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The safety of you, your family and our staff are our top priority. We have a Safe Play Plan including new protocols that will help ensure the health and safety of everyone who visits and works at Discovery Gateway. While some things have changed, we strive to offer your family a safe and welcoming place to learn through play. Follow along as Janessa and her family play safely in the museum!
If you believe in Discovery Gateway’s mission, to inspire children of ALL ages and abilities to imagine, discover and connect with their world to make a difference, please consider making a donation today! By donating just $5 you can help us meet our goal of $15,000. Click here to donate https://53888.blackbaudhosting.com/53888/Individual-Contributions Thank you to everyone who has donated to our re-opening campaign, it starts with you!
Discovery Gateway has partnered with the Girl Scouts to offer fun and interesting classes, like this garden terrarium. For students who sign up for the class, we provide a fun kit with everything (including a live plant!) but you can also do this activity at home with your family by finding many terrarium making supplies around the house! Learn more on our STEAM Learning Lab: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-garden-terrarium/
We love our members! Did you know that If you had an active membership on March 13th, when the Museum had to close that it was put on pause until we reopened on July 17th? All memberships have been reactivated and will have the same amount of time on them as they did prior to our closure. So make sure to get in for some Safe Play today! If you have any questions about your membership please contact us ❤️🐝 https://www.discoverygateway.org/buy-tickets/
Make a cool friendship bracelet with our STEAM Learning Lab! Discovery Gateway partners with Girl Scouts to offer online STEAM activities! This past week we learned how to make 4 friendship bracelets. Follow along at https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-secret-thread-zipper-bracelet/ and check out the fun girl scout activities you can do from home on their website!
Today, we will be chatting with Tim Riley, Director and Curator of Archaeology at the Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum. Dr. Riley will help us learn all about the lifestyle and diet of the Fremont People!
Don't forget our live event tomorrow at 3:30pm! We will be chatting with Tim Riley, Director and Curator of Archaeology at the Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum. Dr. Riley will help us learn all about the lifestyle and diet of the Fremont People!
Mengqi Wang from the University of Utah Confucius Institute will teach a class on traditional, Chinese paper cutting! Be sure to follow along and pick up your FREE Children's Festival To-Go activity booklet here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/childrens-festival-to-go/
Don't forget about our live event happening today at 3:30pm! Mengqi Wang for the University of Utah Confucius Institute will teach a class on traditional, Chinese paper cutting via Facebook Live. Be sure to follow along and pick up your FREE Children's Festival To-Go activity booklet here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/childrens-festival-to-go/
UCA Head Start is such a great program and we are so happy to include them as one of our Medallion Partners!
This is a GREAT resource right now for families with children under 5. Please share.
Give your child a head start and apply for the 2020-2021 school year today! UCA Head Start serves children 0-5 in Salt Lake and Tooele Counties. Our award-winning program provides high-quality education, daily meals, health screenings and support for the whole family!
Apply online at www.utahca.org/head-start. Questions? Talk to an enrollment specialist at 801-972-2337 or email [email protected].
We are so excited to present our Children’s Festival To-Go! This event invites you to celebrate the diverse cultures in Utah by joining us on a road trip across the state and sharing new virtual experiences. This year’s festival includes a printable activity book with a map identifying historical sites across Utah, new recipes to try at home and traditional art projects. Stay tuned during the week for live experiences on our Facebook! To get your booklet, click here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/childrens-festival-to-go/
Ready, set, go.....to Discovery Gateway for family fun! Race each other on the derby track, see who can build the tallest structure in Block Party and create a fun obstacle course in Move it! Get your tickets today! ❤️🐝
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Mark your calendars for Monday August 3rd and participate in our annual Children’s Festival! This year the festival will be a new virtual experience, with a printable activity book available Monday, which invites you and your children to explore the diverse cultures in Utah. We will travel across the state on a virtual road trip learning about historical sites, diverse cultures, fun activities and even some traditional recipes to try at home. Make sure to follow us on social media as we’ll have special guests doing Facebook Live events next week too! A huge thank you to our sponsors: Dominion Energy ,my529, Kid to Kid, Beehive Insurance, Salt Lake City Government,Tina Bagley and Jenney Wilder
We still have a few spots tonight for our Parent Learning Lab! Sarah Grant from DDI Vantage will be joining us to talk about Sensory Strategies for Parents. This is a great opportunity for anyone that has visited our Sensory Inclusive Afternoon to learn more about meeting the unique sensory needs of the children in their life, and also a good chance to chat with other parents who have children with similar sensory needs. Everyone is welcome! Bring your tips, questions, and favorite beverage and join us for a fun evening. Register at: https://www.discoverygateway.org/event/parent-learning-lab-2/
Super heroes wear masks! Thanks to all of our young visitors for being awesome! Today was a great day for Safe Play, get your tickets now and come learn through play with us! 🦸🏽♀️🦸🏻
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Check out our feature on Deseret News! Thank you so much for supporting our Re-opening!
