CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR EARLY AT THE SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE MUSEUM
Leap into the New Year early at the South Florida Science Museum ’s New Year’s Nights at the Museum! Children and families are invited to a special New Year’s Eve…Eve party on Friday, December 30th from 6 to 10 p.m.
“We’re making a special effort to create a complete New Year’s Eve celebration for parents and children,” said Lew Crampton, President and CEO of the South Florida Science Museum . “We’ll be getting an early start on New Year’s Eve here by celebrating with the Christmas Islands and Auckland , New Zealand . We’ll have free snow cones, bubbly drinks, horns and hats, planetarium shows, movies, telescope viewing, shark petting and a special early New Year’s Eve countdown and toast for parents and children with treats for all. Last year’s family New Year’s Eve party at the South Florida Science Museum was a blast, so we hope to see everyone here again this year. “
Guests can toast the New Year with bubbly concoctions featuring a drink made with apple juice and dry ice for the kids. To top off the fun, children can make New Year’s hats to wear as they wave a pretzel wand to make a wish for the New Year to come. For those ready to learn something new and hop into the New Year, Museum educators will be performing frog dissections as well as other science labs and activities throughout the night.
In addition to the Museum exhibits and themed activities, guests can view Jupiter and the night sky in Palm Beach ’s only observatory open to the public (weather permitting). Members from the Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches will be on site to answer questions.
Nights at the Museum are a regular event of the South Florida Science Museum held the last Friday of each month from 6 to 10 p.m. Admission is: Museum member adults $5.00, children FREE. Non-member adults $11.00, children $7.00. Children under three are FREE. Planetarium shows and miniature golf are not included with admission.
The South Florida Science Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to exciting curiosity and furthering the understanding and appreciation of science and technology. The Museum features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, a digital planetarium, fresh and saltwater aquariums, as well as natural history exhibitions. New happenings at Museum include the Robotics exhibit open through January 16th, the Amateur Radio Center open on weekends and holidays as well as Nights at the Museum the last Friday of each month. Each year the Museum welcomes more than 125,000 visitors and reaches more than 55,000 students through workshops at the Museum and outreach programs to local schools.
The South Florida Science Museum is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North in West Palm Beach . For more information about the South Florida Science Museum , please call 561-832-1988 or visit www.sfsm.org.
