KidsPlay welcomes families for night of fun

TORRINGTON — The theme of KidsPlay Children’s Museum’s March Family Friday is Earth and Space Explorers, on March 22, 2019. The Museum will be open from 10 am to 8 pm with themed activities from 5-8 p.m. While some of the activated are geared for ages 5+, all ages are welcome to explore the museum during family night.

The Earth and Space Explorers event at KidsPlay Children’s Museum is part of a nationwide celebration of educational programs designed to engage audiences in the aweinspiring fields of earth and space science. This exciting event is an opportunity to connect with current NASA science research and explore Earth and space phenomena. The Earth and Space Explorers event will include exciting science, take-home materials, and engaging discussion about science and society. Participants will have a chance to safely build and test their own rockets, observe how movement of water changes our landscape, and learn how scientists use rovers and robotics to explore distant worlds. These fun activities introduce guests to the ongoing research happening at NASA in the fields of heliophysics, Earth science, planetary science, and astrophysics, and allow them hands-on interaction with Earth and space science concepts.

The museum will also be hosting other themed activities that include making astronaut pudding, an out of this world dance party and P.J.’s slumber story time. The event will use Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkits, developed and distributed nationwide, by the National Informal STEM Education Network. Throughout spring and summer of 2019, events are taking place at 350 museums and institutions throughout the country. The Earth and Space Explorers project is led by Arizona State University, in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Family Fridays at KidsPlay are designed for families to share quality time learning and exploring together.

Admission is $8 per person. Members and children under one are free. KidsPlay Children’s Museum is located at 61 Main St. Torrington. To learn more, visit kidsplaymuseum.org