Noontime New Year

Make your own confetti and confetti cannon from a variety of recyclable materials. Then test your creation while exploring physics, engineering, color, and shape. 

Select, color, and decorate a number template that you can use to help countdown to noon at the museum or the new year at home. 

Accessorize your New Year’s Eve outfit by making your own mini top-hat headband using party cups or New Year’s Eve glasses using pipe cleaners.  

Write or draw messages and resolutions for the new year to attach to our wish tree. 

Ring in the new year by constructing your very own noisemaker. How many different types of noisemakers could you make using popsicle sticks? 

Stop by our photo area and take family pictures in front of our New Year’s Eve backdrop. A variety of photo props will be available for kids and their adults. 

Explore time with a variety of activities. Construct a clock and learn how to tell time. Discover the relationship between reading a clock and fractions. Make your own clock book of time. 

A self-guided, museum-wide scavenger hunt geared for older children and families. Seek out special markers within our exhibits and answer riddles about how different countries celebrate the new year.  

The All-Star Cabaret is a series of shows featuring museum characters. In “Captain Lyra’s StaRRRsearch”, the pirate Captain Lyra will re-tell one of her nautical adventures—starring you! Use props, prompts and your own unique talents in this interactive, dramatic arts experience. 

The All-Star Cabaret is a series of shows featuring museum characters. In “Teddy & Peake’s Comedy Routine”, the puppets Teddy and Peake will perform a comedy show for all-ages. Watch different styles of comedy and get the opportunity to tell some jokes of your own. 

The All-Star Cabaret is a series of shows led by some of the museum’s favorite characters. In “Gee-Pop and the Fizz’s Holiday Spectacular”, Port Discovery’s “Once Upon a Time” grandparents will sing classic holiday tunes and engage in wacky hijinks.