Discovery Gateway Children's Museum has reopened with limited capacity and according to the Museum will disinfect surfaces three times a day.
Let’s learn about voting! It’s never to early to start teaching your kids about this important act of being an American! Have your children fill out their own registration card and discover other important voting topics in today’s STEAM Learning Lab! Link in bio. Thank you to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.- Upsilon Beta Omega Chapter, Utah for partnering with us on this great activity! ❤️🐝
Don't forget about our Parent Learning Lab this Thursday at 8:30pm! Sarah Grant from DDI Vantage will be joining us to talk about Sensory Strategies for Parents. This is a great opportunity for anyone that has visited our Sensory Inclusive Afternoon to learn more about meeting the unique sensory needs of the children in their life, and also a good chance to chat with other parents who have children with similar sensory needs. Register now at: https://53888.blackbaudhosting.com/53888/Parent-Learning-Lab
If you missed out on the last one, be sure to watch the video below!
Pioneer Day is tomorrow! Celebrate by making some delicious ice cream with this cool experiment in today’s STEAM Learning Lab! It’s so fun kids of all ages will want to shake it up! https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-ice-cream-in-a-bag/
“We came yesterday and you all did SUCH AN AMAZING JOB!!! I was not worried or stressed one bit! Seriously, well done!! 🙌” Thank you @kendramcpherson for such great review! We are so happy that people are enjoying their time at Discovery Gateway! Come in and experience the fun for yourself!! Get your tickets at: https://www.discoverygateway.org/buy-tickets/
Today our educator Emilee is teaching us about simple machines! The 6 types of simple machines are: Lever, wheel and axel, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw. These help us by reducing the amount of force we need to move something, which reduces our work. We can also use them to play! We have many examples of simple machines in the museum, can you find them all on your next visit? Find the entire lesson here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-simple-machines/
Looking for a way to connect with others through music? Our friends Mundi Project are offering "pay-what-you-can" Zoom Ukulele Classes! Join a community of lifelong learners and explore the ukulele together! Check out their website: http://www.mundiproject.org/zoom-ukulele-classes/ for more information and to register. No uke? No problem! Mundi Project has a Ukulele Scholarship to help you purchase an instrument for class. Registration is first-come, first-serve and these classes are going to fill up fast!
It starts with YOU! Help Discovery Thrive just by donating $5 dollars! If Discovery Gateway has brought your family joy, if you’ve learned something new, or connected with your inner child, we ask for your support. Though we have been closed, we’ve continued to offer online learning. And as we prepare to re-open with a reimagined experience we, hope you’ll help us continue our mission to inspire ALL children to, imagine, discover and connect with their world to make a difference. Donate now by using this link https://53888.blackbaudhosting.com/53888/Individual-Contributions
Can you tell us what exhibits our friends from Aspen winds are in? Discovery Gateway and Mundi Project proudly present Aspen Winds! They will be performing Peter and the Wolf, a mixture of classical music and a familiar fairy tale! Join us on our Facebook Live this Friday at 6:30pm Grab a snack, gather on the couch, and prepare to be amazed!
