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FREE to Giant Magnet Ticket Holders
May 11-14: 9:30am – 2:30pm
Saturday, May 15: noon – 5pm
A complete list of Discovery Centers will be available in 2010.
These were the Discovery Centers that were at Giant Magnet in May 2009:
Create!
- Make a caterpillar puppet and explore the collection of Spiders, Caterpillars and Butterflies with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
- Show off your personal flair with a custom made button or badge. Bring your own design or choose from various templates.
- Assemble and decorate a kite then send it soaring over the skies of Seattle Center, courtesy of The Drachen Foundation.
- Get your hands dirty, let your imagination run wild, and create a Clay Land fantasy
- Practice the ancient art of origami, with assistance from Foundation for International Understanding Through Students - FIUTS
- Write a Poem, Read a Poem, Leave a Poem. Are you a poet? Bring your poem to the Center House and add it to the Poetry Corner. Take time to create a poem when you are here and leave it for all to enjoy!
Explore!
- "Bird Sighting!" Have you ever touched a Barn Owl? Or noticed all of the spots, stripes, and colors on a Northern Flicker? Courtesy of Seattle Audubon Society.
- Explore the inside of an Ambulance!, hosted by AMR
- Find your home on a giant aerial photo of Seattle and the Eastside hosted by Metsker Maps.
- Visit the ParentMap info booth and build a boat in the Northwest Rooms. (Saturday Only)
- Sample the newest teas and juice! Complements of Honest Tea.
- Catch a Rainbow! The Blob! Eggcellent! Science experiments with Tutor Doctor.
Experience!
- Experience the fun and excitement of the circus with acrobatic physical activities, guided by the staff of Teatro Zin Zanni.
- Play one of the Giant Magnet’s most popular games, ‘Lost Luggage’, a room size game of transportation challenges. Created for Giant Magnet in 2004 by Forrest Pruzan Creative.
- Swirl, twirl and swing those hips with hula hoop stuntman, Dizzy Hips.
- Dance all Day, Win Prizes at Radio Disney’s Dance Games. (Friday Only)
- Giant bouncing balls in the International Fountain, face painting in the Center House, unicyclers, jump ropers, student performances and more!
Just Play!
We at Giant Magnet believe children need a place and time to run and be silly. Located on the grounds of the beautiful 72-acre Seattle Center, there’s room to roam and soak up the sun (or rain). The International Fountain is always a hit with its entertaining water and music show (programmed with the music of Giant Magnet performers). There are also participatory games, giant bouncing balls to toss and chase and a lawn full of oversized hula hoops to enjoy! Eat lunch, get some exercise and…just play!
Discovery Centers Tacoma
Monday, May 17: 9:30am – 2:30pm
A complete list of Discovery Centers will be available in 2010. These were the Discovery Centers that were at Giant Magnet Tacoma in May 2009:
- Swirl, twirl and swing those hips with hula hoop stuntman, Dizzy Hips.
- Electricity, How does it work? Hosted by Tacoma Public Utility.
- Assemble and decorate a kite then send it soaring through the skies, courtesy of The Drachen Foundation
- Student Performances and more!
The Festival Store has a listening station and cool Giant Magnet stuff for sale! CDs from your favorite Festival artists, t-shirts, posters, games and international fare!
“My students enjoyed them all. They really liked Lost Luggage because of the team work and the challenge.”
“Kids loved the things they could make and take. The interactive health exhibit was also very memorable.”
“The big balls and hula hoops are always welcoming to children and grown ups.”
Broaden the Festival Experience: Programs for Students
Students on a Stage & Under the Sky
Give your student performance group an opportunity to shine on the student showcase stage.
Rock bands, choirs, orchestras, dance teams, unicyclists, circus performers – there’s a stage for you! Participating performing groups receive a 10% discount on Festival ticket orders.
Contact education@giantmagnet.org to sign up.
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