First-ever Creative Kids Fest this Saturday at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge

First-ever event will be at Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge

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Children’s art activities and dance performances will be among the activities planned for the first-ever Creative Kids Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, 461 West Outer Drive.

Activities will be based in the museum’s gym and the Kids Go Green! Environmental Center and Gardens. Flamenco Dance Academy of West Knoxville and Creative Edge Dance Studio of Oak Ridge will perform in the gym, according to a Children’s Museum news release.

Individual art activities in the gym will include flower crowns, bird nest mixed media, thumbprint collages, crazy hair self-portraits, henna hand art, and birthday cake washi tape collages. Collaborative art activities in the gym include a flower mural, Kandinsky circles, squish painting,  a 3D mobile sculpture, and decorating a museum bench.

Activities in the Kids Go Green! Environmental Center and Gardens will include music, en plein air painting, and flower seed spreading to help the museum’s pollinator garden.

Exhibits will be open throughout the Museum. A low sensory area will be provided by Xander’s Place.

As part of the Week of the Young Child celebrated April 5 – 11 across the country, the Children’s Museum is honoring young children and all those who make a difference in children’s lives. The Creative Kids Fest is supported by the Tennessee Arts Commission.

The Week of the Young Child is sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the world’s largest early childhood education association. NAEYC first established the Week of the Young Child in 1971, recognizing that the early childhood years (birth through age 8) lay the foundation for children’s success in school and later life.

How much does it cost to attend?

The Creative Kids Fest is free with admission: $10 for adults, $9 for veterans, $8 for children 3-17, $5 for seniors 62 and older, and $5 for educators with school I.D. Children 2 and younger, Children’s Museum members, and Museums for All participants receive free admission.

The Children’s Museum, offering children and families the opportunity for learning through play, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. For more information, see the Children’s Museum website at https://childrensmuseumofoakridge.org/ or call (865) 482-1074.