Bring your family to The Magic House for Fitness Fun Fridays where kids can stretch their muscles and their minds. Visitors wear pedometers and find out just how much they move while playing throughout the museum. Each month features a different theme and fitness experience.
Children can earn free admission by taking a fitness challenge download the challenge here and bringing it with them. The first 100 families to register online for Fitness Fun Friday each month receive a backpack filled with health-related educational material and fitness equipment, including a pedometer and jump rope. Sponsored by Centene Corporation.
Upcoming Fitness Fun Friday dates and themes are:
The Magic House hosts Fitness Fun Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.
More information and registration: magichouse.org
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