Archive: Area of Interest: For Kids
This is your chance to play the popular board game Clue in real life! Join us in Prosperity Junction as we work to solve a crime. To win a prize you must answer three questions: Who done it? Where? With what weapon?
In addition to the game, we will decorate Halloween cupcakes and finish by... Read More
Mysteries and murder; art and adventure; rodeo and rebellion – the Dickinson Research Center (DRC) has it all. In this Curator Conversation, Kera Newby, Director of the DRC and Curator of Archives, presents a behind-the-scenes look at the archives and library of the Museum. Experience the... Read More
Drop by and participate in family friendly activities. Create a different make-and-take craft each day. Free for members or with Museum admission. Available while supplies last.
After checking out Sombreros Texanas and the Bosses of the Plains, make your own cowboy hat to take... Read More
In partnership with the Cherokee Nation, the National Cowboy Museum presents a variety of activities related to 19th century Cherokee culture and lifestyle. Hands-on participation in Cherokee games; demonstrations in pottery making, basket weaving and finger weaving; and other activity... Read More
We have a treat for you… Haunt the Zoo tickets are on sale now! The Oklahoma City Zoo is thrilled to host the 39th annual Haunt the Zoo for Halloween, Oklahoma’s largest and longest running Halloween season celebration! Presented by Oklahoma’s Own News9, Haunt the Zoo brings families... Read More
From 1991 – 1996, Wilson Hurley (1924 – 2008) devoted his life and artistic skill to creating five enormous triptychs that depict the grandeur of the American West landscape. Known collectively as the Windows to the West, these 15 canvases grace the walls of the National Cowboy Museum’s Sam... Read More
Meet up with friends on the third Tuesday of the month, April through September, within a safe community space at the Friess Family Playground. During these playdates, friendships will form, a community will develop and conversations will take place while children engage with each other and explore... Read More
On Tuesday, August 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., we are welcoming homeschool groups and families to join us for a very special day. We’re so excited to share our demonstrations of hands-on science in chemistry, electricity, physics, astronomy, botany, and maybe even an explosion or two!Peak your... Read More
Join us on August 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for some lively, bubbly fun at our first ever SMO BubbleFest! Experience the power behind these tiny, shiny wonders with oodles of bubble activities inside and out, including a multistory bubble waterfall and more. All bubble activities... Read More
Fall break will be here before you know it and we know just the place to send your young scientists! This October, we’re making music, exploring all things microscopic and becoming mad scientists.
Early Explorers (pre-K and kindergarten), Explorers (grades 1-3) and Innovators (grades 4-6) will... Read More
