Local Family Fun
26. Take a trip to Africa via the OKC
32. Build a terrarium as a family at locally owned Plant People Shop in Midtown. 33. What happens when toys are let out of their boxes?! Experience the unique photography exhibit Out of the Toy Box by Mitchel Wu at Science Museum Oklahoma beginning May 18. 34. Download MetroFamily’s Street Art Scavenger Hunt to explore some of the city’s most well-known public art at metrofamilymagazine.com/ street-art-scavenger-hunt. 35. Explore the Code of the West, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s newest interactive exhibition. 36. Experience the multi-media exhibition SHELTER at Oklahoma Contemporary, where admission is always free, before it closes on Aug. 19. Artist Lisa Karrer explores the experiences of displaced peoples through oral interviews and video projections. 37. Check out First Americans Museum on the third Sunday of the month when kids ages 4-12 get in free for AT&T Sundays. 38. Catch a flick at the deadCenter Film Festival, June 6-9. 39. Mark National Selfie Day on June 21 with a tour downtown to find your family’s favorite selfie spot. Find our suggestions at metrofamilymagazine.com/ family-photo-backdrops-okc. 40. Get everyone moving with a round of disc golf. Find tips for beginners and ideal local courses for families at metrofamilymagazine.com/disc- golf-101. shipping containers (yes, really!) at RIVERSPORT OKC’s bike park. 42. Keep that bike-riding momentum 41. Ride your bike over the tops of going by exploring new (or new- to-you!) family-friendly bike trails, events and races. Plan your ride at metrofamilymagazine.com/okc- bike-events.
Zoo! The newly opened Expedition Africa features Zoo favorites, like giraffes and the African Painted Dogs, in addition to species new to the Zoo. Enjoy views of the African savanna and naturalistic animal habitats across 12 acres, the largest Zoo expansion to date!
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PHOTO BY ANDREA J.
New & Trending 30. Cultivate your artistic side at a creative space in the metro. From visual and performing arts to culinary kitchens and makerspaces, there are so many ways to be a creator! Find your family’s outlet at metrofamilymagazine.com/creative- spaces-in-okc. 31. Challenge your family to a friendly game of basketball, pickleball or futsal at the courts in the southern section of Scissortail Park.
27. Ride the streetcar downtown. 28. Take your summer of fun to
the streets! Visit a local street festival or community block party, like LIVE on the Plaza or Edmond’s VIBES. Find our favorites at metrofamilymagazine.com/ family-friendly-okc-street-festivals.
29. Celebrate the end of summer at Yukon’s annual Red Dirt music
festival: Rock the Route! Held Aug. 29, the free concert features family activities and food trucks in addition to a variety of performances.
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