Community
19 February, 2024
Moving in best circles
A CIRCULAR spectacular is returning to the Tanks with the fourth edition of the Cairns Children’s Museum (CCM) ‘Pi Day: A celebration of circles’ this March where children will immerse in a world of math through play.
CCM is back at the Tanks Arts Centre, Tank 3, on Sunday, March 10 from 9am-12pm for a families’ favourite with Pi Day, a math extravaganza where children ages 0-12 will be able to learn about the enigmatic number pi and its relationship with circles through circular art stations, bubble shows, spherical AR magic and story time.
Entrance is free with a gold coin donation recommended.
CCM president Sari Lorner said Pi Day was a day for families to have fun and learn by playing.
“This will be our fourth year of Pi Day and Pi Day is about getting kids to have fun with math and not see it as a scary subject and finding ways of playing, it’s about exploring and investigating,” she said.
“It’s a morning of free fun family activities, and we just ask for gold coin donations. We’re having Bugzy the Bumblebee, she’s doing bubble play and a bubble show, we’ll have a Pi Day photo booth, circle messy play, pi art, and we’re bringing back a pie in the face competition for donations.
“At the end of the day it’s about families and children having fun and learning in the process.”
Ms Lorner said the event had been consistently growing in the past years.
“We started running Pi Day when the pandemic started so it wasn’t as popular but it has been growing and now we’re seeing 350-400 people across the morning,” she said.
“Families are looking for quality educational and fun experiences for their children which is why we have families that keep coming back.
“And we will continue to provide STEAM activities that are hands on and fun for children to explore and learn that math is all around us.”
Besides fun activities, a coffee van from Mission Beach Australia and pizza will be available on the day.
“It’s a fun morning of fun educational play-based activities for kids under 12, babies and toddlers are welcome, you’re never too young to start learning,” Ms Lorner said.
“We do encourage donations on the day because we’re a not-for-profit organization and we’re really focused on community involvement, so come along and volunteer, donate or sponsor.”
For more information, visit the Tanks Arts Centre website
