Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 – Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018

Stop by and get your groove on during our Hang Loose WonderWeek at the Children's Museum of Houston on January 18 - 24. Unleash your creative skills and paint an ocean scene, build a coconut tree, learn about the different types of islands and how they form, transform into the character Moana's trusty animal sidekick Pua, design a traditional lei necklace, and explore how condensation and pressure work together to form clouds.

Special Events: 

• Moana Meet-and-Greet: Bring your camera and snap a pic with the fierce ocean voyager, Moana.
  • Event time: Sat., Jan, 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Kids' Hall Alcove. 
• Polynesian Dance Performance: Get your groove on with hula dancers.
  • Event time: Sat., Jan. 20, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in Brown Auditorium. 
• “Moana” Art Making: Artist Christian Navarrete will show you how to draw inspired “Moana” characters.
  • Sign up at table located outside of Alexander Art Academy
    • Event time: Sat., Jan. 20, Begins at 10:30 a.m. ( 12 kids will be permitted at a time.)

ON-GOING ACTIVITIES:

• The line where the sky meets the sea: Create an ocean scene at Alexander Art Academy. 
• Moana's useful coconuts: Build your own coconut tree and learn how all different parts can be used at Ecostation. 
• Types of Island Matching Game: Learn about different types of islands and how they form at Ecostation. 
• Lei Necklace: Make a traditional lei necklace at Junktion. 
• Tamatoa: Design your very own shiny crab from Moana at Junktion. 
• Pua, the Pig Mask: Transform into Moana's trusty animal sidekick at Junktion. 
• Cloud in a bottle: Discover how condensation and pressure work together to form clouds at Science Station. 
• Starch Testing: Discover the importance of starch in your diet and test for its presence in common household items at Power Science Lab. 
• Neutralization Reaction: Observe a neutralization reaction and learn how our body's digestive system works at Power Science Lab. 
• Cabbage Chemistry: Using red cabbage juice come learn how to test the liquid in a cabbage for pH levels at Power Science Lab.
• DNA Extraction: Learn about DNA and extract it from strawberries at Power Science Lab. 
• Coding Creations: Code your own Google logo, Star Wars Galaxy or Minecraft game using MIT scratch code software and block programming at Investors' Workshop. 
• Robot Arm: Construct a robot by using simple laser cut links and locks, made of particle wood at Chevron-Houston Texans Maker Annex. 

***Activities, events and times subject to change.