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May 27, 2025
This week in Food to Grow, learn about the versatility of oats. Transform healthy snacks and meals into a delightful adventure, where every bite is a step towards a brighter, healthier YOU!
The BFK has exciting activities, events, and programs happening daily! From rotating activities in The Studio, Food to Grow, and The Lab to special events and programs, there’s always something new to discover! Click on an activity for more information.
Activities & Events in June 2025
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May 26, 2025
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May 27, 2025(3 events) – This week in The Studio, explore the amazing world of bugs through fun and creative art projects! See the incredible details and bright colors that make insects so interesting. Use all kinds of art materials like watercolors, crayons, and mixed media to bring these little wonders to life. 
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays or Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
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May 28, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, learn about the versatility of oats. Transform healthy snacks and meals into a delightful adventure, where every bite is a step towards a brighter, healthier YOU! – This week in The Studio, explore the amazing world of bugs through fun and creative art projects! See the incredible details and bright colors that make insects so interesting. Use all kinds of art materials like watercolors, crayons, and mixed media to bring these little wonders to life. |
May 29, 2025(2 events) – This week in The Studio, explore the amazing world of bugs through fun and creative art projects! See the incredible details and bright colors that make insects so interesting. Use all kinds of art materials like watercolors, crayons, and mixed media to bring these little wonders to life. 
Come play with other first-time parents and their new babies at the BFK! Welcome Baby Play Groups are informal opportunities to play and socialize with other new families in our Babies & Toddlers Around the World exhibit. These play groups occur every Thursday at 10am at the Building for Kids. This is a free opportunity for parents and their babies under 18 months. Learn more and register here! |
May 30, 2025(3 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, learn about the versatility of oats. Transform healthy snacks and meals into a delightful adventure, where every bite is a step towards a brighter, healthier YOU! – This week in The Studio, explore the amazing world of bugs through fun and creative art projects! See the incredible details and bright colors that make insects so interesting. Use all kinds of art materials like watercolors, crayons, and mixed media to bring these little wonders to life. – Join us for Music with Bernardo from 10am - 12pm on Fridays in The Studio! Music with Bernardo may involve learning about different styles of music, singing your own songs, trying out different types of instruments. |
May 31, 2025(4 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, learn about the versatility of oats. Transform healthy snacks and meals into a delightful adventure, where every bite is a step towards a brighter, healthier YOU! – This week in The Studio, explore the amazing world of bugs through fun and creative art projects! See the incredible details and bright colors that make insects so interesting. Use all kinds of art materials like watercolors, crayons, and mixed media to bring these little wonders to life.
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
Join us on Saturdays in The Studio to come try out the pottery wheel! |
June 1, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, learn about the versatility of oats. Transform healthy snacks and meals into a delightful adventure, where every bite is a step towards a brighter, healthier YOU! – This week in The Studio, explore the amazing world of bugs through fun and creative art projects! See the incredible details and bright colors that make insects so interesting. Use all kinds of art materials like watercolors, crayons, and mixed media to bring these little wonders to life. |
June 2, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with us! – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife. |
June 3, 2025(3 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with us! – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife.
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays or Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
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June 4, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with us! – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife. |
June 5, 2025(2 events) – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife.
Come play with other first-time parents and their new babies at the BFK! Welcome Baby Play Groups are informal opportunities to play and socialize with other new families in our Babies & Toddlers Around the World exhibit. These play groups occur every Thursday at 10am at the Building for Kids. This is a free opportunity for parents and their babies under 18 months. Learn more and register here! |
June 6, 2025(4 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with us! – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife. 
The Jr. Explorers Meet-Up Groups are designed for caregivers and kids who have participated in Building for Kids’ Junior Explorers Program or caregivers and their kids who are interested in learning more about the program. Come enjoy songs, stories, activities, and community! These meet-up groups occur every Friday at 10am and are free with the paid price of general admission or a BFK membership. – Join us for Music with Bernardo from 10am - 12pm on Fridays in The Studio! Music with Bernardo may involve learning about different styles of music, singing your own songs, trying out different types of instruments. |
June 7, 2025(4 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with us! – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife.
