Press Release
Wild Things, Rockets and Parrots (“Oh My!”) at The Wildlife Experience’s Next Family Fun Day.
Saturday, July 1
DENVER - June 22, 2006 -The Wildlife Experience hosts a family celebration on the first Saturday of every month. The museum invites visitors of all ages to experience the wonders of the earth’s wild places and celebrate our world’s diverse cultures and wildlife through an array of fun-filled activities. The next Family Fun Day will be Saturday, July 1.
Family Fun Day features a variety of educational activities for children of all ages. Activities may include arts and crafts, storytelling, games and a scavenger hunt. The BOAtique and the Café offer 10% discounts on Family Fun Day for families to make the most of their adventure at The Wildlife Experience.
At the July 1 Family Fun Day, storyteller Jane Treat will be doing a special presentation called “Wild Things” at 10:30 a.m. She uses “funny and thoughtful multicultural stories that combine true and traditional tales about animals, people and nature.” Additionally, at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., we welcome back Ed Ludka from SpaceTime, Inc. where he will lead a fun interactive presentation about rocketry and even launch a rocket in the courtyard! The Gabriel Foundation will be here again beginning at 11:30 a.m. presenting live parrot demonstrations. Furthermore, Along the Continental Divide will be shown at 11:00 a.m. in the Great Hall. This is a travel documentary film of Gale Worth’s 3,000-mile trek from New Mexico to Montana along the Continental Divide.
In addition to the various art and natural history galleries, several innovative multiple-media exhibits are featured throughout the museum. Discovery Den, features fun and exciting educational exhibits for kids ages 6-12, and Cubs Corner offers fun games, puzzles and crafts for kids up to age 5. The Extreme Screen Theater is currently showing Dolphins and Lost Worlds. Call (720) 488-3300, or visit thewildlifeexperience.org, for movie show times. Along with Discovery Den and the Extreme Screen Theater, are galleries that host rotating exhibits throughout the year. Chimpanzee Challenge swings into the first-floor gallery, giving visitors a fully interactive, life-size maze experience designed to teach visitors of all ages about what it takes to survive in the wild as a chimpanzee, to compare themselves with our closest relatives and to discover the serious threats primates are facing and how humans can make a difference. Developed in collaboration with world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute, this 2000 square foot maze journey spans four life cycle stages, from newborn to adulthood, enabling visitors to mimic chimpanzee behavior in tests of strength, agility, and communication. Through action and education, visitors will see through the eyes of chimpanzees, understand the difficulty of their situation, and be given the opportunity to make a difference.
Throughout the museum, interactive kiosks allow visitors to learn about wildlife and conservation through video, animation and video games. Each of these exhibits and interactive elements communicates the museum’s mission to visitors through advanced technologies in compelling and dynamic forms.
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