Guess Who’s Turning One?
Discovery Place KIDS Celebrates First Birthday with a Weekend of Special Activities
October 18, 2011HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville is wiggling, giggling and growing! The Museum, which turns one year old this month, will kick off birthday festivities with a full weekend of celebratory activities on October 22-23. From face painting and bubble blowing in the Learning Garden to birthday-themed activities throughout the Museum and visits with mascot Can Can, this special First Birthday Weekend will feature pint-sized play and family fun. Discovery Place KIDS, which opened October 23, 2010, has seen more than 213,000 visitors to date.
“Can Can and our staff have so many reasons to celebrate such a momentous occasion,” said Barrett Long, director, Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville. “The smiles, laughter and play that we see every day from our Members and guests mean that not only are our youngest visitors learning, but they are having a lot of fun too.”
Little partygoers can celebrate all day Saturday and Sunday with activities throughout the Museum’s theme areas, including:
• I CAN Create: Make hats, birthday decorations and cards for Discovery Place KIDS’ first birthday and help decorate a special sign with birthday messages
• I CAN Be Healthy: Get your body moving with yoga, dance, games and healthy-eating activities
• I CAN Move: Check out the Museum’s special “move station”
• I CAN Build: Help build a first birthday cupcake for Can Can
• Town Hall Stage: Happy birthday Can Can! Join the Discovery Place KIDS mascot for Big Fun birthday singing and dancing
Plus, there will be free cupcakes for all children visiting the Museum on Saturday (while supplies last) sponsored by Plum District. Other weekend activities include story time, puppet and science shows, balloon animals, meet-and-greet with Can Can and prize giveaways each hour. For more information about the First Birthday Weekend at Discovery Place KIDS, call 704.372.6261 x300 or send us an email.
For those who want to party in style, Discovery Place KIDS is hosting a FUNdraising evening of frilly fun and delightful diversions for all ages at Can Can’s Masquerade Ball on Friday, October 21 from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Guests can get in the groove with dance and play time, create a mysterious masquerade mask, practice puppetry and scarf juggling, join in the great big masquerade fun and more. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served for the young and young-at-heart; masks and costumes are welcome but not required. Tickets are $50 per adult (14+) and $25 per child (1-13 years old) and are available for purchase online or by contacting Allison Beisler at 704.348.1994 or allisonb@discoveryplace.org. Children younger than one are free. Proceeds from this FUNdraiser will go to support the ongoing educational programming provided at the Museum.
About Discovery Place KIDS
Discovery Place KIDS is an innovative model in regional children’s museums developed by Discovery Place, Inc., the parent company of Discovery Place and Charlotte Nature Museum. Discovery Place KIDS is built on the theme of “I CAN” and offers unique opportunities for learning through play for children and their parents or caregivers. For more information about Discovery Place KIDS, call 704-372-6261 or visit discoveryplaceKIDS.org.
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