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
Join us on Saturdays in The Studio to come try out the pottery wheel! |
June 8, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with us! – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife. |
June 9, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with us! – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife. |
June 10, 2025(3 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with us! – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife.
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays or Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
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June 11, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with us! – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife. |
June 12, 2025(2 events) – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife.
Come play with other first-time parents and their new babies at the BFK! Welcome Baby Play Groups are informal opportunities to play and socialize with other new families in our Babies & Toddlers Around the World exhibit. These play groups occur every Thursday at 10am at the Building for Kids. This is a free opportunity for parents and their babies under 18 months. Learn more and register here! |
June 13, 2025(4 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with us! – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife.
The Jr. Explorers Meet-Up Groups are designed for caregivers and kids who have participated in Building for Kids’ Junior Explorers Program or caregivers and their kids who are interested in learning more about the program. Come enjoy songs, stories, activities, and community! These meet-up groups occur every Friday at 10am and are free with the paid price of general admission or a BFK membership. – Join us for Music with Bernardo from 10am - 12pm on Fridays in The Studio! Music with Bernardo may involve learning about different styles of music, singing your own songs, trying out different types of instruments. |
June 14, 2025(5 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with us! – This week in The Studio, celebrate nature and the great outdoors by creating art of your favorite piece of nature, park, or wildlife. – 
Are you a first-time parent? Or a soon-to-be first-time parent? Attend a Welcome Baby Connecting Event and receive a free BFK membership! Connecting Events occur the second Saturday of every month in-person at the Building for Kids. During these free events, an expert from one of our partner organizations will lead a conversation focused on babies and parenting. Learn more and register here!
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
Join us on Saturdays in The Studio to come try out the pottery wheel! |
June 15, 2025(3 events) Times Vary Today in Food to Grow, come create healthy snacks with dad! – Today in The Studio, show your love and appreciation for dad with handprint art, Father's Day Cards, and handmade gifts! – 
Sensory Superstars consists of a lower-sensory environment at the museum – lower lighting, no music, and certain exhibits will be turned off. This program may also include guests, resources, and sensory-friendly activities. Sensory Superstars occurs the third Sunday of every month from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and is free to families in the Autism community. Learn more here! |
June 16, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, get creative with tortillas and make healthy rolled up snacks that are fun and delicious! Learn how to make tortillas from scratch and create your own rolled up recipes.
– This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
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June 17, 2025(3 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, get creative with tortillas and make healthy rolled up snacks that are fun and delicious! Learn how to make tortillas from scratch and create your own rolled up recipes.
– This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays or Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
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June 18, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, get creative with tortillas and make healthy rolled up snacks that are fun and delicious! Learn how to make tortillas from scratch and create your own rolled up recipes.
– This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
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June 19, 2025(2 events) – This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
Come play with other first-time parents and their new babies at the BFK! Welcome Baby Play Groups are informal opportunities to play and socialize with other new families in our Babies & Toddlers Around the World exhibit. These play groups occur every Thursday at 10am at the Building for Kids. This is a free opportunity for parents and their babies under 18 months. Learn more and register here! |
June 20, 2025(4 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, get creative with tortillas and make healthy rolled up snacks that are fun and delicious! Learn how to make tortillas from scratch and create your own rolled up recipes.
– This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
The Jr. Explorers Meet-Up Groups are designed for caregivers and kids who have participated in Building for Kids’ Junior Explorers Program or caregivers and their kids who are interested in learning more about the program. Come enjoy songs, stories, activities, and community! These meet-up groups occur every Friday at 10am and are free with the paid price of general admission or a BFK membership. – Join us for Music with Bernardo from 10am - 12pm on Fridays in The Studio! Music with Bernardo may involve learning about different styles of music, singing your own songs, trying out different types of instruments. |
June 21, 2025(4 events) Times Vary Today in The Studio, make artwork with dino footprint stamps, chip a dino from frozen ice, and dig for dino bones in kinetic sand. Times Vary Feast Like a T-Rex or Graze Like a Brontosaurus! During Dino Day, children will embark on a prehistoric culinary adventure by learning about the dietary habits of dinosaurs.
