Mid-Autumn Festival WonderWeek funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance

The Vietnamese Culture and Science Association has partnered with Children's Museum Houston to bring this amazing event to life. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a yearly festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and other Asian countries. Take part in this elegant and culturally rich WonderWeek with various Mid-Autumn Festival activities around the museum, all leading up to Saturday, September 30 celebrations!

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ON-GOING ACTIVITIES

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Sky Lantern Collage

Alexander Art Academy

Create a scene of floating lanterns from colorful wrapping paper!

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Thunder Clouds and Static Furs

EcoStation

Two activities!

Learn why storm clouds are called cumulonimbus and how lightning forms! Each guest will create a thunder cloud to take with them!

Learn about static electricity by using animal furs!

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Jade Rabbit Banner

Junktion

Learn the legend of the rabbit in the moon as you assemble a banner made from traditional mid-autumn festival symbols.

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Moon Festival Fan

Junktion

Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival as you hand craft your own unique fan!

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Constellation Art + Moon Phase Sheet + Demos

Science Station

Constellation art will use star stickers, black construction paper, and white crayons to create some common (or custom!) constellations.

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Acid-Base Neutralization & Brain Hat

Power Science Lab

Learn about the acidic environment in the stomach, while demonstrating how certain compounds can neutralize an environment that is too acidic

Learn about the different parts of our brain by crafting your very own brain hat.

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Animations

Inventor's Workshop & Maker Annex

Make a simple animation with paper and movement. Then explore stop-motion animation!

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