Outside the Box Opening Weekend
Saturday, January 20, 2024 - Sunday, January 21, 2024
9:30am - 4:30pm
Upcoming Special Programs:
Unbox your imagination with our very own homegrown exhibit, Outside the Box! Join us for a special weekend as we kick off the opening of our new featured exhibit. Thinking outside the box has never been so fun!
Activities:
9:30am
Art Studio: Self Portraits
Celebrate the ‘Kid Creator’ in you as you make your very own self-portrait? Try drawing yourself realistically, or go full abstract with bold, bright shapes and colors as you celebrate YOU!
9:30am
Jane's Innovation Station: Robo Rescuse
Celebrate the achievements of super kid creator David Cohen by building your own robots to send to the rescue! Design and build with a specific disaster in mind to save the day with your robo hero!
9:30am
Science Bar: How Germs Spread
Learn all about the importance of cleanliness, and how germs spread as we dive deep into the science behind hazmat suits, and see how clean your hands really are—are you up for the challenge?
10:00am
Story Time: Be KIND, Silly!
Guests can learn about kindness and empathy as we read "Be Kind, Silly: A Child's Quest for a Kinder World", a story by another amazing Kid Creator. Lily Allison was 9 years old when she wrote this story about her life.
11:00am
Cardboard Fashion Show!
Celebrate the opening of our new exhibit, Outside the Box, with a special CMA fashion show! Try on special cardboard clothes, and then strut your stuff the CMA way.
12:00pm
Inventions Scavenger Hunt
Join us on stage for a scavenger hunt celebrating kid creators!
1:00pm
Cardboard Fashion Show!
Celebrate the opening of our new exhibit, Outside the Box, with a special CMA fashion show! Try on special cardboard clothes, and then strut your stuff the CMA way.
2:00pm
Story Time: Kylo Finds a Friend
Welcome to the CMA stage! For Kid Creator month we are learning all about amazing kids and the things they create, like author Julianna Villarreal who wrote "Kylo Finds a Friend" when she was 10 years old. Participants will get to dress up and interact with the story as Kylo's friends!
3:00pm
Story Time: Be KIND, Silly!
Guests can learn about kindness and empathy as we read "Be Kind, Silly: A Child's Quest for a Kinder World", a story by another amazing Kid Creator. Lily Allison was 9 years old when she wrote this story about her life.