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April 2026
Creation of stencil ceramics with flowers, leaves of lavender and other plants by pressing on table

Spring Flower Crafternoon

Join Arbutus Folk School instructor Dannielle Swan for an art sculpting activity exploring native plants. Drop in at 1, 2, or 3 pm to create a relief by pressing leaves, seeds, flowers, and other natural materials into clay. Then, turn your impressions into a decoration or necklace unique to you […]
Apr 25
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WET Science Center
500 Adams St. NE, Olympia, WA 98501
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May 2026
Classic rotation circles and patterns.

Test Your Senses

Do you have strong eyesight? A keen sense of smell? Powerful hearing? Put all five of your senses to the test with our interactive experiments and find out just how perceptive you are.
May 02
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WET Science Center
500 Adams St. NE, Olympia, WA 98501
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Concentrated boy creating robot at lab.

Robot Buddies

Get ready to make new friends – of the robotic kind! Step into a world of coding, competition, and robot craft construction. Join us from 11 am – 1 pm to drive real robots brought by OlyRobots, Olympia High School’s FIRST Tech Challenge Club.
May 09
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WET Science Center
500 Adams St. NE, Olympia, WA 98501
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A ground squirrel in the hole

The World Beneath Your Feet

The underground world is filled with caves, burrowing animals, and 12% of the freshwater on Earth. Enjoy an edible aquifer while you play games and make crafts exploring life beneath our feet!
May 16
4:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WET Science Center
500 Adams St. NE, Olympia, WA 98501
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Child pouring water on himself. in silhouette with blue sky background.

Beat the Heat!

What does a warming climate mean for us? Find out through crafts and hands-on experiments, like building a greenhouse in a jar and using sunlight to make art. Join us and Thurston Climate Action Team at 11:00 am or 2:30 pm for a presentation on staying safe in hot weather, […]
May 30
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WET Science Center
500 Adams St. NE, Olympia, WA 98501
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June 2026
Nettle tea in glass. Fresh and dry nettle.

Native Plant Tea Party

You are cordially invited to our tea party where we’ll sip, savor, and celebrate the wonders of native plants. Taste teas brewed with native plants, and make some stylish crafts so you can take the tea party with you.
Jun 06
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WET Science Center
500 Adams St. NE, Olympia, WA 98501
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Group of children and adults on a wastewater treatment plant tour.

A Peek into Cleaning Wastewater +Tour

Ever wonder what goes on inside a wastewater treatment plant? Well, now is your chance to find out! Join us for hands-on activities all day, or at 10:30 am for a tour of LOTT’s wastewater treatment plant to learn how waste is transformed. Tour participants must be 10 or older […]
Jun 13
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WET Science Center
500 Adams St. NE, Olympia, WA 98501
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Plankton are organisms drifting in oceans and seas. Zooplankton.

Puget Sound Under a Microscope

Puget Sound may look like mere water, but a single drop contains thousands of plankton, such as baby barnacles, sea sparkles, and teensy tuna! Join us and Puget Sound Estuarium staff to peer through a microscope and enjoy hands-on activities celebrating the microscopic life of the Salish Sea.
Jun 27
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WET Science Center
500 Adams St. NE, Olympia, WA 98501
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