Hooray for Grandparents!

Children’s Museum of Phoenix celebrates grandparents in September

The Children’s Museum of Phoenix is recognizing the important role of grandparents in children’s lives by celebrating them with two free events in September.

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on National Grandparents Day, Sun., Sept. 7, grandparents and their grandchildren will enjoy free admission into the museum for a day of play and making fantastic memories.

In the week leading up to Grandparents Day, the museum’s Art Studio will offer a way for children to create a special keepsake for their grandparents. Using a poem copied onto cardstock squares, children can make a popsicle stick frame and adorn it with gem stickers, small tissue paper flowers and markers, to create a memorable magnet for grandparents to cherish.

Fri., Sept. 12, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Children’s Museum of Phoenix will open its doors after hours for a special Grandparents Dance. This is a free event for grandparents and their grandchildren. Attendees will be able to take a twirl on the dance floor, play and learn together in the museum’s exhibits, and make memories that will last a lifetime. The Museum Café will be open for food service. Space is limited for this event and a reservation is required. Call 602-648-2757 or email achavez@childmusephx.org to RSVP.

For this event, as well as for the Sept. 7 event, grandparents must be accompanied by grandchildren, and grandchildren must be accompanied by grandparents to gain free admission.