This Week

Haunted House Gingerbread Workshop

Saturday, October 21st from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Summon your crew to create as a group or drop off your kiddos to our Haunted House Hangout. Assemble your haunted house with pre-made cookie walls and ghoulish icing. Make it a monster mansion by adding colorful candy to the walls and roof. A seasonal snack station will help to ensure your haunted house makes it home and does not get devoured at the event. You will want to display it on halloween night for all your friends and family! 

Register here.

Pumpking Painting Party

Wednesday, October 25th from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

 Your family is invited to our Pumpkin Painting Party! Choose your pick of pumpkins from our pumpkin patch and paint it to be put on display on Halloween night. Get creative and impress your friends by painting your pumpkin as a scary scarecrow, a friendly frankenstein, or conjure up a creation of your choosing. We will have a seasonal snack bar to enjoy while you paint.

Costumes are encouraged but optional. There will be a costume parade through the museum for kids that would like to participate.

Register here.

Spooky Forensics Camp

Friday, October 27th. Drop off 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM and pick up 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.  $60 per member and $75 per non-member.

Kidzu is brushing up on our spy skills for this spooky Halloween forensics camp! Children will investigate fingerprints, DNA, and more!

Registration is required. Register here.

Parents' Night Out 

Special edition PNO: Pumpkin Painting on Friday, October 27th from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Pick & paint a pumpkin from our garden at Parents’ Night Out! Parents, you deserve a night out, so leave the childcare to us! Kidzu is hosting a Halloween party! Kids will enjoy a fun–filled night, including exhibit play,  Halloween games and dinner from Alfredo’s Pizza Villa. This drop-off event is for ages 3 – 9 (must be potty independent). Kids are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to the event!

Register here.

Kidzu out in the Community

Town of Chapel Hill's "Haunted Hill" Trunk or Treat 

Saturday, October 28th from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM. This event is FREE.

If you’ve got it, haunt it! Grab a costume and join us for Trunk-or-Treat, some spooktacular games and activities, ghost stories, and a movie in the park! Trunk-or-Treat begins at 5pm and will end at 6pm. Prizes for top 3 trunks! This event is FREE.

Learn more here.

La Vita Dolce Cafe Paint a Pumpkin

Thursday, October 26th from 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM at La Vita Dolce Cafe at 610 Market Street, Chapel Hill.

 This Thursday, October 26th, you can find the Kidzu Makery Team at La Vita Dolce Cafe! The wonderful people there are hosting a pumpkin painting event and we could not be more honored to join them. We will be facilitating a 'monster pompom making' activity that the kids can use to decorate their pumpkins. 

Learn more here.

Coming Up

Messy Science Camp

Wednesday, November 1st. Drop off 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM and pick up 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM. $60 per member and $75 per non-member. 

Let's make a mess! Experiment with gooey, sticky, and oozing ingredients that are sure to put a smile on campers' faces while they learn chemistry! 

Registration is required. Register here.

Family First Friday

Friday, November 3rd from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. This event is FREE.

Join Kidzu’s Makery team every first Friday for FREE themed STEMonstrations! Admission is FREE all day. This month, join Kidzu’s Makery team for STEMonstrations about Capivating Chemistry!

Kidzu is proud to have earned a 2023 NC GlaxoSmithKline Ribbon of Hope award, which will make STEAM and Kidzu’s makerspace, The Makery, accessible to all! Family First Fridays are monthly programs featuring free all-day museum admission with a range of facilitated STEMonstrations by real world scientists, artists, and makers! Additional support from the Grable Foundation