Spooktacular Tales WonderWeek

It's a time for spooky (and not-so-scary) stories as we celebrate reading with this monstrous WonderWeek.

Event Date
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Event Date
Tue
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Oct
10
Sun
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Oct
15
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2023
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

All Around the Museum

Accessibility
See Accessibility
About the Event

SPOOKTACULAR TALES sponsored by Gilbert Andrew Garcia, Garcia Hamilton & Associates. LP.

Sponspred by Phillips 66

Gather round goblins and ghouls! Halloween season is upon us, it's a time for spooky (and not-so-scary) stories as we celebrate reading with this monstrous WonderWeek. Explore our den of curiosities and craft all kinds of Halloween story-themed creations.

ON-GOING ACTIVITIES

BOO!kmarks

It’s frightening losing your place in a good book- visit Art Academy to create a Boo!kmark to mark your place!

Location: Art Academy

Bat Origami

Create a bat using origami black paper and following the folding instructions.

Location: EcoStation

Ghost Garland

What’s spookier than one little ghost? How about five? Read Five Little Ghosts and make a set of your own to decorate for Halloween!

Location: Junktion

Halloween Story Puppets

Make a silly ghost, a flying bat, or even a haunted house, then use your creations to tell a fun and spooky story!

Location: Junktion

Spinning Ghosts

Create your own spooky ghost that spins and moves on its own!

Location: Junktion

Fall into Numbers

Location: Math Cart

Spooky Investigations

Investigate foods only using your hands! Are there any observational skills that could help you? Smell, sight, etc.

Location: Science Station

Slime Time: Zombie Brains! & Q-Tip Skeleton

Learn about how chemistry is used to bond molecules and polymer chains together to create zombie brain slime!

Learn about how the skeletal system is made up of many different bones that allow us to stand up straight and move around.

Location: Power Science Lab

“It’s Alive!” Hydraulic Monsters

Invent other-worldly monsters from your own imagination, then bring them to life!

Location: Inventor's Workshop & Maker Annex

Laser-Cut Halloween Masks

Design and cut your own Halloween masks!

Location: Inventor's Workshop & Maker Annex

Robotics Station: LEGO Scorpion

Visitors use the LEGO Spike Prime robotics materials to build and code a working LEGO piano.

Location: Inventor's Workshop & Maker Annex

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Event Date
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Event Date
Tue
Oct
10
-  
Sun
Oct
15
2023
Event Time
10:00 am
-
6:00 pm
10:00 am
6:00 pm
Ages
All Ages
Admission
General Admission
Location

All Around the Museum

Disability Accessibility
CONSIDER WEARING A MASK
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Thank You to Our Event SPONSORs
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