Come have a fun, enriching experience during Kids Day Out! Children will get creative rotating between art and craft stations, have center time, play outside weather permitting, participate in PE class, dance, twirling and/or music theatre. A variety of art materials will be used each day; dress in clothes that can get messy, wear tennis shoes and sunscreen.
Children under Kindergarten age MUST register for half day due to KDHE regulations.
*ALL STUDENTS: Bring a backpack, lunch, snacks, water bottle, we go outside in most weather. Please make sure items are labeled with names. Wear tennis shoes & dress for a mess.*
Geared Towards Students Aged 4 – 12 Years Old
Half Day Option: 9:00-12:30, $30 per person, per day (bring a lunch, we eat lunch at 11:00)
Full Day Option: 9:00-4:00, $45 per person, per day
KIDS DAY OUT SUMMER ’25
REGISTER HERE SUMMER KIDS DAY OUT
June 20, Rock ‘n Roll Theme: Wear your favorite band t-shirt and join us to collage a guitar, make Taylor Swift inspired bracelets, craft simple instruments and listen to great music together.
June 27, Wicked: Do you dig potions, wands, music theatre and want to draw your favorite Wicked Characters? Then sign up for this KDO because we will be busy being creative all day!
July 11, The Wild Robot: Draw Brightbill and create a 3D robot out of junk art supplies. We will watch the movie in the afternoon so if your child does not want to participate, please register for half day only.
July 18, Cardboard Engineering: Make an animal or building out of cardboard, color with tempera sticks and decorate with geometric shape stickers and jewels. Lots of creative sculpture opportunities!
July 25, Wooden Animal Sculpture: Assemble and paint a wooden animal sculpture. This is always one of our most popular projects so sign up early to reserve your spot!
Aug. 1, Lego Vehicles Day: Lego engineers will have fun creating fantasy cars out of our bits and bobs, and racing Lego and Plus-Plus cars down ramps and through imaginary landscapes.
Aug. 8, Fun in the Sun! Bring your swimsuit, towel and sunscreen for fun water and sensory play on the playground. Please bring a dry set of clothes to change into.
Aug. 15, Watercolor Day: Come cool off with us and paint a Man-of-War in the cool ocean. Students will enjoy using liquid watercolor and learn fun painting techniques with salt and wax resist.
FALL KIDS DAY OUT
Oct. 16, Fall Small World Creation: come dig through our bins of materials to assemble a mini Halloween world with interesting foliage and funny tombstones.
Oct. 17, Fall Science & Art: Participate in experiments with apple, pumpkin and gourd potion mixing stations and draw Frankenstein with mixed media.
Nov. 24, Lego Build: Master Builders unite! Builders will rotate between stations with exciting Lego building challenges and take home cute Lego themed crafts.
Nov. 25, Turkey Sculpture: Your kiddos will love digging through our bins of materials to create a one of a kind robot turkey sculpture out of bits and bobs.
Nov. 26, (half day only!) Zentangle: Learn about the art form called Zentangle and decorate a GIANT paper feather to take home.
Dec. 22, Chomp Saw Day! Make a cute cardboard wreath out of leaves cut on the Chomp Saw; young makers will love using these totally safe saws!!! Participate in an indoor snowball fight in the p.m.
Dec. 23, Wrapping paper extravaganza! Make your own wrapping paper with car wheels dipped in paint, snowflake cut outs, spatulas, rolling pins and toilet paper tubes. Dress in clothes that can get messy!
Dec. 24, Lego Day (half day only!): Master Builders unite to create a large-scale Arctic scene complete with animals and a fun fake snow sensory experience too. Participate in an indoor snowball fight after lunch!
Dec. 29, Sculpture Day: Make a wooden snowman sculpture & paint with acrylics.
Dec. 30, Tinker Day: Make a fancy paper mache ornament with vintage jewelry.
Dec. 31, Tinker Day: Learn how to safely cut cardboard with a Chomp Saw to create a polar bear face. Students will enjoy using tempera paint sticks to color.
WINTER KIDS DAY OUT
Jan. 2, Watercolor Paint Day: Paint a cozy red fox with clothes and participate in an indoor snowball fight in the afternoon.
Jan. 5, Tinker Lab: Build a fantasy cardboard gingerbread house with lots of fun candy details. Students will use Chomp Saws to safely cut cardboard.
Jan. 19, Clay Day: Create a cute mini clay penguin with a winter scene.
Feb. 16, Lego Day: Design and build a robot with Lego parts to take home, build aliens with space habitats with your buddies and watch a Lego movie in the p.m.
Mar. 13, Printmaking Day: We will make pretty mono-print cards with Gelli Plates or foam plates. This is always a popular KDO so register early!
SPRING KIDS DAY OUT
Mar. 16, Lego Day: Draw a Lego dragon and decorate your creation with costume jewelry to look like a dragon’s hoard and build with your buddies.
Mar. 17, St. Patrick’s Day Theme: Remember to wear your green!!! Make a leprechaun trap and decorate with glitter and gold to lure naughty leprechauns.
Mar. 18, Junk Art Day: Dig through our bins of cool stuff to make a junk art nature scene such as mountains, an underwater scene or your favorite animal.
Mar. 19, Clay Day: Make a cute little gnome and mushroom with a habitat.
Mar. 20, Cardboard Sculpture Day: Cut out a cardboard zoo animal on the Chomp Saw, color with Quick Sticks then decorate with costume jewelry & craft materials.
Apr. 3, Tinker Lab: Cute wooden bunnies made with wood pieces, bottle cap eyes and fabric bow ties will really get your family ready for spring!
Apr. 6, Our Natural World: Kiddos will have fun drawing a bug jar picture, playing nature inspired games and participate in nature bingo weather permitting.
May 22, Lego Day: Creative builders will enjoy crafting a giant jungle together with Legos and drawing a parrot to watercolor.
May 26, Fun in the Sun! Bring your swimsuit, towel and sunscreen for fun water and sensory play on the playground. If weather is in climate, we will have a fun water/sensory day INSIDE with creative activities, sensory centers, and make slime.
May 27, Clay Day: Make marbleized beads with Sculpey clay and string onto a necklace to wear.
May 28, Printmaking Day: Students will draw a simple bird image then create a foam printing plate based on their drawing. Next students will print on a flour sack towel, t-shirt or canvas bag for a unique usable piece of art.
May 29, Tie-Dye Day: Join us to tie-dye a t-shirt and pair of socks to take home.
