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Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play at the MAP!
Sep
26

Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play at the MAP!

Join us for our second annual FREE World Day of Play celebration! It’s a high-energy day for kids and parents to get moving, playing, learning and having fun together!

📅 Saturday, September 26th

​🕙 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

💪 Move, stretch and discover ways to keep your body strong, flexible and ready for life and sports!

💧 Learn the importance of hydration for active bodies.

🥦 Explore the power of balanced nutrition to fuel growing kids.

🏃‍♀️ Get active with engaging activities that make healthy habits feel like fun and games!

Registration REQUIRED bring the whole family and get ready to play!

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JAM Sessions: Dino Footprints
Oct
17

JAM Sessions: Dino Footprints

Dinosaur bones are some of the coolest things you can find on a paleontology expedition, but a fossil can be other things besides bones. JAMmers will get to learn about trace fossils, then build their own fossil patty filled with dinosaur footprints.

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JAM Sessions: Dino Footprints
Oct
22

JAM Sessions: Dino Footprints

Dinosaur bones are some of the coolest things you can find on a paleontology expedition, but a fossil can be other things besides bones. JAMmers will get to learn about trace fossils, then build their own fossil patty filled with dinosaur footprints.

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JAM Sessions: Rainbow Lightcatchers
Nov
14

JAM Sessions: Rainbow Lightcatchers

When thinking of the Sun, we usually imagine it to be a bright yellow color. But in truth, the Sun’s light contains all colors of the visible spectrum, and that’s how we get rainbows. This JAM will involve using CDs to make decorative light catchers that can shine with all our favorite colors.

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Little Explorer’s Club: Solar System
Nov
17

Little Explorer’s Club: Solar System

Eight planets; one star – in this edition of our Little Explorer’s Club, we explore our Solar System. What is a star? Why are all the planets different colors? Come and join us for an ‘out of this world’ learn and play (where your little astronomer will build their very own planet!)

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Little Explorer’s Club: Solar System
Nov
19

Little Explorer’s Club: Solar System

Eight planets; one star – in this edition of our Little Explorer’s Club, we explore our Solar System. What is a star? Why are all the planets different colors? Come and join us for an ‘out of this world’ learn and play (where your little astronomer will build their very own planet!)

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JAM Sessions: Rainbow Lightcatchers
Nov
19

JAM Sessions: Rainbow Lightcatchers

When thinking of the Sun, we usually imagine it to be a bright yellow color. But in truth, the Sun’s light contains all colors of the visible spectrum, and that’s how we get rainbows. This JAM will involve using CDs to make decorative light catchers that can shine with all our favorite colors.

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Little Explorer’s Club: Solar System
Nov
21

Little Explorer’s Club: Solar System

Eight planets; one star – in this edition of our Little Explorer’s Club, we explore our Solar System. What is a star? Why are all the planets different colors? Come and join us for an ‘out of this world’ learn and play (where your little astronomer will build their very own planet!)

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Play for KCUA Pickleball Tournament
Sep
12

Play for KCUA Pickleball Tournament

Join us for our Fourth Annual PLAY FOR KCUA Pickleball Tournament benefiting KC Urban Advantage! On Saturday, September 12th at Chicken N Pickle Overland Park for a morning of FUN, EXCITEMENT, FOOD, DRINK and DOING GOOD for Kansas City's most underserved children!

Each year we celebrate COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIPS + ACCESS FOR ALL - Building Bridges Across Kansas City: A Path to Breaking Cyclical Poverty Through Education, TOGETHER.

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JAM Sessions: Natural Sun Prints
Aug
27

JAM Sessions: Natural Sun Prints

As we approach the fall equinox, the Sun will start to appear less and less in our sky. Even as our days get shorter, we can still use its power to make art. In this outdoor activity, JAMMers will make sun prints using natural materials found in our own wetlands, where we will also learn about photosensitivity.

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JAM Sessions: Natural Sun Prints
Aug
22

JAM Sessions: Natural Sun Prints

As we approach the fall equinox, the Sun will start to appear less and less in our sky. Even as our days get shorter, we can still use its power to make art. In this outdoor activity, JAMMers will make sun prints using natural materials found in our own wetlands, where we will also learn about photosensitivity.

