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Casino Royale Fundraiser
March 3, 2008
Lafayette, Colorado – WOW! Children’s Museum (World of Wonder) today announced that the Museum will be hosting Casino Royale, WOW!’s Third Annual Auction and Casino Night Fundraiser on Saturday, April 5th at the beautiful Vista Ridge Golf and Country Club in Erie.
Event: Casino Royale Auction and Casino Night Fundraiser
Event date: Saturday, April 5, 2008
Time: 6:30pm to 11:00pm
Location: Vista Ridge Golf and Country Club, 2750 Vista Parkway, Erie, CO 80516
Scheduled activities: Fabulous buffet dinner; complimentary beer, wine and martinis until 9:00 pm; exciting live and silent auction; casino style gaming and magic!
Tickets: $75 per person. Tickets can be purchased online at: www.wowmuseum.com or call: (303) 604-2424. Visa and Master Card accepted
“As the cost of living rises for all of us, it is important to continue to have an affordable, quality place to take our children. WOW! strives to offer this for our community. WOW! depends on our annual fundraiser to maintain our exhibits, programs and operating costs. This year 100% of all funds raised will support our Scholarship Fund for admission for children from socio-economically disadvantaged children, and allow us to build a small workshop to repair and build exhibits on-site,” said Lisa Atallah, Executive Director.
WOW! would like to thank the following event sponsors for their generosity: GEOSURV Inc., Micro Motion, Lori & Tom Mitchell, Linda Nehls of Remax Village Alliance, Faughnan Family Foundation, Snell & Wilmer LLP, Crocs, John & Lu Eckhard, Eddie Goldstein, Avery Brewery, Boru Vodka, Dry Soda Co., Pinnacle Distributing, Daily Camera, Morrell Printing Solutions, and OnSight Media.
New Exhibit Opening in March – LIGHT AND SHADOW
March 3, 2008
Lafayette, Colorado - WOW! Children's Museum (World of Wonder) today announced that the Museum will celebrate the opening of a colorful new exhibit featuring the science of light on March 24th! There will be demonstrations and tours from 11 am – 2pm and crafts throughout the day. All activities are included with admission.
In keeping with The Museum’s theme of learning through play, LIGHT AND SHADOW invites visitors to explore the nature of light and vision with hands-on fun. Refraction in Action uses blocks and mirrors to bend and bounce light through a maze. Play the Illumitune by waving your hands through beams of light. Step into a rainbow of lights to create a Colored Shadow. Write with light. Freeze your shadow. Find out what it’s like inside a Kaleidoscope Closet, and more!
After trying out the Illumitune, member-mom Susan Churchill exclaimed, “I'm still in AWE! The exhibit merges physics and music to create one of the most progressive exhibits we've ever seen...yet it's kid friendly and accessible to everyone!”
LIGHT AND SHADOW was created by WOW! Children's Museum with inspiration from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. LIGHT AND SHADOW is funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) and the Science and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Boulder Tier III.
Winter Break Events and Activities
December 19, 2007
Lafayette, Colorado -- WOW! Children’s Museum (World of Wonder) today announced upcoming activities and events at the Museum during Boulder Valley School District winter break. Unless otherwise noted, all activities and events are included with admission to the Museum.
Money Magic Class! – Presented by Kathy Snow, Money Magic is an interactive story time and magic show that teaches children all about money management!
Ages: Children ages 3 years and older
When: Thursday, December 27th from 11:00am to 11:45am
Cost: Money Magic is included with Museum admission!
Egypt Day at WOW! – In correlation with the Egypt: Puzzles & Mysteries exhibit, WOW! will host a day of Egyptian face painting, crafts and story time. Children ages 4 years and older are invited to explore the process of mummy wrapping at 11:00am, 12:30pm and 2:00pm!
Ages: All ages for crafts and story time; Mummy class is geared for children ages 4 years and older
When: Friday, December 28th
Cost: All Egypt activities are included with Museum admission!
New Year’s Eve Celebration! – Celebrate New Year’s Eve at noon! Join us for New Year’s Eve crafts, musical entertainment by acclaimed children’s musician Eric West as well as a countdown and special celebration at noon! Special thanks to Wild Oats for providing refreshments for this event! WOW! will be open 9:00am to 2:00pm on New Year’s Eve.
Ages: All ages
When: Monday, December 31st beginning at 11:00am
Cost: New Year’s Eve activities are included with Museum admission!