Discovery Gateway welcomes you back for Safe Play! We are excited to re-open to the community on July 17th with our new Safe Play Procedures in place. The safety of your family and our staff are our top priority. Discover a calm and safe environment with only 35 guests allowed into the museum at a time, and where safety comes first and fun is a close second 😉. Visit our website to learn more and purchase tickets today! https://www.discoverygateway.org/buy-tickets/
Beat the heat with these yummy and healthy homemade popcicles! Learn more in today’s STEAM Learning Lab https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-healthy-frozen-treats/
There's still tickets left for tonight's Parent Learning Lab at 8:30pm! Come learn about Playful Parenting with Hello Music, and then check out a free, virtual Hello Music class next Saturday at 10 to see their suggestions in action! Learn more at: https://www.discoverygateway.org/event/parent-learning-lab/
Did you know that 90% of bees are solitary bees? Unlike Queen Steve and her hive, solitary bees live alone out in the wild. Solitary bees don’t make honey, but they are responsible for pollinating a majority of wild plants and 30% of agricultural crops. Since these bees help us so much, we thought it would be great to help these bees by giving them their own place to stay. By creating this bee hotel you offer bees shelter, somewhere to hibernate during the cold months and even a place to lay their eggs and have some baby bees! Learn how to make this small hotel here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-bee-hotel/
Let’s get together virtually! Maria and Dawn from Hello Music will be chatting about Playful Parenting. We’ll hear some easy, real-life strategies followed by a chance to connect with other parents about how they are tackling being a Playful Parent during 2020. Bring your tips, questions, and favorite beverage and join us for a fun evening. Learn more here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/event/parent-learning-lab/
The Gateway Center is home to our museum and the most murals of any block in Salt Lake City. In June, Discovery Gateway commissioned local artist, Sharilyn Shumway to add a mural on our first floor. To celebrate, we are inviting everyone to get outside and explore the murals with us. For our mural walk, we are including some questions designed to get kids talking and noticing the details in the art, which is a big part of art education. We are also including a physical activity to do at each stop to get in some exercise! Be sure to download our Silly Mural Walk map here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-silly-mural-walk/
¡Esta actividad también está disponible en español! Consulte nuestro blog para esta y otras actividades divertidas en Español!
Happy 4th of July from Discovery Gateway! We wish you a fun weekend filled with fun, family, food, and play!
Did you know that Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum has offered a monthly Sensory Inclusive Afternoon (SIA) for the last few years? At these events, we showcase activities which appeal to children with autism spectrum disorder and other sensory needs. Playing with slime engages a child’s sense of touch and lets them learn through play! Make this slime for the 4th of July using only a few ingredients that you may have around the house! For full instructions click here: https://buff.ly/3dSCwXG
Engineers make buildings of all shapes and sizes, but most of them start with the same basic building blocks. Learn about different shapes and discover which are the strongest in our new STEAM Learning Lab! Check out the cool buildings our awesome little engineer made below! For full instructions click here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-tricky-triangles/
Discovery Gateway is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our community, by offering parents and caregivers resources they can use to talk to their children about race, social justice issues and other important topics. Read this great article about how we can help children become thoughtful, informed, and brave about race https://www.embracerace.org/resources/16-ways-to-help-children-become-thoughtful-informed-and-brave-about-race
Helicopters use their propellers to rotate quickly and create lift! Teach your child how that works with your own paper helicopter! Our paper helicopters can’t fly, but you can watch them float slowly while spinning to the ground! For full instructions on how to make this, check out our STEAM Learning Lab: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-paper-airplanes/
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The safety of you, your family and our staff are our top priority. We have a Safe Play Plan including new protocols that will help ensure the health and safety of everyone who visits and works at Discovery Gateway. While some things have changed, we strive to offer your family a safe and welcoming place to learn through play. Follow along as Janessa and her family play safely in the museum!
Today, we will be chatting with Tim Riley, Director and Curator of Archaeology at the Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum. Dr. Riley will help us learn all about the lifestyle and diet of the Fremont People!
Mengqi Wang from the University of Utah Confucius Institute will teach a class on traditional, Chinese paper cutting! Be sure to follow along and pick up your FREE Children's Festival To-Go activity booklet here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/childrens-festival-to-go/
Don't forget about our Parent Learning Lab this Thursday at 8:30pm! Sarah Grant from DDI Vantage will be joining us to talk about Sensory Strategies for Parents. This is a great opportunity for anyone that has visited our Sensory Inclusive Afternoon to learn more about meeting the unique sensory needs of the children in their life, and also a good chance to chat with other parents who have children with similar sensory needs. Register now at: https://53888.blackbaudhosting.com/53888/Parent-Learning-Lab If you missed out on the last one, be sure to watch the video below!
