KidFEST

An exciting event dedicated to our early learners!

A FAMILY-FUN DAY, FULL OF SCIENCE PLAY! THIS YEAR’S THEME EXPLORES COMMUNITY.

KidFEST Schedule

Dinosaurs in your Backyard | 10:00 – 4:30 PM
Location: Dino Lab
Guests will be tour the dino lab to learn more about the fossils that can be found here in Kansas and Missouri, and will be able to explore volcano and earthquake models.

Community Helpers | 10:00 – 4:30 PM
Location: PNC Learning Lab
Young learners can think about who they want to be when they grow up as they design their very own paper doll helper based on firefighters, veterinarians, doctors, and more!

Collaborative Sculpture | 10:00 – 4:30 PM
Location: Creative Corner
Decorate interlocking cardboard shapes to create a collaborative sculpture through the day. This project will encourage collaboration as the Science City community builds something together!

Collaborative Clothing Weaving | 10:00 – 4:30 PM
Location: Maker Studio
Help the Maker Studio Create a large weaving Tapestry using recycled pieces of clothing.

The finished piece of artwork will be displayed in the new exhibit in the Maker studio after being converted into a giant light fixture!

PNC Mobile Learning Adventure | 10:00 – 4:30 PM
Location: Haverty Family Yard
Brought to you by PNC Bank, the Mobile Learning Adventure is a traveling exhibit that provides the opportunity for parents to learn about the importance of early childhood education, while allowing children to think about what they want to be when they grow up through fun, hands-on activities.

Bird Dancing | 11:00 & 2:00 PM
Location: Nature Works
Shake your tail feathers as you learn how various species of birds use movement and motion to communicate with each other.

Stargaze Junior | 12:00 & 12:30 PM
Location: The Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium
Bring your little stargazers and join our planetarium educators for a one-of-a-kind edition of our interactive star tour, made specially for early learners! Explore the day and night sky, find patterns in the stars, dance with the planets, and take your first steps into the big, wide universe, all in the comfort of the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium!
Stargaze Junior is FREE with Science Admission during KidFEST

Expression Relays | 1:00 – 4:30 PM
Location: Tapped Out Classroom
Language isn’t static. As we communicate, our voices, expressions, gestures, and emotions influence how messages are interpreted. In this relay version of Experiments in Expression, participants experience how communication evolves as each person builds on what came before.

Community Partners | Throughout the Day
Location: Maze Park
Meet some of the partners that help make our Kansas City community so great! Partners include The Kansas City Ballet, The Kansas City Symphony, Reach Out and Read, The Kansas City Royals, The Kansas City Mavericks, and more!

Caricature Artists | 11:00 – 3:30 PM
Location: Engineerium
Come get a fun, goofy picture of yourself and your family drawn by our friends at SA Entertainment.

Balloon Artist | 11:00 – 3:30 PM
Location: Periodic Table
Get a balloon creation brought to you by our friends at SA Entertainment.