| Name | Hands On Children's Museum |
| Address | 414 Jefferson St NEOlympia, WA 98501 |
| Brief Description | Interactive exhibits/programs for families & school groups |
| Type | Attraction |
| Category | Childrens Museum |
| Description | The Hands On Children's Museum and its programs and events serve more than 200,000 visitors each year. When it comes to fun and learning, Hands On is “the place to go” for children, their family and teachers. The Museum is a unique community resource that serves as an exciting, educational gathering place where children and parents can learn and play together! Voted Best Place to Take Kids for nearly a decade, The Hands On Children's Museum hosts more visitors for its size than any other youth museum in our region! The Museum has 8 galleries and an arts studio filled with more than 150 exciting, interactive exhibits.
Galleries/Exhibits:
Good for You! Gallery at East Bay, presented by Providence St. Peter Hospital - Focused on healthy lifestyles and making good food choices, young visitors can role play in the Farmer’s Market, the 14 Carrot Café and the Healthy Home, growing, cooking and serving colorful foods.
Puget Sound Gallery presented by Seattle Shellfish and Taylor Shellfish - Become the captain on the 2-story cargo ship and then explore Puget Sound sea life up close as you crawl through the hull and into Puget Sound. Operate the crane on the Port’s working waterfront, make and float your own boat, and don’t miss the Ballcano Water Exhibit with an 8ft tall vortex and the Puget Sound Science Table with HD digital microscope!
EMERGENCY! presented by Olympia Emergency Services - Kids can be community heroes with an Olympia Police Car, Fire Engine, Emergency Room, Medic One, Scream Room and 911 Dispatch Center.
Tides to Trees Climber presented by Heritage Bank. The two-story climber and slide are intertwined and lead to a giant eagle’s nest perched 70 feet in the air!
Snug Harbor presented by Rick and Pam Panowicz - The youngest visitors, crawlers, and waddlers will enjoy sensory investigations, quiet corners and exciting explorations.
Fabulous Forest presented by Weyerhaeuser, Port Blakely Tree Farms, Simpson Timber and Green Diamond - Enter and explore a nurse log, visit the Animal Rescue Center, climb up into the Tree House and make fancy flying machines at the Woodland Wind Tunnel.
Arts & Parts Studio, presented by Olympia Federal Savings - Busy hands of all ages can choose from a huge assortment of new and recycled art supplies to express ideas and create their own unique works of art.
Move It! Gallery - It’s a huge Water Tower with viewers to “spy on” downtown Olympia. Send scarves and nerf balls through a 25-foot Air Maze. And in early 2013, you can build and test your own racecars!
Build It! Gallery, presented by Rob Rice Homes - Use our popular builder boards to build your own home or create sky-high Keva structures. Operate the yellow dump truck and watch for an awesome crane and sky cage coming in 2013.
COMING IN 2013: The Outdoor Discovery Center will get kids outside and encourage families to connect with nature. The half-acre of outdoor exhibits will include a hike and trike loop, a storytelling fire ring, children’s gardens, a giant sand dig and mud pie pit, a naturalist cabin, and driftwood fort construction.
The museum also offers Spring, Summer and Winter school break day camps and we offer art and science workshops for visiting school groups. Homeschool workshops also available. The museum hosts its own award-winning nine-month preschool program for 3-5 year olds. Field trips, Birthday parties & After hours private events available.
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| Phone 1 | (360) 956-0818 |
| Email | hocm@hocm.org |
| Handicapped Accessible | Yes |
| Time Allowance | 2 hrs |
| Cost | 1-2 $6.95, 2-61 yrs 9.95, 62 yrs + $7.95 |
| Hours | Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11-5pm |
| Website | www.hocm.org |
| Local Visitor Bureau | www.traveltacoma.com |
| Last Updated | 4/1/2013 |
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