Can you tell us what exhibits our friends from Aspen winds are in? Discovery Gateway and Mundi Project proudly present Aspen Winds! They will be performing Peter and the Wolf, a mixture of classical music and a familiar fairy tale! Join us on our Facebook Live this Friday at 6:30pm Grab a snack, gather on the couch, and prepare to be amazed!
Princess Fearless & the Dragons! Cost: Pay what you can, all proceeds will be donated to Mundi Project and Discovery Gateway https://53888.blackbaudhosting.com/53888/Individual-Contributions Discovery Gateway and Mundi Project proudly present our Concerts on the Couch musical series!
Tune in to Discovery Gateway & Mundi Project FB pages tonight at 6:30 MT for our first Concert from the Couch!
Celebrate Juneteenth with your family while doing some activities. This holiday celebrates the emancipation of African Americans from Slavery. Learn about its history and the importance of continuing to work towards racial equality! Thank you GSLA Utah DST for providing this activity and helping us with our cultural programming! Check out our STEAM Learning Lab for more activities: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-juneteenth/
Today we are going to teach you how to make an easy no-sew mask with just a t-shirt you no longer use and some scissors. For this activity, we suggest that adults and children work together to make the masks. While the adult makes a mask for the child, the child can create a mask for a stuffed animal friend. This a good opportunity to discuss the reason why we are wearing masks in an informal and relaxed way! For a Spanish translation and our measurement guide check out our blog here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-a-mask-for-me-and-my-friend/
Today in the STEAM Lab, we are partnering with the Mundi Project for a fun musical adventure! In this video, we learn about the similarities and differences between the ukulele, banjo, and piano. Get your crayons and follow along with thier great workbook! Download it here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-instrument-adventures/ Discovery Gateway has a long history of supporting local artists. This year, in spite of needing to social distance, we are supporting artists by joining with the Mundi Project to present online concerts throughout the summer. These concerts will be an interactive experience for the whole family. We know that times are tough right now, and we don’t want anyone to be left out, so admission to these concerts will be “pay what you can”. Look for more information in the coming weeks, and please join us for the first concert on 6/19!
Couped up inside? Get up and get outside! Just because we don’t live by the beach doesn’t mean we can’t pretend! Build up your vocabulary and act like an underwater animal in this fun “Simon Says”—style game. Learn more at: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-high-tide-low-tide/
Our Monday STEAM Learning Lab is all about Science! If you’ve ever pulled or squeezed a spring, or stretched a rubber band, you’ve felt the tension as the object was about to bounce back to its shape. That tension is stored energy, or potential energy. Once you let go, that energy is released and turns into kinetic energy. We can use Popsicle sticks to store energy too! Popsicle sticks can bend just a little bit, which means they have elasticity. If we weave them together, then all of that potential energy from being bent is stuck in the Popsicle sticks until it can be released, and the sticks go flying! Learn more here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-stick-bombs/
Today we are exploring planets, moons and gravity! It’s not just the planets and stars that have a gravitational pull. Everything in the universe has a gravitational pull, even you! Check out our STEAM Lab and learn about gravity and orbits with this silly game. https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-planets-and-moons/
Parent Tip Tuesday: Self Care! As they tell us every time we fly “Put your own oxygen mask on first.” Basically if we don’t take care of ourselves how can we help others, including our children. For our mom Shanna pictured running here, it’s giving herself the time to go for a run. Of course it’s hard for her to let the list of tasks go, to take time away from her daughters, but she knows that if she gives herself this time she will be able to show up for her family in happier and healthier way. Whether it’s running, reading a good book, getting a coffee, taking a bike ride, or a bath remember to put your own oxygen mask on first. We’d love to know how you are practicing self care. Please share in the comments below. 🐝❤️
Watch our hopscotch master play our Bird Migration Hopscotch game! Did you know that every year the Great Salt Lake hosts millions of pelicans, sand pipers, and other birds as they migrate? But why are wetlands so important? Today we will explore this concept through a fun game of hopscotch in our STEAM Learning Lab: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-bird-migration-hopscotch/
Let’s paint a picture of our planet, as seen from space! This activity is a great way to try painting with some different materials. The round shape of the Earth works well with the circular “brush strokes” of the balloon. Learn more on today's STEAM Learning Lab at: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-earth-balloon-painting/ . . ¡Pintemos una imagen de nuestro planeta, como se ve desde el espacio! Los globos a medio llenar presentan un desafío divertido y le permiten a su hijo jugar con las formas que el globo hace en el papel. La forma redonda de la Tierra funciona bien con las "pinceladas" circulares del globo. Obtenga más información sobre el nuestro laboratorio de aprendizaje STEAM de hoy en: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-earth-balloon-painting/
In honor of Earth Week reuse some cardboard and celebrate the arrival of spring by making a bright fun friendship bracelet! Learn More at our STEAM Learning Lab: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-cardboard-loom-bracelets/ Did you know? For centuries, people used looms to combine thread into fabric. While our loom isn’t going to create clothes, it is going to be a tool that we use to help us create a bracelet using a lot of different strings. By using this tool, we can keep more pieces of thread organized than we could if we were just using our hands and the knots that make a friendship bracelet are going to seem like they are being created automatically. Who are you making your friendship bracelet for?
