FREE ALL DAY!

Delight in a day of family fun that explores the wild world of animals!

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES:

Take a walk on the wild side by making an animal mask to wear!

Spotted or striped? Friendly or fierce? Create an animal puppet with a mix of fun materials. Thumbs up! Use your imagination to make critters and creatures using your own thumbprints to make a card for someone special.

Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Come learn how to make a fox out of paper!

*Special Animal Food Drive: Bring new/unopened Wellness dog food (both kibble and wet food) to the National Museum and we’ll donate it to Ken-Mar Rescue.

SCHEDULE:
11 AM: Doors open

11 AM – 4 PM: Animal Advocates will teach about wildlife in Los Angeles County!

11 AM – 4 PM: Come out and meet the Ken-Mar Rescue orphans. Find out about the importance of Spaying & Neutering your pets, find out how you can become a Foster Parent, learn about Ken-Mar Rescue's Guardian Angel program to help save a dog's life, or adopt a fur-ever friend.

1 – 3 PM: Let our balloon animal artist bring the wild to you!

1 - 4 PM: Kidding Around the Kitchen is excited to bring out the beast in you with our favorite snack The Banana Bites

2 – 4 PM: Learn about and pet a reptile at a one-of-a-kind reptile party

4 PM: Doors close

ABOUT OUR FRIENDS:
Animal Advocates
Animal Advocates is a non-profit animal rescue and education organization. We are located in the Los Angeles County area but serve most of Southern California.

We work with local city and private animal shelters, schools, private groups and other rescue organizations to rescue and rehabilitate wild animals. We are permitted by the California Department of Fish & Game. We specialize in coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, opossums, raccoons, skunks, squirrels, moles, voles, gophers, wild mice, wild rats and bats. We don't rescue birds.

For more information on Animal Advocates, visit: www.AnimalAdvocates.us /.

Ken-Mar Rescue
Ken-Mar Rescue is dedicated to helping end the overwhelming pet overpopulation problem in Southern California and beyond.

We wish to ensure that each animal in need has the opportunity to fully benefit from all that the information revolution has to offer.

For more information on Ken-Mar Rescue, visit: www.kenmarrescue.org/.

Kidding Around The Kitchen
WHAT WE DO:
Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson to the classroom in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring cooking and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats and other ingredients that they may never have previously see in their raw form. The classes reinforce math, science, reading and vocabulary all within a one hour lesson. Measuring cups and spoons help with fractions. Multiplication and division are used when recipes are reduced or increased. Solids become liquids, bread rises, pancakes expand, and science is suddenly edible. Pronouncing ingredient names and reading recipes help to enlarge vocabulary. Studying food labels promotes an awareness of natural and "not so natural" ingredients used in everyday items.

WHY WE DO IT:
At KATK we recognize that children often drive the eating habits of paring a meal, their choices instinctively move to more natural and less processed ingredients. At home, armed with a cookbook from each session, the kids ask to recreate what they’ve learned in class, (often using the same ingredients that only days before were “yuck!”).

For more information on Kidding around the kitchen, visit: www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com

2011 TARGET FAMILY FREE SATURDAY SCHEDULE
June 11: Take It to the Street

July 09: Once Upon A Time

October 08: Up in the Air

November 12: Planet Power

December 10: That’s a Wrap

OTHER FAMILY EVENTS AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM
May 28: Kidding Around the Kitchen Family Cooking Workshop: WOK and ROLL Family Cooking Adventure

13th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard!