Pumpkin Palooza | Saturday, October 24

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AWEsome
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Jump. Pedal. Launch. Feel the Power of Air.

Air may be invisible, but it can do amazing things. In AWEsome Air, children discover how moving air creates motion, transfers energy, and helps make things work.

 

Air and Wind Activities for Kids

Fly through the Wind Tunnel in a cape, launch balls high into the air with a foot stomp, and generate power by pedaling and turning hand cranks.

Send scarves and puff balls zooming through a maze of tubes, build your own pathways for air, and see if you can make a ping-pong ball float.

Experiment, move your body, and discover that air is capable of doing real work.

 

What Children are Learning

As they play, children develop:

  • Cause-and-effect understanding
  • Scientific observation and experimentation
  • Engineering and design thinking
  • Gross motor coordination
  • Prediction and problem-solving skills
  • Collaboration and communication
  • Understanding of energy and motion

Neighborhood Favorites

Wind Tunnel

Dress up in capes and feel the force of moving air.

 

Stomp Launcher

Jump, create compressed air, and send objects soaring.

 

Power Tower

Generate energy through movement and see your efforts come to life.

Why This Play Matters

Air may be invisible, but children can see its effects everywhere. By feeling wind, launching objects, and generating power through movement, children begin connecting actions with outcomes. These experiences nurture scientific thinking, active exploration, and the joy of discovering something surprising.

Growing with Play

Younger Children

Young children experience the excitement of moving air through sensory exploration and active movement. They begin noticing that their actions create change.

 

Older Children

Older children investigate how air transfers energy, experiment with variables, and discover how movement can generate power.

Play Together
Ask questions like:

 

  • Can you feel the wind?
  • What made that move?
  • How could we make it go farther?
  • What happens when you pedal faster?