Week of Young Child in Science City

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Union Station Kansas City

Union Station Kansas City

The Week of the Young Child takes place April 5th - 11th in Science City, an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children focusing public attention on the needs of young children and their families and recognizing the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. Join Science City to celebrate the kick-off of Week of the Young Child on Saturday, April 5th with the opportunity for our little explorers to do age-appropriate science experiments in the PNC Learning Lab at 11:30 am!

Schedule of special activities:

Saturday, April 5: Kick-off Saturday

All new Lil’ Explorers! Children will have the chance to be little scientists and do age-appropriate science experiments in the PNC at 11:30 am!

Monday, April 7: Music Monday

Science City is closed. Watch for special video content on our social page!

Tuesday, April 8: Tasty Tuesday

Join us on Tuesday for Tasty Tuesday! Children will learn about different textures of food through a series of demonstrations and discussions involving fruit dissection. Demonstrations will take place in the PNC at 11:30 am and 2:00 pm!

Wednesday, April 9: Work Together Wednesday

Today is all about how animals work together during their hibernation periods. Children will learn about hibernation through movement and play by using a series of costumes and creating their own animal masks.

Thursday, April 10: Artsy Thursday

Join us for a Baby Art Crawl from 11 am to 2 pm! The PNC Learning Lab will be transformed into a blank canvas for our youngest artists to unleash their creativity, explore with their senses and get messy. Babies and toddlers (18 months and younger) can strip down to their diapers and create with (non-toxic) paint. Parent attendance and participation is required.

Friday, April 11: Family Friday

The whole family is invited to circle time in the PNC at 11:30 am. We will read books about different types of families and talk about roles each family member has. To finish the circle time, we will encourage young children to make a chore chart for themselves and family members.

All activities are included with daily Science City admission or free for members.