Cool Off During the Second Annual Water Festival at Kidspace

Typical remedies for the August heat might be a dip in the pool or a run through the sprinklers, but Kidspace Children’s Museum, located in Pasadena’s Brookside Park, has, for the second year, established a way for children to learn about water while cooling down. Kidspace will present its annual Water Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12-13, from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Children ages 2 to 6 should put on their swimwear and flip-flops to beat the heat, and visit Kidspace to have fun exploring the wonders of water through science and art. Blossoming artists will have an opportunity to create a water symphony in the Miner’s Outpost by clanging and banging on pans of water, paint on an ice block, fashion a boat to float down the Interpretive Arroyo, and explore the many creative potentials of adding water to art. Budding scientists will experience rain and snow cycles, experiment with objects sinking or floating, investigate the properties of water, and much more.

In the Nature Exchange, children will be invited to meet the little critters that live in different types of water by looking through a compound microscope.

Hoppy the Grasshopper, of the Kidspace Follies, will lead the H2Olympics at 11:30 a.m., and The Rose Bowl Aquatic Center will offer water safety information to families from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.

Visitors are asked to bring a towel to dry off, and water shoes, too, as footwear must be worn at Kidspace at all times. This festival is geared toward children ages 2 to 6, including activities for older siblings.

The 2nd Annual Kidspace Water Festival is sponsored by The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

Kidspace Children’s Museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. -- 5 p.m. Tickets are $8 for children and adults (infants under 1 and members are admitted free). Kidspace is located at 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena, just opposite the Rose Bowl. Free parking is available in Rose Bowl Parking Lot I.

Kidspace Children’s Museum is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that exists to enrich the lives of children. Kidspace is an interactive learning environment that is fun for children, families, educators, and caregivers. For sign up information, and for a calendar of events, visit the website: www.kidspacemuseum.org.