Games, prizes, a balloon drop and more special activities will be featured at the Children’s Museum Carnival, a Super Saturday event from 1-4 p.m. March 2 at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge.
The carnival will have a special Preschool Zone for children age 5 and younger, and bingo games for everyone. All items will be $1 at lunch. The carnival is free with admission to the museum.Â
Prizes will include a free Children’s Museum membership and a free one-day family pass to the museum. Any contributions that day will help send children to summer camp.
Other Super Saturday events, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Children’s Museum, will be:
- March 9 – Create a leprechaun trap in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
- April 6 – Sign in at the front desk for a scavenger hunt with a team to find a lost treasure at the museum.
- April 20 – Bring three containers to decorate for recycling bins in honor of Earth Day. Play games, take a garden tour and learn why we should recycle.
- May 4 – Make paper bag maracas and pop the piñata to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and learn the history of this special day.
The Children’s Museum is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, and from 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The museum is closed Mondays except in the summer. General admission to the Children’s Museum is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors ages 62 and older, and $5 for children ages 3-18. Admission is free for children under 3 and museum members. For more information, call the Children’s Museum at (865) 482-1074 or see the web site at www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org.
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