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Blast Off To Outer Space Museum Takeover At Wonder Works Children's Museum In Oak Park
Thu, Jan 15
|Oak Park
Time & Location
Jan 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – Jan 26, 2026, 3:00 PM
Oak Park, 6445 W North Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302, USA
About the event
Calling all astronauts and deep space explorers! From January 15 to 26, Wonder Works Children’s Museum is blasting off to outer space!
We will have activities related to outer space throughout the museum. Children can dress up as astronauts, crawl into rocket tents and pretend they’ve landed on Mars. In our lunar exploration pit, children can navigate space themed objects as they develop their gross motor skills. In the art room, children can make water color planets, test the gravity of different objects, and engage in space themed sensory activities. Our story times will be all about space and we will feature STEM space activities targeted to young children throughout the museum.
On Saturday, January 17 and Saturday, January 24, from 10am to 12pm, Kids Science Labs will join our exploration of outer space with some interactive science experiments including galaxy slime, light spectrum exploration, and dry ice experiments. On…