Soar into Story

Step into the world of great children's literature! Soar into Story brings Caldecott Medal winner, Gerald McDermott's Native American stories: The Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest and Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest to life.

Children can join tricksters, Raven and Coyote, as they soar off the pages into a magical world of visual, oral and interactive stories explored through acting, animation, sketching, and creating. Adults will find opportunities to read with their child, encourage literacy skills, and hear the stories being told.

Learning Lounge: Bank on It!

Children's spending power increases each year, yet parents and schools often struggle to provide financial guidance. In an effort to help the adults who nuture young children, the Children's Museum of Tacoma created Bank on It!, a Learning Lounge exhibit designed as a resource for adults and to introduce children to financial literacy. Exhibit activities and games focus on viewing money through three lenses: spending, saving, and sharing. Everyday actions are highlighted as opportunities to discuss money management. Through these interactive games, an exhibit guide and take-home resources, adults and children have fun as they navigate life's maze of financial decisions -- you can bank on it!

Download the Bank on It! Parent Play Guide or Educator Guide.

Bank on It! is sponsored by:

Key Foundation

with support from:
State Farm Insurance, Russell Investments, The Baker Foundation, and Dan & Pat Nelson Family Foundation

New Digs

Urban gardening at its smallest, New Digs features a neighborhood brimming with container gardens and interactive window boxes. A produce stand and delivery truck offer abundant opportunities to sort, count, weigh, buy and sell a vibrant bounty of fruits and vegetables. Garden to table connections are made as children role-play in the sidewalk cafe, whipping up tasty treats or ordering a fresh lunch.

Download the New Digs Parent Play Guide or Educator Guide.

New Digs is sponsored by KeyBank.

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