• Expend some energy to make ice cream in a bag. All you need is a few simple ingredients and some tot-powered churning.Up your bubble game with DIY wands made out of tape and straws or fill a bin with water and soap, plus toy cars, dinosaurs or your tot’s current toy obsession for an epic bubble sensory experience.Utilize found items and sidewalk chalk to craft an outdoor obstacle course. • Use shaving cream to “paint” on the windows. • Go on an outdoor scavenger hunt. Find a list of things to hunt for at metrofamilymagazine. com/outdoor-scavenger-hunt. • Get up close and personal with
• Hunt for your favorite animals in the colorful exhibit Nature’s Course by John Newsom at Oklahoma Contemporary. Newsom’s large-scale paintings of plants and animals are vibrant and engaging for even the youngest artists. Money-saving tip: admission is always free! • Hop aboard art in motion and ride Mo’s Carousel at Myriad Gardens. • Go on a healthy adventure! Shape Your Future, a program of TSET, has put together some summertime adventures that pair fun activities with healthy, kid-friendly recipes at shapeyourfutureok.com/ shape-future-healthy- adventures. • Travel back in time to Zoorassic World, an immersive exhibit featuring more than 25 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, at Tulsa Zoo. The lifelike dinosaurs set in natural vignettes incorporate both movement and sound to give families a realistic experience. Zoorassic World is open daily through Labor Day from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and admission is $6 ($5 for members) plus zoo admission. Find more info at tulsazoo.org/roar. Money-saving tip: kids under 3 get in free to the zoo and to see the dinos! • Break out the glow sticks for a twilight family walk. • See endangered animals in a whole new way in the special exhibit BRICKLIVE Animal Paradise at the OKC Zoo. The exhibit uses more than one million toy bricks to create one-of-a-kind animal statues. Admission is $5, plus zoo admission. Money-saving tip: kids 2 and under do not require tickets to see the brick creations.
some fascinating vehicles at Edmond Electric’s Touch- a-Truck. Bucket trucks, garbage trucks, police cars and more will
be hanging out at the University of Central Oklahoma on June 4
from 9 a.m. to noon. The first hour is a quiet hour — no horns or other loud noises allowed. • Go on a Listening Walk. Read the
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book by Paul Showers first and then create your own Listening Walk unique to your family and neighborhood. • Stay cool at a local splash pad. Find our favorites at metrofamilymagazine.com/splash- pads-pools-lakes. • Build a blanket fort! • Plan a playdate at a new-to-you park or meet new friends at a Perked Up Playdate happening monthly on the third Tuesday at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Find local favorites and hidden gems at metrofamilymagazine.com/metro-parks. • Visit a locally owned bookstore such as Nappy Roots, Full Circle, Commonplace Books or Best of Books, many of which host weekly story times. • Head off the beaten path for some surprising new-to-you attractions like the Oklahoma Railway Museum or Oklahoma Firefighters Museum! Find more at metrofamilymagazine.com/lesser-known- venues-for-family-fun-in-okc. • Spend the day at Unpluggits Paint & Play, an art studio designed especially for families. Kids as young as 18 months can paint, squish playdough and more, plus play in an indoor play area equipped with a two-story play structure and a toddler treehouse.
AGES 5-12
Monster Makers Mixed Media Jewelry Skateboard Design Galaxy Art Adventure + much more!
Learn more and register at okcontemp.org/camps
405.951.0000 | @okcontemporary 11 NW 11th St, OKC, OK 73103
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