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
Join us on Saturdays in The Studio to come try out the pottery wheel! |
June 22, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, get creative with tortillas and make healthy rolled up snacks that are fun and delicious! Learn how to make tortillas from scratch and create your own rolled up recipes.
– This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
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June 23, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, get creative with tortillas and make healthy rolled up snacks that are fun and delicious! Learn how to make tortillas from scratch and create your own rolled up recipes.
– This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
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June 24, 2025(3 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, get creative with tortillas and make healthy rolled up snacks that are fun and delicious! Learn how to make tortillas from scratch and create your own rolled up recipes.
– This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays or Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
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June 25, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, get creative with tortillas and make healthy rolled up snacks that are fun and delicious! Learn how to make tortillas from scratch and create your own rolled up recipes.
– This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
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June 26, 2025(2 events) – This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
Come play with other first-time parents and their new babies at the BFK! Welcome Baby Play Groups are informal opportunities to play and socialize with other new families in our Babies & Toddlers Around the World exhibit. These play groups occur every Thursday at 10am at the Building for Kids. This is a free opportunity for parents and their babies under 18 months. Learn more and register here! |
June 27, 2025(4 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, get creative with tortillas and make healthy rolled up snacks that are fun and delicious! Learn how to make tortillas from scratch and create your own rolled up recipes.
– This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
The Jr. Explorers Meet-Up Groups are designed for caregivers and kids who have participated in Building for Kids’ Junior Explorers Program or caregivers and their kids who are interested in learning more about the program. Come enjoy songs, stories, activities, and community! These meet-up groups occur every Friday at 10am and are free with the paid price of general admission or a BFK membership. – Join us for Music with Bernardo from 10am - 12pm on Fridays in The Studio! Music with Bernardo may involve learning about different styles of music, singing your own songs, trying out different types of instruments. |
June 28, 2025(4 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, get creative with tortillas and make healthy rolled up snacks that are fun and delicious! Learn how to make tortillas from scratch and create your own rolled up recipes.
– This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
Join us on Saturdays in The Studio to come try out the pottery wheel! |
June 29, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, get creative with tortillas and make healthy rolled up snacks that are fun and delicious! Learn how to make tortillas from scratch and create your own rolled up recipes.
– This week in The Studio, celebrate weather by painting, cutting, gluing, and drawing your very own rain shower, snowfalls, and thunderstorms!
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June 30, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, explore food through delicious ingredients! – This week in The Studio, come make Medieval Masterpieces! |
July 1, 2025(3 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, explore food through delicious ingredients! – This week in The Studio, come make Medieval Masterpieces!
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays or Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
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July 2, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, explore food through delicious ingredients! – This week in The Studio, come make Medieval Masterpieces! |
July 3, 2025(3 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, explore food through delicious ingredients! – This week in The Studio, come make Medieval Masterpieces!
Come play with other first-time parents and their new babies at the BFK! Welcome Baby Play Groups are informal opportunities to play and socialize with other new families in our Babies & Toddlers Around the World exhibit. These play groups occur every Thursday at 10am at the Building for Kids. This is a free opportunity for parents and their babies under 18 months. Learn more and register here! |
July 4, 2025(4 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, explore food through delicious ingredients! – This week in The Studio, come make Medieval Masterpieces!
The Jr. Explorers Meet-Up Groups are designed for caregivers and kids who have participated in Building for Kids’ Junior Explorers Program or caregivers and their kids who are interested in learning more about the program. Come enjoy songs, stories, activities, and community! These meet-up groups occur every Friday at 10am and are free with the paid price of general admission or a BFK membership. – Join us for Music with Bernardo from 10am - 12pm on Fridays in The Studio! Music with Bernardo may involve learning about different styles of music, singing your own songs, trying out different types of instruments. |
July 5, 2025(3 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, explore food through delicious ingredients! – This week in The Studio, come make Medieval Masterpieces!
Do you have an 18 - 36 month old? Join us at the BFK for Early Explorers on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10am! During Early Explorers, a museum educator facilitates activities that are aimed to strengthen the relationship between children and grown-ups, develop motor skills, and connect socially. This program is free with the paid price of general admission.
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July 6, 2025(2 events) Times Vary This week in Food to Grow, explore food through delicious ingredients! – This week in The Studio, come make Medieval Masterpieces! |
