Up in the Air! Spring Break Weeks at Hands On

    Runs until Sunday, April 16, 2023 (See all dates)

    Time
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Venue
    Hands On Children's Museum, Olympia, 98501
    Price
    Free with admission or membership

    Soar in to Spring Break Fun at Hands On! Enjoy a spring break packed with awesome activities that launch, fly, and soar up in the air March 24 - April 16, 2023.

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    Pilot Your Spring Break Adventure!

    Enjoy a spring break packed with awesome activities that launch, fly, and soar up in the air. Pilot a real Huey Helicopter. Make your own wearable wings. Command a mission to the red planet and create a Mars rover. Meet the Raptor Ambassadors and learn about birds of prey. Engineer and launch paper airplanes, make your own airship, and more!

    Special events and activities vary daily. See dates and times below. Make your reservations online and save $2!

    March 24–April 2
    • Make your own wearable wings (March 24–30)
    • Design pinwheels & propellers (March 24–30)
    • Learn how seeds travel through the air (March 24–30)
    • Create a salad spinner nebula print (March 24–26)
    • Meet Alice in Wonderland ballerinas from Studio West Dance Academy (March 26, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
    • Make and launch paper airplanes (March 27–30, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Design your own airship (March 31–April 6)
    • Create a Mars rover (March 31–April 6)
    • Learn about cockroaches and other winged insects (March 31–April 6)
    • Build Kites & Flyers (March 31–April 6)
    • Learn about birds, bugs, and blimps (March 31–April 6)
    • Pilot a Huey Helicopter with the Olympic Flight Museum (March 31–April 7)

    April 3–April 16
    • Design your own airship (March 31–April 6)
    • Create a Mars rover (March 31–April 6)
    • Learn about cockroaches and other winged insects (March 31–April 6)
    • Build Kites & Flyers (March 31–April 6)
    • Learn about birds, bugs, and blimps (March 31–April 6)
    • Pilot a Huey Helicopter with the Olympic Flight Museum (March 31–April 7)
    • Learn about animals that defy gravity (April 3–8)
    • Meet Raptor Ambassadors with the Falconer (April 8, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Paint colorful planets (April 7–13)
    • Craft with recycled materials and send it down a zip line (April 7 & 8, 11–13)
    • Create a motorized scribble bot satellite (April 14–16)
    • Chop, grate, and grind a space diet (April 14–16)

    Note: the Museum will be closed for Easter, April 9th.

    Venue

    Hands On Children's Museum
    414 Jefferson St Ne
    Olympia
    98501

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    Dates

    The event runs from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on the following dates.
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