Slime and Ooze Science Class! - Come mix up gooey concoctions in this super science class! Experiment with solids, liquids, and gases. Make your own slime to keep! Advanced registration required.
Ages: K-3rd grade
When: Monday, January 7th from 1:30-2:30pm
Cost: $8-$11 per child
Lights and Mirrors Science Class! - Explore light, shadows, and reflections and discover how light moves and bounces! Make a kaleidoscope craft to experiment with at home! Advanced registration is required.
Ages: K-3rd grade
When: Tuesday, January 8th from 1:30-2:30pm
Cost: $8-$11 per child
*Please note that WOW! Children’s Museum will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
WOW! Children’s Museum Fundraiser at Crawdaddy’s Toys!
November 15, 2007
Lafayette, Colorado -- WOW! Children’s Museum (World of Wonder) today announced that Crawdaddy’s Toys in Lafayette will be sponsoring a fundraising week for the WOW! Children’s Museum, November 26th to December 2nd. In order to contribute to this fundraising opportunity, customers will need to indicate that they would like to participate in the WOW! fundraiser when purchasing their items at the toy store. Crawdaddy’s Toys will then donate 20% of the customer’s purchase back to the WOW! Children’s Museum.
"Please help two local businesses while you shop this year - WOW! Children's Museum will use all the proceeds from the Crawdaddy’s Toys fundraiser to build a brand new train village for our museum's toddler area. We hope to have this new village, with labor donated by the Boulder Model Railroad Club, by early spring 2008!" said Lisa Atallah, Executive Director of WOW! Children’s Museum.
About Crawdaddy’s Toys: Crawdaddy’s Toys provides toys that help children feel good about themselves! 95% of the toys the store carries are not found in the large discount warehouse type stores. Crawdaddy’s Toys supports the manufacture of high-quality, kid-safe toys. Crawdaddy’s is located at the SE corner of 95th Street and Arapahoe Road in Lafayette. For more information, call: (303) 926-7144 or visit www.crawdaddystoys.com.
WOW! Children's Museum Celebrates 11th Birthday!
November 5, 2007
Lafayette, Colorado -- WOW! Children’s Museum (World of Wonder) today announced that the Museum is celebrating eleven years of creative and interactive fun in the east Boulder County community on Saturday, November 10th, 2007! WOW! Children’s Museum opened in Louisville, CO in November 1996 and moved to Lafayette, CO in June 2004.
The celebration begins at 11:00 am with special entertainment by Puppets Alive, an interactive puppet show! Help us blow out our birthday candles and enjoy refreshments too! All included with admission to the Museum!
“WOW! Children's Museum has served more than a half-million visitors in its 11 years! In honor of this milestone, this year we will be expanding our science exhibits by opening Light and Shadows. This new exhibit will be appropriate for a wide age range of children,” said Lisa Atallah, Executive Director.
The Museum would like to acknowledge and thank event sponsors Albertsons and Wild Oats for providing cake and refreshments.
New Exhibit OPEN NOW – EGYPT : PUZZLES & MYSTERIES
July 23, 2007
Opening August 4th, Egypt: Puzzles and Mysteries is an engaging, thought-provoking exhibit which explores the geography, history, technology and mystery of ancient Egypt. Through hands-on interactive components, kids of all ages discover what it might have been like to live, work and play in Egypt during the time of the pyramids. Visitors will have the opportunity to: explore the geography of Egypt ; try to solve various riddles and puzzles; build pyramids from wooden blocks; learn about the math, history and construction methods of pyramids; write like an Egyptian using hieroglyphics and learn to walk like an Egyptian!
The Museum will also feature Egyptian artifacts and a hieroglyphics rubbing table on loan from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Teacher Open House at WOW! Children’s Museum
July 30, 2007Teachers will have the opportunity to explore the Museum, interact with Museum staff, inquire about field trip opportunities and participate in hands-on exhibit activities. Additionally, WOW! will be offering a packet of classroom activities to tie in with the new Blowing in the Wind exhibit. Refreshments and door prizes also provided!
“Our goal as a Museum is to develop a relationship with local school districts and become a resource for fun, creative projects that support BVSD content standards,” said Nikki Delaney, Science Exhibit Coordinator.
This event is free for elementary school teachers. Interested teachers should RSVP to the Museum by Tuesday, August 7th. RSVP to nikkidelaney99@yahoo.com with name, school/grade/subject, email, and phone number.
