Hands On Summer Splash

Enjoy themed adventures, visiting artists, animal encounters, special guests, stage performers,  and awesome activities until September 2. 

Daily & Weekly Activities All Summer

• Mud Pie Mondays | June 24–Sept. 2 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
• Kitchen Tool Tuesdays | June 25–Aug. 27 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
• Science Hour with Dr. Science | Wednesdays, July 3rd–Aug. 28 (2 – 3 p.m.)
• Nature Play | Thursday–Saturday, June 27–Aug. 31 (1 – 3 p.m.)
• MakeSpace Activities | Thur. & Fri., June 27–Aug. 1 (1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.), Sat. & Sun. (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
• Treasure Sluice | daily (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
• Sock Skating | daily, June 19–Aug. 14
• Art Studio | daily

July

• Loose Parts Play | July 1–31 (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
• Garden Fun with Flower the Farmer | July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
• Native American Storytelling with Itsa Shash | July 5 (3 p.m., 4:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.)
• Meet real farm animals with Animal Encounters | July 6 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
• Book reading by Cherokee Author Andrea L. Rogers | July 9 (10 a.m., 11 a.m. & 12 p.m.)
• See the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer | July 10 (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
• Make Native American medicine bundles with Laura Bowman (Lower Cowlitz/Cree) | July 11 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
• Tidal zone touch tank with Puget Sound Estuarium | July 17  (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
• Solar Days with Olympia Community Solar | July 19 & 20 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
• Sit in a real Huey Helicopter from the Olympic Flight Museum | July 19–22
• Experience the Instrument Petting Zoo with SOGO (Student Orchestra of Greater Olympia) | July 20, & 27 (12 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
• Meet therapy horses with Heartstrides Therapeutic Horsemanship | July 25 & 26 (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
• Explore nature fun and garden recipes with Nature Nurture Farmacy | July 26 (1 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
• Aerial Shows and Circus Play with Wings Aerial Acrobats | July 27 (11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.)

August

• Bubble Mania | August 1–31 (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
• Sailboat Regatta | August 1-18
• See the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer | August 2 (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
• Tidal zone touch tank with Puget Sound Estuarium | August 2  (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
• Printmaking with visiting artist Mimi Williams | August 2 (12 p.m. – 6 p.m.), August 3 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
• Spinning wheel demo and drop spinning with Rowan Green | August 7 (12 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
• Meet therapy horses with Heartstrides Therapeutic Horsemanship | August 8 (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
• See dance & musical performances and learn Japanese Taiko drumming with Japan Creative Arts The School of Taiko | August 9 (shows at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 2 p.m.)
• Cedar weaving demonstration with Nisqually artist Hanford McCloud | August 10 (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
• Garden Fun with Flower the Farmer | August 14, 21, 28 (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
• Japanese calligraphy with Chiyo Sanada | August 14 & 15 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
• Climb a 25-foot rock wall with Mini Mountain | August 16-17 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
• Mermaid meet and greet with Olive the Alchemist | August 16 (11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
• Experience the Instrument Petting Zoo with the Student Orchestra of Greater Olympia | August 17 (12 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
• Native American Storytelling with Itsa Shash | August 23 (10:30 a.m., 12 p.m. & 1:30 p.m.)
• Meet real farm animals with Animal Encounters | August 29 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
• Explore nature fun and garden recipes with Nature Nurture Farmacy | August 30 (11 a.m. –  2 p.m.)
• Pottery wheel demos and pinch pot making with Alan and Annie Perillo | August 30 (11 a.m. –  2 p.m.)