Our Bunny Hop programming continues with Fizzy Tie-Dye Eggs! Today we are going to be scientists! What do you think will happen when we mix a baking soda paste with vinegar? This method of dying eggs takes advantage of chemical reactions to achieve a cool tie-dye effect. Show us your science colored eggs below! Learn more here: https://www.discoverygateway.org/steam-learning-lab-fizzy-tie-dye-eggs/ Remember to share you pictures with us! Tag us in your photos and you’ll be entered to win a Family Membership to Discovery Gateway! For each different activity that you do from our STEAM Learning Lab blog, and tag us in you’ll be entered to win! That means multiple opportunities! We will keep you updated on when we’ll do the drawing, so keep posting! Lets stay connected!
Will you be our Valentine? Celebrate Valentine’s Day this Friday from 11am - 4pm at Discovery Gateway! Challenge yourself with a museum-wide heart scavenger hunt! Find all the hearts and collect a prize from the admissions desk!
Homeschool Day is ONE week away! Get discounted pricing with an affidavit all day on Wednesday January 22. From 10:15 – 12pm have fun in our special workshops and learn all about the forces of pushing and pulling and follow the journey of the seed with Kinderforce! Learn more at: https://www.discoverygateway.org/event/homeschool-day-5/
Who's excited for the First Utah Bank Discovery Branch! Members are invited to come to our special exhibit preview tomorrow from 5 - 7pm!
Celebrate Diwali Festival of Lights at Discovery Gateway, one of the most popular festivals of Hinduism on October 25th from 3 –6pm! Learn how to make Rangoli art using chalk, salt, and glue!
Who’s excited for the Bumble Bee Bash tomorrow and all of these amazing silent auction and opportunity drawings! Get your tickets with the link in our bio! 🐝🎉😍
Grab your broomsticks and wands and fly into Discovery Gateway for our annual Witches and Wizards’ Tea on October 19th from 11am - 1pm! Preregister now for only $15, or $12 for members! 53888.blackbaudhosting.com/53888/Witches--Wizards-Tea
“Argh Ye Matey!” Pirates are coming ashore at Discovery Gateway! It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day on Thursday, September 19th! From 1 - 5pm we will be hosting a treasure hunt! Each guest will get a treasure map leading them to different activities around the musuem! We will also have the Court of Mermaids as our special guests from 1 – 2pm!
Thank you again California Pizza Kitchen for providing the ingredients for our Pizza Party Workshop! We had so much fun making our own personal pizzas!
One of our guests loved learning about potential energy and playing with the Newton’s cradle! Thanks to the Clark Planetarium for being our guests today!
Explore the stars with our educators! Celebrate the Apollo 11 mission which brought the first two people to the moon! We’ll have special programming on July 13th from 11am – 3pm. There will be fun activities including making a Moon Phases Calendar, Straw Rockets, and your own Hover Craft!
Creating your own paper airplanes is the best! Learn the science of how a paper airplane flys while coloring and folding your own!
Do you have your Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass yet? Pick yours up today and check out our squeeze bottle rockets along with all of our other great programming and exhibits.
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