Earth Day Celebration is an important day at The Children's Museum. Not only does it provide you with things to do with kids in Indianapolis for Earth Day, it also aligns squarely with one of our core values to foster environmental sustainability. This year's Earth Day Celebration was on April 20, 2024. It was a day full of special hands-on activities, insights from from local experts, and discovery of ways you can take action.
Let's take a look back at Earth Day Celebration 2024
Our Earth Day Celebration included these activities:
Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization
Learn about the Central Indiana Environmental Action Plan.
Indianapolis Department of Public Works
Explore how to protect our waterways by learning more about protecting stormwater.
CIRTA Commuter Connect
Using cars and trucks, see how carpooling helps the air quality and traffic congestion.
ACEC Indiana
Make and test a water filtration system to see if you can clean the water.
Indiana Soybean Alliance
Stop by to create your own soybean necklace. Watch the seed germinate then plant it in your very own garden!
80 Acres Farms
Experience hydroponic farming and learn how 80 Acres Farms is growing the future of food!
SWE IUPUI
Plastic Pickup
Navigate through a maze to a more plastic free future.
Nature Appreciation
Take a moment to look closer and investigate the world around us.
Corteva Agriscience STEMLab: Green Thumbs
10:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:45 p.m., 3 p.m., and 3:45 p.m.
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- From itty-bitty seed to that first green sprout, helping plants to grow feels magical.
- Discover what a plant needs to grow
- Make a “Garden in a Glove” to take home
- Explore the inside of a seed
Members get MORE!
All themed days, including SpeedFest, Engineers Day, Earth Day Celebration, STEM Exploration Day, and Countdown to Noon are included with museum admission.
Members can participate in all of these events for free!