Focus on Activities: Bowers Kidseum

If you are looking for a fun, easy and inexpensive way to incorporate culture into your child's life...look no further than Bowers Kidseum in Santa Ana.

The Kidseum is the only cultural art-based children's museum in Orange County. Their focus is on the beauty and meaning behind art and traditions. 

• Dress Up: Have you ever wanted to dress up like an Indian princess or a Mexican Caballero? Here you can do just that! We have a giant "multicultural closet" at your finger tips.
• Tribal Instruments: Play instruments from across the globe!
• Tribal Masks: Every culture wears masks. Try one on! Can you guess where it's from or for what reason it's worn?
• Languages from around the world: Listen to languages from near and far! Where do they come from? Where are they spoken now? 
• Art Lab: Where else can you make a dragon from the orient or create your own Chi Wara headdress? Take your cultural lesson home with you in the form of your own artistic creation!

Zidseum Details:

1802 N Main Street, Santa Ana, CA

714.480.1520

Admission (3yrs+): $6.00

Friday: 10AM - 4PM

Saturday and Sunday: 11AM - 4PM

($$ Tip: First Sundays are always FREE thanks to a sponsorship from Target)

Zidseum offers weekly programs for preschoolers and fun events (like the one below) for older children, on the weekends. Check out their website at http://www.bowers.org/kidseum.php for more details. 

TREASURES OF ANCIENT CHINA

ARCHAEOLOGICAL ADVENTURES: DIG, DISCOVER & CREATE

Sunday, March 27, 2011 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Take part in an authentic archaeological dig to recover, date and catalog replicas of artifacts from ancient China in our sand pits. For parents and children age 6 and up. Minimum: 15 participants

Fee: Members $20/General $25, Advance reservations required

For information and reservations: kidseum@bowers.org or call 714.480.1520.