Children ages 6 through 12 can celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day by building their own boats at the Nicholson Memorial Library System’s Ahoy, Matey program. The event takes place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the South Garland Branch Library.
Participants at the event can practice the STEAM concepts of engineering and science by constructing their boats out of aluminum foil, popsicle sticks, rubber bands, drinking straws, and clay, then testing the ships’ buoyancy by placing them in water to see if they float. Attendees can also test the boats’ durability and stability by weighing them down with chocolate doubloons. The boat that can hold the most weight will be named the most sea-worthy.
The South Garland Branch Library is located at 4845 Broadway Blvd., at Oates Road. Please be aware that photographs and video may be taken at Library programs for use in print and/or electronic media at the Library’s discretion. For more information on this program, please call 972-205-3933.
Price
- FREE!
Box Office
- 972-205-3934
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