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Announcing the 2024 Art Contest
The theme for the fourth annual PBS KANSAS Channel 8 Kids Art Contest is "Love the Earth!"

The contest is open now for kids in Kansas who are 10 years of age or younger. The deadline is July 1, 2024. Using pencils, crayons or markers on a horizontal sheet of paper, kids should show how they take care of the earth.

Click here to learn more about the entry details and the prizes.
What's New in the Center
Check out these fun new props in our Video Creation Station. Our young visitors are making up some great characters and creative stories!

Thank you to Sara Leftwich from the PBS KANSAS Channel 8 marketing department for donating the crazy glasses.
Introducing the new PBS KANSAS Kids Club
PBS KANSAS Channel 8 is rolling out a new Kids Club, and we would love for you to join! For a $25 donation, your child will receive these thank you gifts:
  • Their name appearing on PBS KANSAS during their birthday month
  • Fun PBS KIDS stickers by mail
  • A special MEMBERS-ONLY event in the Education Center, tentatively set for 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.

Each additional child is $25.

Click here to join today! Thank you for supporting the PBS KANSAS education program.
STEAM Activities Online
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, United States and Canada.

This event offers a great opportunity to talk about space and the moon.

Click here for our special collection of STEAM activities focused on the stars and the moon.

A special thank you to Arts Partners for sharing these videos and to the Wilson Family Charitable Trust for its financial support. 
Join the Friends of the Wild Kratts Club
It's time to get wild! PBS KANSAS Channel 8 is introducing a new club called Friends of the Wild Kratts. By joining the club, you'll help sponsor the show and support the PBS KANSAS education program.

You can become a member of the Friends of the Wild Kratts Club with a $50 annual pledge per family or up to three individual names! Additional names are only $10 each. Your name(s) will appear after Wild Kratts airs on channels 8.1 and 8.4!

Click here and join today!
Sharing our Wish List
Would you consider helping us replenish our supplies and add new items to keep the Education Center fresh?

Click here to view our Amazon wish list. When you purchase the item, it will be shipped directly to PBS KANSAS. Thank you for your support!
Monthly Activity Planner
Download this daily activity planner for ideas on how to teach new concepts related to routines, counting, shapes and animal habitats.
Kids Craft: Pom Pom Garland

If your family has a birthday or a celebration approaching, try this festive DIY decoration idea. Creating a tissue paper pom pom garland is a perfect way to add some color, texture, and fun to your celebration. Click here for the instructions.
Kids in the Kitchen:
Homemade Butter

This activity is chemistry in disguise! Cream is one of the most versatile ingredients used in cooking because of the many forms it can take. Click here for the instructions.
PBS KIDS Learning Media: Shape Scavenger Hunt

Geometry with 2-D shapes are explored in this activity from Dinosaur Train. With your help, children can play this game with shapes they can find around the house. Click here to watch the video.
Game of the Month: Stu's Super Stunts
In Appreciation to our Wall of Giving Donor
Recent Donor

Thank you to Steve and Dee Marsh
for their donation in memory of Christopher Foster.
PBS KANSAS Channel 8
Lynn Woolf, Director of Education
lwoolf@kpts.org
316-838-3090 ext. 233