Challenge Island Events Partnership with GLCM!
Challenge Island is an incredible program offering two types of FUN in the Children’s Museum:
Family Fun Nights and Kids Night Out (AKA Parent’s Date Night!)
Read on for more info and be sure to sign up before we sell out!
Thankful for Family, Saturday, November 9
Join Challenge Island for a fun family night of exciting challenges designed to get everyone creating together and cheering for their island tribe on Saturday, November 9 from 6 to 8 pm at the Great Lakes Children’s Museum.
Holidays are great times for reflection. Our November Challenge Island activity transforms family time together into laughing, learning, playing and problem-solving all in a fun, party atmosphere to inspire creativity! Challenges are designed for all ages, child to grandparent, and are as hard or simple as your family makes them. Create your family’s favorite meal – whether it comes from passed down family recipes or anonymous recipes your family has come to love.
Did you know Presidents have been pardoning turkeys this time of year for decades? In honor of that tradition, your family can take part in a Pardon My Turkey challenge. Come learn about the adventures of some of the pardoned turkeys while enjoying family time together and conquering incredible challenges using only the materials in your treasure chest and the power of your imagination! At Challenge Island, we are dedicated to ensuring a brighter future for our kids and our communities by helping you prepare your child to succeed in the 21st century.
Fee: $20 per family; when registering PLEASE MARK IN THE NOTES FIELD HOW MANY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ATTENDING
REGISTER HERE
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm – Your family may take as much or as little time to complete the challenges as you want.
Location: Great Lakes Children’s Museum – Great Lakes Activity Room The museum will be closed at the time of the event. The museum exhibits & store will not be open for use.
Snacks & beverages: Will be provided. Ingredients will available for allergy reference.
STEM Wars- Endor, Saturday, December 14
In anticipation of the 9th STAR WARS movie opening December 2019, Challenge Island invites your family to come join us in STEM WARS with challenges geared around the beloved Ewoks and Droids.
In our unplugged event, you can design & build your own family droid and giving it the personality fitting for your household. You will also be able to make an Ewok catapult and try your catapult skills at our Seize the Stormtrooper Game. STAR WARS trivia and prizes are sure to get everyone excited about the new movie! Come enjoy family time together in all things STAR WARS while conquering exciting challenges using only the materials in your treasure chest and the power of your imagination!
At Challenge Island, we are dedicated to ensuring a brighter future for our kids and our communities by helping you prepare your child to succeed in the 21st century.
Fee: $20 per family; when registering PLEASE MARK IN THE NOTES FIELD HOW MANY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ATTENDING
REGISTER HERE
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 pm – Your family may take as much or as little time to complete the challenges as you want.
Location: Great Lakes Children’s Museum – Great Lakes Activity Room. The museum will be closed at the time of the event. The museum exhibits & store will not be open for use.
Snacks & beverages: Will be provided. Ingredients will available for allergy reference.
Kid’s Night Out! – Autumn Owl Prowl, Saturday, November 16
It’s Kid’s Night Out! (AKA Parent’s Date Night!)
In the cool Autumn nights, the owls take flight. Come prowl with us as we learn about Michigan owls and build owl ziplines for your owl to keep an eye on the critters below. We’ll create owls, frogs, and games which involve both. We’ll also play a Michigan Animals Trivia game with crazy animal prizes.
Come join us for island-style crazy challenges using only the materials in your treasure chest and the power of your imagination! In our unplugged programs, kids receive all 5 aspects of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) AND have opportunity to develop their soft skills (life skills) in Communication, Collaboration, Critical & Creative Thinking, Flexibility, Sociability, Initiative, Leadership, and Perseverance Through Difficulty. At Challenge Island, we are dedicated to ensuring a brighter future for our kids and our communities by helping you prepare your child to succeed in the 21st century.
Event open to kids K-7th grade. Kids are grouped in teams (island tribes) by grade with others of their same grade or one grade above/below.
Fee: $25 per child; includes 3 hours of STEAM programs, take-aways, snacks & beverages.
Sibling Discount: $10 off. Register your first child and then email Renee at rallen@challenge-island.com with number of additional siblings. She will register each at the discount price.
Date: November 16th, 2019
Time: 6:00 – 9:00pm
Location: Great Lakes Children’s Museum – Great Lakes Activity Room
The museum will be closed at the time of the event. The museum exhibits & store will not be open for use.
Snacks & Beverages: Will be provided. Ingredients will be available for allergy reference.
Registration Deadline: Sunday, November 10th
REGISTER HERE
PLEASE NOTE: If the event fills to capacity before the registration deadline, registration will close.
Kid’s Night Out! – Icy North Pole, Saturday, December 7th
It’s Kid’s Night Out! (AKA Parent’s Date Night!)
Island Tribes will redesign the chute which transports the packages from the post office to the sleigh (think Polar Express). We’ll also be creating icy labyrinth maze games and making some icy treats. Come join us for island-style crazy challenges using only the materials in your treasure chest and the power of your imagination!
In our unplugged programs, kids receive all 5 aspects of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) AND have opportunity to develop their soft skills (life skills) in Communication, Collaboration, Critical & Creative Thinking, Flexibility, Sociability, Initiative, Leadership, and Perseverance Through Difficulty. At Challenge Island, we are dedicated to ensuring a brighter future for our kids and our communities by helping you prepare your child to succeed in the 21st century. Event open to kids K-7th grade. Kids are grouped in teams (island tribes) by grade with others of their same grade or one grade above/below.
Fee: $25 per child; includes 3 hours of STEAM programs, take-aways, snacks & beverages. Sibling Discount: $10 off. Register your first child and then email Renee at rallen@challenge-island.com with number of additional siblings. She will register each at the discount price.
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm – The program will start at 6:15 – you can pick up anytime up to 9 pm.
Location: Great Lakes Children’s Museum – Great Lakes Activity Room. The museum will be closed at the time of the event. The museum exhibits & store will not be open for use.
Snacks & Beverages: Will be provided. Ingredients will be available for allergy reference.
Registration Deadline: Sunday, December 1st
REGISTER HERE
PLEASE NOTE: If the event fills to capacity before the registration deadline, registration will close.