank You\, Omu!” by Oge Mora gives insight into our sense of smell. Take a sniff. What do you smell? Our noses and brains work together to smell the different chemicals in the air. Using only your nose\, match each cup to its scent. See if your nose knows!    \nMay 21-26 Hear: “Listen” by Gabi Snyder explores your hearing. Your ears can hear all different kinds of noises. Some noises are loud\, and some noises are soft. Guests will sort pictures into loud or soft categories and create their musical instruments to make their noises!   \nMay 28-31 See: After listening to “Rosies Glasses” by Dave Whamond\, join us for an activity about sight in our Create area. Different people can see in various ways. Some can see without help\, while others may use glasses or contacts. Work with your grown-up to complete an obstacle course using vision-blocking goggles. 
URL:https://discoveryplacekids.org/event/sensory-adventure-in-may/
LOCATION:Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville\, 105 Gilead Road\, Huntersville\, NC\, 28078\, United States
CATEGORIES:Main
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SUMMARY:Rockin’ Robotics: Early Robotics and Circuitry Exploration
DESCRIPTION:Rockin’ Robotics: Early Exploration\nGet ready to embark on an electrifying adventure! Dive into the world of circuits and gears with hands-on activities and exciting robot demonstrations. Spark curiosity and innovation as young minds explore the magic of technology in a playful and educational environment. \nDate: Sunday\, April 14\nTime: 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.\nAge: Children\, families\nPrice: Included in Museum admission \nFounded in 2010\, the North Carolina Science Festival (NCSciFest) is the first statewide science festival in the United States. \nThrough a series of community-based events each April (hosted by schools\, colleges\, libraries\, museums\, parks\, businesses\, and other local organizations)\, the Festival celebrates science’s economic\, educational and cultural impacts in North Carolina. \nNCSciFest is an initiative of the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \nSee below for an event at Discovery Place Kids – Huntersville.
URL:https://discoveryplacekids.org/event/2024-nc-science-festival/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Main
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SUMMARY:Eclipse at Discovery Place
DESCRIPTION:We are closed on Mondays. However\, our Museum and the town of Huntersville will celebrate Eclipse Day through storytelling and hands-on activities\, like painting with sunscreen and crafting UV bracelets.\nEclipse Explorer’s: Viewing* in Partnership with the Town of Huntersville \nSomething exciting is happening: the Solar Eclipse! But what is an Eclipse? Discover the wonders of the Solar Eclipse through storytelling and hands-on activities that include: \n\nPainting with sunscreen\nCreating art with UV paper\nMaking UV bracelets and more!\n\n*A limited number of free glasses will be distributed to those joining the activities on the parking deck beginning at noon on April 8\, 2024\, while supplies last.
URL:https://discoveryplacekids.org/event/eclipse-at-discovery-place/
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