Conservation Play Day
- 4400 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66604
- Location: Kansas Children's Discovery Center
- Presented By: Kansas Children's Discovery Center
- Jul 18, 2026
- Recurrence: One day
- Price: Regular admission applies, which is $11 for adults and children, $10 for seniors over 65, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also includes access to more than 30,000 square feet of indoor exhibits and our 4.5-acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
Join us for a full day of hands-on conservation play, messy creativity, and waterway discovery at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center on Saturday, July 18.
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Signs by the Pond
Follow the prompts around the pond and start noticing what most people walk right past. Watch how ducks, sticks, boats, and everyday objects move through water, then test your own predictions.
Follow the prompts around the pond and start noticing what most people walk right past. Watch how ducks, sticks, boats, and everyday objects move through water, then test your own predictions.
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Trash Travels
Roll up your sleeves for an educator-led experience using milk cartons and recycled materials to explore what happens when “trash” hits the water. Where does it go, how does it move, and what can we learn from it?
Roll up your sleeves for an educator-led experience using milk cartons and recycled materials to explore what happens when “trash” hits the water. Where does it go, how does it move, and what can we learn from it?
1:30 p.m. | Puppet Show: Water Stories
Gather in for a playful, family-friendly puppet show where the characters take on water, waste, and wildlife challenges, and show what caring for our environment can look like in action.
Gather in for a playful, family-friendly puppet show where the characters take on water, waste, and wildlife challenges, and show what caring for our environment can look like in action.
2:30 p.m. | Chihuly-Inspired Upcycled Art
Create colorful, fun Chihuly-inspired art using recycled materials!
Create colorful, fun Chihuly-inspired art using recycled materials!
Regular admission applies, which is $11 for adults and children, $10 for seniors over 65, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also includes access to more than 30,000 square feet of indoor exhibits and our 4.5-acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
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Conservation Play Day
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- Kansas Children's Discovery Center
- Regular admission applies, which is $11 for adults and children, $10 for seniors over 65, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also includes access to more than 30,000 square feet of indoor exhibits and our 4.5-acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.
