MIXED AGES • Giddy up cowboy and head to the Chuck Wagon Festival at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, slated for May 28 and 29. • Sign up for a local summer camp! Find options at metrofamilymagazine.com/summer-camps. • Hunt for local murals and other public art pieces and then create your own sidewalk chalk masterpiece at home. Try out our street art scavenger hunt at metrofamilymagazine.com/street-art- scavenger-hunt or make your own! • Go retro and hit up a skating rink near you! Skate Galaxy offers free learn to skate lessons, fun family night packages and extended day skate sessions all summer long. Or, add some spice to a park day at Scissortail Park with a roll around the outdoor Sky Rink. • Enjoy the best of summer at a family-friendly festival. Find our favorites at metrofamilymagazine.com/summer-festivals. • Run through the sprinklers. • Plan a road trip. Find dozens of Oklahoma vacation ideas at metrofamilymagazine.com/ exploring-oklahoma.
• Try frisbee tic-tac-toe! Using masking tape and your favorite frisbee, set this game up outside on a nice day.
• Enjoy the best of locally-grown produce and foods by visiting a local farmers market. Find our favorites at metrofamilymagazine. com/farmers-markets. • Head to a local drive-in movie theater for some nostalgic family fun. • Is it even summer without snow cones?! Check out our favorite spots serving up cool treats at metrofamilymagazine.com/cool-treats. • Plan a nature-inspired outing to commune with the outdoors and each other! Check out hot spots in OKC like Arcadia Lake or Bluff Creek Park or venture farther to one of the many state parks or wildlife preserves in Oklahoma. • Hit an Oklahoma beach! Say what?! The Sooner State offers miles and miles of lake and reservoir splashing fun. Find our favorites at metrofamilymagazine.com/best-beaches-in-oklahoma. • Chihuly returns to the Oklahoma City Museum of Art in June! The Chihuly Studio welcomes back fan favorites as well as new works of art. Money-saving tip: kids always get in free to the museum.
• Tinker
in a metro makerspace! Science Museum Oklahoma has two dedicated
makerspaces offering hands-on creative exploration for all ages. Find more makerspaces at metrofamilymagazine.com/ makerspaces-in-the-metro. • Visit a neighborhood block party. Districts around the metro host monthly street festivals filled with family fun! Find the scoop at metrofamilymagazine.com/street-festivals. • Create an integrated art project, like making a sculpture to explore force or drawing a work of art with patterns. Find instructions from Oklahoma A+ Schools at metrofamilymagazine. com/integrated-arts. • Learn something new at Oklahoma Hall of Fame’s Summer Thursdays. Every Thursday in June and July, enjoy story time, crafts and outdoor games, plus explore the museum to learn about influential Oklahomans. Activities begin at 10 a.m. and continue throughout the day. Money-saving tip: museum admission is free during Summer Thursdays!
• Enjoy summer’s tasty bounty by visiting a local Pick- Your-Own farm with our list at metrofamilymagazine.com/ okc-pick-your-own-farms.
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