Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/20/2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost: FREE

Location
Gatton Park

Categories

• Age Range
• Babies
• Elementary
• Free
• Outdoor Activity
• Parents
• Preschoolers
• STEM
• Teens
• Toddlers

How do living things play—like us, or in entirely different ways? How can play help us understand ourselves and the world around us? Enjoy hand-on activities, guided experiences, and a day of fun!

EVENT SCHEDULE

• 10:00 am–12:00 pm – Hands-On Workshops & Crafts on the Rec Lawn
• 10:00 am–10:30 am – Guided Tactile Experience with Dr. King
• 11:00 am–11:30 am – Guided Tactile Experience with Dr. King (repeat of first session)
• 11:00 am–1:00 pm – Brick Mobile Experience on the CommonSpirit Health Stage

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

10:00 am–12:00 pm – Activities on the Rec Lawn
Enjoy crafts and activities! Create a “Play”scape! Using natural detritus—leaves, twigs, and fallen organic material from the seasonal change—design and collage a “living” play scene with your favorite critters.

10:00 am–10:30 am – Guided Tactile Experience with Dr. King
Join Dr. Brian King, PhD for a 30-minute guided tactile experience that will highlight movement, nature, and conservation around the park. Meet at the Gatton Park tent to start!

11:00 am–11:30 am – Guided Tactile Experience with Dr. King (repeat of first session)
Join Dr. Brian King, PhD for a 30-minute guided tactile experience that will highlight movement, nature, and conservation around the park. Meet at the Gatton Park tent to start!

11:00 am–1:00 pm – Brick Mobile Experience
Stop by the Brick Mobile, a traveling education center bringing millions of LEGO® bricks to the park. Park-goers will participate in a community build with millions of LEGO® bricks.

Thank you to our community partners: Bluegrass Greensource, Seedleaf, and Brick Mobile.

Event Website

Event Website:https://gattonpark.org/event/steam-saturdays/

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