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JAM Sessions: Making Ice Cream In a Bag
Aug
13

JAM Sessions: Making Ice Cream In a Bag

Anybody up for some ice cream? Following the steps in this activity, you can make your own. July is a great time to enjoy some cold, refreshing ice cream. As with any kind of cooking and food making, there is science involved. There are chemical changes that happen when making ice cream, such as changes of state and the effect of adding substances that lower the freezing temperature of water. And in the end, you get to eat your science

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JAM Sessions: Making Ice Cream In a Bag
Aug
8

JAM Sessions: Making Ice Cream In a Bag

Anybody up for some ice cream? Following the steps in this activity, you can make your own. July is a great time to enjoy some cold, refreshing ice cream. As with any kind of cooking and food making, there is science involved. There are chemical changes that happen when making ice cream, such as changes of state and the effect of adding substances that lower the freezing temperature of water. And in the end, you get to eat your science

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Night at the Museum: BINGO Edition!
Jul
31

Night at the Museum: BINGO Edition!

Friday, July 31

Doors Open at 5:30 PM

Get ready for an unforgettable evening of Bingo, great food, fabulous prizes, family fun, and community impact at the Museum at Prairiefire!

Your ticket includes:

🍽️ Delicious Rock n Brews Dinner Buffet

🎟️ One Bingo Pack (10 Sheets)

Admission

🎫 Adults: $25

🎫 Children (10 & Under): $10

👶 Ages 3 & Under: FREE

Want to increase your chances of winning?

✨ Additional Bingo Sheets and Raffle Tickets will be available for purchase!

Fun for the Whole Family!

While the grown-ups play Bingo, kids can enjoy our STEAM Academy Preschool & SciFun Craft and Play Entertainment Area in the 360 Classroom featuring:

🎨 Crafts & Coloring

🎲 Games

🎬 A Family-Friendly Movie

🧩 Hands-on Activities

…and so much more!

🍺 Beer, 🍷 Wine, 🥤 Soda, and 🍹 Mixed Drinks will be available for purchase throughout the evening.

Whether you're playing to win, bringing the family for a fun night out, or supporting a great cause, Night at the Museum: Bingo Edition promises an evening of laughter, prizes, and unforgettable memories.

Gather your friends, reserve your seats—you will NOT want to miss this wildly fun Night at the Museum at Prairiefire: Bingo Edition!!

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JAM Sessions: Make a Sun Clock
Jul
30

JAM Sessions: Make a Sun Clock

In this simple STEAM activity, children use the path of the Sun across the southern sky to tell time using a simple version of a sundial.  As an introduction to the activity, tell children that before there were watches, clocks, or computers that would tell us the time, humans had to rely on sundials.

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JAM Sessions: Make a Sun Clock
Jul
25

JAM Sessions: Make a Sun Clock

In this simple STEAM activity, children use the path of the Sun across the southern sky to tell time using a simple version of a sundial.  As an introduction to the activity, tell children that before there were watches, clocks, or computers that would tell us the time, humans had to rely on sundials.

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JAM Sessions: What’s Swimming in Our Wetlands?
Jun
18

JAM Sessions: What’s Swimming in Our Wetlands?

When you think of a wetland (maybe a marsh, swamp, or small creek flowing from a pond), what living things come to mind? Most participants can probably name a few large animals and at least one or two plants. But, did they know that these large living organisms actually depend on tiny, even microscopic, plants and animals to survive.  Without them, a wetland would not function the way it does.  In this natural science JAM, partici- pants will each be given some sampling tools for collecting water samples and other natural materials in the stream behind the Museum.  They will observe their “catch” through magnifiers and microscopes and learn about the amazing tiny things living and swimming in the creek!

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JAM Sessions: What’s Swimming in Our Wetlands?
Jun
13

JAM Sessions: What’s Swimming in Our Wetlands?

When you think of a wetland (maybe a marsh, swamp, or small creek flowing from a pond), what living things come to mind? Most participants can probably name a few large animals and at least one or two plants. But, did they know that these large living organisms actually depend on tiny, even microscopic, plants and animals to survive.  Without them, a wetland would not function the way it does.  In this natural science JAM, partici- pants will each be given some sampling tools for collecting water samples and other natural materials in the stream behind the Museum.  They will observe their “catch” through magnifiers and microscopes and learn about the amazing tiny things living and swimming in the creek!

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