Description: Celebrate this holiday and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream of unity by creating a unity flower made from your own hands.
Time: Ongoing throughout the Day
Location: Creative Stations
Gallery: Young at Art – Level 3
Description: Join us as we celebrate civil rights activist, Doctor Martin Luther King Jr., by creating a painting inspired by unity.
Time: Ongoing throughout the Day
Location: Presentation Space
Gallery: Patents Pending – Level 3
Description: Join us as we remember the famous speech “I Have a Dream,” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This famous and passionate speech called for jobs, economic freedom, and an end to racism in the United States. Celebrate Black History Month by placing your dream on our thought board.
Mix it Up! Story Time – Special for Little Learners 5 and Younger
Time: 10:30am and 1:30pm
Location: Art Zone
Gallery: Toddler Town – Level 1
Description: Join us for an engaging read-aloud accompanied by colorful illustrations. Create unique symmetrical designs as you mix, blend and transform colors.
A Closer Look at Art: Color & Shape
Time: 11:00am
Location: Presentation Space
Gallery: Young at Art – Level 3
Description: Join us as we learn the value of color and shape through a fun and engaging exploration. Then learn how to incorporate them into art!
Rhythm of Your Heart - At the Science Bench
Time: 11:30am
Location: Presentation Space
Gallery: Patents Pending – Level 3
Description: Learn how our heart works while exploring the four chambers and their purposes. Learn some fun facts about your heart and how to keep it healthy!
DNA Detectives
Time: 12:30pm
Location: Presentation Space
Gallery: Solve It – Level 3
Description: DNA detectives are also known as forensic scientists. Learn all about Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and how scientists use it to solve mysteries.
Navigating the Ship
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Stage Area
Gallery: Fantasy Festival – Level 1
Description: Set sail with us and explore navigation. Learn map reading skills and use a compass to locate treasure!
Build it Up!
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Presentation Space
Gallery: DISCOVERY Lab – Level 2
Description: Join us as we use the design thinking process during a collaborative building challenge, and test the strength of your structure!
Currency Counts
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Presentation Space
Gallery: Eco City – Level 2
Description: Explore the names and values of United States coins. Practice sorting and counting combinations of currency too!
Discover Chemistry - At the Science Bench
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Presentation Space
Gallery: Patents Pending – Level 3
Description: Discover how chemicals behave and more, as we explore amazing reactions with incredible liquids, mysterious powders and fascinating gases.
Cody Gets Lost in the Desert Puppet Show
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Riseman Family Theatre
Gallery: Fantasy Festival – Level 1
Description: Meet some of the interesting animals that live in the Mohave Desert as Cody the coyote searches for his family.
3D Printshop
Time: 10:30am, 12:30pm & 2:30pm
Location: Tech Lab
Gallery: DISCOVERY Lab
Description: Spark that creative engineer in every child's mind, and DISCOVER the world of 3D printing! Learn about free design software and other online resources, see a 3D printer in action, and select a sample model of your choice to print and take home! $6.00 General Admission or $3.00 Members. Recommended for ages 8 and up.
From their first day of school to their first A-HA moments.
That’s a FIRST made possible by the DISCOVERY Children’s Museum.
As a premier educational partner in the community, we will champion collaboration that inspires every child to become an innovative thinker through the joy and wonder of hands-on DISCOVERY.