Seuss & Juice
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WACome one and all, we guarantee fun as we celebrate National Poetry Month. Read a book, write a rhyme, and if you have time, make a craft and drink juice of the Dr. Seuss kind.
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Water Heroes
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAHow can you help the Earth for Earth Day? Become a water superhero! Create your own identity, make crafts, and play games to learn ways to save water and protect the planet.
HOLIDAY CLOSURE
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAThe WET Science Center is closed for Memorial Day weekend.
Fabulous Flowers
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAAfter the cool colors of winter, spring arrives and suddenly there are rainbows everywhere you look! You can find flowers of every color: red-flowering currant, orange jewelweed, yellow skunk cabbage, white trillium, purple lupine, pink bleeding hearts, and so many more. Learn more about these beauties through fun activities and […]
A Celebration of Cephalopods
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAWhich group of animals has intelligent brains and a name meaning “head foot”? Cephalopods, of course! Celebrate the outstanding octopus, cute cuttlefish, strange squid, and other lovable cephalopods with tenta-cool crafts and activities! *No cephalopods will be attending
Father’s Day Carnival
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WACome one, come all, to the carnival! Try your hand at classic carnival games, create a colorful mask, and make a cute card to celebrate dad or someone special in your life.
HOLIDAY CLOSURE
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAThe WET Science Center is closed for Juneteenth.
The Art of Wastewater + Tour
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WACleaning wastewater is certainly important, and many find it interesting, but would you ever say it was “beautiful”? After today you will! Celebrate the artistic side of wastewater with creative projects inspired by LOTT’s treatment process. Gain inspiration during a tour of LOTT’s wastewater treatment plant at 1pm. Tour participants […]
Test Your Senses
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WADo you have strong eyesight? A keen sense of smell? Powerful hearing? Put your five senses to the test with our interactive experiments and find out just how perceptive you are.
HOLIDAY CLOSURE
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAThe WET Science Center is closed July 4 for Independence Day.
Sweet Science
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WADo you scream for ice cream? Join us in celebrating this sweet treat with cool crafts and fun games. You can even make your own ice cream! Dairy and non-dairy options available.
Coding Unplugged
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WATry coding without a computer! Explore the basics of computer coding through hands-on activities, including programming a robot.
A Nautical Adventure
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAAhoy there! Climb aboard for a nautical day filled with coastal crafts and seafaring activities. Practice tying knots like a sailor, send messages with signal flags, build a miniature lighthouse, and more!
Plaza Pop-Up: Boat Building
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAThink you’ve got what it takes to engineer a boat? Use a variety of materials to craft your boat and refine your design as you test it in our reclaimed water stream. Join the WET Science Center educators in the East Bay Plaza from 12-3 pm.
Plankton Party
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WADive into the world of plankton and explore the often-overlooked wonders of Puget Sound through crafts and games. Staff from the Puget Sound Estuarium will guide you through microscopic investigations of local planktonic organisms that call Puget Sound home.
Water Olympics
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WALet the games begin! Compete in our water-themed events without the need to get wet. Play games to test your skills and make a winning medal to take home.
Plaza Pop-Up: Bubble Festival
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAJoin us and blow bubbles like you’ve never seen them! Can you blow a huge bubble? A bubble you can hold? A square bubble? Pop on by and find out! Join the WET Science Center educators in the East Bay Public Plaza from 12-3 pm.
Blown Away
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAWind is a wondrous thing. You cannot see it or hold it, yet it’s strong enough to push ships across the ocean and carry moisture all around the globe. Come learn about wind with activities that will blow you away!
Pond Life Safari
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WATake an up-close look at water bugs found in local ponds using microscopes and magnifying glasses. See how many creatures you can identify and make art of wetland wildlife.
Plaza Pop-Up: Bubble Festival
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAJoin us and blow bubbles like you’ve never seen them! Can you blow a huge bubble? A bubble you can hold? A square bubble? Pop on by and find out! Join the WET Science Center educators in the East Bay Public Plaza from 12-3 pm.
Wastewater Treatment 101 + Tour
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAHow do we remove waste from water? Why shouldn’t wipes be flushed? Discover these answers and more through hands-on experiments. Then, join us for a tour of LOTT’s wastewater treatment plant at 1 pm. Tour participants must be aged 10 or older and wear closed-toe, closed-heel shoes.
HOLIDAY CLOSURE
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAThe WET Science Center is closed August 31 – September 2 for Labor Day.
Spectacular Sands
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAThere are more grains of sand on Earth than there are galaxies in our universe. We’ve got a few of those grains here today for crafting and playing, including the vintage craft of making a sand art bottle!
Microbe Appreciation Day + Tour
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAMicroorganisms do a lot of helpful work for people, like digesting food and breaking down waste. Celebrate microbes with us through hands-on activities and peek through a microscope. You may even find a tardigrade! Join us at 1 pm for a tour of LOTT’s wastewater treatment plant and hear how […]
Underwater Forests
WET Science Center 500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WAForests are found on every continent – and underwater! Explore the biodiversity of kelp forests, make seaweed crafts, and learn about all the ways humans can use seaweed.