Dino Daze WonderWeek

Get ready for a Jurassic adventure! This WonderWeek at Children's Museum Houston is all about those mega cool reptiles, dinosaurs!

‍Ongoing Activities: ‍

Dino Meet and Greet
Auditorium or Alcove, (July 30 only) 11am & 12pm
Meet some fun dinosaurs for a Jurassic Extreme show!

Paper Plate Dinosaurs
Art Academy
Make your own colorful stegosaurus, pterodactyl, or tyrannosaurus rex, as we celebrate Dino Daze at the museum!

‍Exploring Monarch Butterflies
EcoStation, July 5-30
Create a Monarch info sheet that includes facts about the wants and needs, parts of the body, and life cycle of this interesting insect.

Dino Mask
Junktion
Get ready to transform into a prehistoric dinosaur with a unique paper plate mask.

‍Made in the Shade
Junktion
Make your own fabulous sunglasses to show you’re ready for summertime fun!

‍Pterodactyl Puppets
Junktion
Create your own dinosaur toy puppet to glide through the air!

‍Block Building (Toddlers)
Math Cart
Spin the spinner. What number did the arrow land on? Using the number from the spinner, count out that many blocks together.

To See or Not To See?
Math Cart
Can you trust your eyes with these optical illusions?

Chemistry Makes Scents!
Science Station
Explore various smells and learn why they’re similar…hint…it’s all about the molecules!‍

Wheat Germ DNA Extraction
Power Science Lab, July 5-30
You’ve heard of DNA, but most of us have never seen DNA – until now! Using scientific methods and tools extract DNA from wheatgerm, and take some home with you!

‍You Can Code!
Inventor's Workshop and Maker Annex
Use code to control a magic wand straight from the pages of Harry Potter!