Día de los Muertos WonderWeek

Celebrate Día de los Muertos with a week of festive activities!

Event Date
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Event Date
Tue
,
Nov
1
Sat
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Nov
5
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2022
Event Time
10:00 am
6:00 pm
10:00 am
6:00 pm
*The Museum opens at noon on Sundays.
Ages
All Ages
Admission
General Admission
Location

First Floor

Accessibility
See Accessibility
About the Event

Día de los Muertos WonderWeek

Sponsored by Gilbert Andrew Garcia/Garcia Hamilton & Associates, L.P.

Funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance

Children's Museum Houston will be bustling with color and life during this WonderWeek! Celebrate the popular Mexican holiday, Día de los Muertos, with worldly activities that's sure to entertain. You'll be crafting all sorts of Latin American projects, and the best part is you can take a little bit of this holiday home with you!

ON-GOING ACTIVITIES:

Nicho Boxes

At Alexander Art Academy

Learn how to make a DIY shadowbox that can be used as part of an ofrenda(altar) to remember and honor the deceased in celebration of the Day of the Dead.

Monarch Butterfly ID

at EcoStation

Color and label the different parts of the butterfly, while learning how they function!

Marigold Garland

at Junktion

Make your own Marigold garland to celebrate Dia de los Muertos.

Monarch Butterfly Puppet

at Junktion

The monarch migration to Mexico coincides with Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Celebrate these beautiful butterflies with your own movable puppet!

Sugar Skull Mask

at Junktion

Design your own sugar skull mask in honor of Dia de los Muertos.

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Lift Off!

at Science Station

Explore propulsion with a chemical reaction and learn how to build a straw rocket!

Wheat Germ DNA Extraction

at Power Science Lab

You’ve heard of DNA, but most of us have never seen DNA – until now! Using scientific methods and tools extract DNA from wheatgerm, and take some home with you!

Nuts and Bolts: Catapults

at Inventor's Workshop

Build all sorts of machines and other creations using different shapes of wood put together with actual nuts and bolts. This time we’ll be focused on medieval constructions, with special instructions on how to build catapults and trebuchets.

Phenakistiscope

at Maker Annex

Design and laser-cut pre-film animation devices that make simple animations when spun. Our version of the phenakistiscope are spun by a DC motor and are under-lit by LEDs

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Event Date
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Event Date
Tue
Nov
1
-  
Sat
Nov
5
2022
Event Time
10:00 am
-
6:00 pm
10:00 am
6:00 pm
Ages
All Ages
Admission
General Admission
Location

First Floor

Disability Accessibility
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