It’s Kids Night Out! (AKA Parent’s Date Night!)
2nd Friday of the Month
Pets Palooza 🐶 🐱 🦎
Wag on over to the most PAWSOME kids-night in town! You and your STEAM Team will engineer a crazy mashup ~ a marble run and a Rub Goldberg Machine ~ that work together to complete your goal! You’ll also get to adopt adorable pretend pets of your own, create his/her personality by filling out the adoption certificate and introduce your new pet. This STEAMtastic night gets two paws up and is a must for every pet-loving kid!
In our unplugged programs, kids experience all apects of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) AND have opportunity to develop their 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 includes: 3 hours of STEAM programs, take-aways, pizza dinner, and time in The Curiosity Place's hands-on exhibits. (You can't get a babysitter, dinner, constructive fun activities off the screens for 3 hours for this price!)
Event open to kids K-5th grade.
Kids work in STEAM Teams with kids of same/similar grade.
Date: February 12, 2027
2nd Friday of the month
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 pm
5:00 Check in & Time with The Curiosity Place's hands-on exhibits
5:20 Pizza Dinner
Challenge Island STEM Program
7:45 - 8:00p Kids enjoy time experiencing The Curiosity Place's hands-on exhibits while waiting for pick up
Location: The Curiosity Place (powered by the Great Lakes Children's Museum) located in the Grand Traverse Mall.
Registration Deadline: 12 Noon the day before the event date OR when the event fills, whichever comes first.
Pre-Registration is Required because there is limited capacity.
PLEASE NOTE: If the event fills to capacity before the registration deadline, registration will close. If the waitlist option is available, we highly suggest adding your child to the list, if someone cancels or a spot opens up or we are able to add additional staff, we may be able to add waitlisted kids. We would let you know the morning of the event date or sooner.
Fee: $25 for your 1st child;
Siblings Fee: $15 per additional sibling
1) Register your first child and make payment, 2) Create a profile for each additional sibling, but don't register them for the event, and 3) Email Renee at rallen@challenge-island.com with names of additional siblings, and which event or events you want them added to. She will add each additional sibling at the discount price and let you know when your balance is ready for payment. Participants must be paid in full before attending the event.