Week of Young Child in Science City

Related Organization: Union Station Kansas City

The Week of the Young Child takes place April 5th - 11th in Science City, an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children focusing public attention on young children's and their families' needs and recognizing the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. Join Science City to celebrate the kick-off of Week of the Young Child on Saturday, April 5th with the opportunity for our little explorers to do age-appropriate science experiments in the PNC Learning Lab at 11 AM!

Our schedule of special activities:

Saturday, April 5: Kick-off Saturday
All new Lil’ Explorers! Our earliest learners will have the chance to be little scientists and do age-appropriate science experiments in the PNC at 11 AM – 1 PM!

Monday, April 7: Music Monday
Science City is closed. Watch for special video content on our social page!

Tuesday, April 8: Tasty Tuesday
Join us on Tuesday for Tasty Tuesday! Explore different textures of food through a series of demonstrations and discussions involving fruit dissection. Demonstrations will take place in the PNC at 11 AM - 1 PM!

Wednesday, April 9: Work Together Wednesday
Today is all about how animals work together during their hibernation periods. Learn about hibernation through movement and play by using a series of costumes and creating their own animal masks.

Thursday, April 10: Artsy Thursday
Join us for a Baby Art Crawl from 11 AM – 12 PM! The PNC Learning Lab will be transformed into a blank canvas for our youngest artists to unleash their creativity, explore with their senses and get messy. Babies and toddlers (18 months and younger) can strip down to their diapers and create with (non-toxic) paint. Parent attendance and participation is required.

Friday, April 11: Family Friday
The whole family is invited to circle time in the PNC at 11 AM – 1 PM. Read books about different types of families and talk about roles each family member has. To finish the circle time, we encourage young children to make a chore chart for themselves and family members.
All activities are included with daily Science City admission or free for members.