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Greentrike Partners to Raise Funds for an International Campaign Helping Children Improve Reading Comprehension
Greentrike announces a partnership with local nonprofit Peace Works United for a collaborative effort to raise funds in support of reading comprehension for children. The Read Well Challenge is a campaign that will support the Tacoma-George Sister City Committee with the goal of purchasing personalized books for 400 young [...]
King 5 Features Children’s Museum at JBLM
Friends from King 5 visit the Children's Museum at JBLM to feature Greentrike's second museum on Evening. Watch the segment for a tour of the Museum's playscapes and to learn more about the first community funded children's museum on a military installation.
Greentrike Turns Two
Greentrike, the nonprofit organization with the mission to honor children and champion play, celebrates its second anniversary this week. Greentrike spent the past year pedaling through difficult unfamiliar terrain while reaching huge milestones of learning and growth. During year two, Greentrike emerged from the pandemic by opening a second museum, [...]
Dr. Jill Biden Visits The Children’s Museum at JBLM
We had the immense honor of the First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, visit the Children's Museum of JBLM and state its importance to the military community.
Gold Star Community Program Award!
We’re honored to say Greentrike has been awarded the Gold Star Community Program Award! The Tacoma Public Schools Partnership Office instituted a Gold Star Community Partner Award to recognize and thank amazing partners who go above and beyond in supporting student success. Greentrike was selected as the recipient for the Gold Star [...]
Whole Child Day Camp continuing through summer!
Good news! Due to popular demand, Greentrike is continuing its partnership with Metro Parks, YMCA, and Boys & Girls Clubs to extend Whole Child Day Camp through the summer! Watch for registration information soon.
How Do We Speak With Children? Podcast
Our podcast, The Center, has a new episode! In this episode, we ask: how do we speak with children? We sit down with Greentrike's Learning Experiences Director Alyssa Tongue, and find out about the science, the practice, and the reality of speaking and sitting with children. Transcription below: SHAUN (narrating): [...]
COVID-19 Update for Play to Learn
Update: Please visit our page designated for up-to-date information for COVID-19 closure and program changes. Our highest priority is the safety of our visitors and friends who participate in our programs, and visit our spaces. This includes staying healthy after visiting our museum or one of our programs. With recent [...]
Healthy Practices
We want all visitors and guests of our programs to be safe, and healthy after they play at Children's Museum of Tacoma, at our Play to Learn classes, or any of our programs. To insure this, we ask that all guests, adults and children alike, wash their hands before entering [...]
The Center : a podcast by Greentrike
We are excited to announce and share our first four episodes of The Center - a podcast produced by The Muse: A Children's Center staff and students. The children, and our host Shaun, discuss what it means to be a friend, and how to pretend, and even share some spooky [...]
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Virtual Play to Learn (Morning)
Virtual Play to Learn (Morning)
Join us for a playful 45 minutes of Play to Learn! Play to Learn is a free program for children and adults to interact together with songs, activities, stories, and […]
Wee Ones Weekly: H is for Happy
Wee Ones Weekly: H is for Happy
Mondays for Members Only | 1 – 2 p.m. Register to enjoy thematic and musical programming perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and their grown-ups during the academic year October – May. […]
Virtual Play to Learn (Evening)
Virtual Play to Learn (Evening)
Join us for a playful 45 minutes of Play to Learn! Play to Learn is a free program for children and adults to interact together with songs, activities, stories, and […]
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Play to Learn – Bryant Neighborhood Center (Morning)
Play to Learn – Bryant Neighborhood Center (Morning)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]
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Play to Learn – Salishan Family Investment Center (Morning)
Play to Learn – Salishan Family Investment Center (Morning)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]
Virtual Family STEAM Night (Evening)
Virtual Family STEAM Night (Evening)
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) nights are a time for families to try a new activity and engage in STEAM learning through play and fun. This week we […]
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Play to Learn – Puyallup Public Library (Morning)
Play to Learn – Puyallup Public Library (Morning)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]
Play to Learn – Puyallup Public Library (Afternoon)
Play to Learn – Puyallup Public Library (Afternoon)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]
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Play to Learn – Asia Pacific Cultural Center (Morning)
Play to Learn – Asia Pacific Cultural Center (Morning)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]
Play to Learn – Children’s Museum at JBLM (Morning)
Play to Learn – Children’s Museum at JBLM (Morning)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]
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3 events,
Virtual Play to Learn (Morning)
Virtual Play to Learn (Morning)
It's Dental Health Week at Virtual Play to Learn! Join us for a playful 45 minutes of Play to Learn! Play to Learn is a free program for children and […]
Wee Ones Weekly: I is for Ice
Wee Ones Weekly: I is for Ice
Mondays for Members Only | 1 – 2 p.m. Register to enjoy thematic and musical programming perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and their grown-ups during the academic year October – May. […]
Virtual Play to Learn (Evening)
Virtual Play to Learn (Evening)
It's Dental Health Week at Play to Learn! Join us for a playful 45 minutes of Play to Learn! Play to Learn is a free program for children and adults […]
1 event,
Play to Learn – Bryant Neighborhood Center (Morning)
Play to Learn – Bryant Neighborhood Center (Morning)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]
2 events,
Play to Learn – Salishan Family Investment Center (Morning)
Play to Learn – Salishan Family Investment Center (Morning)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]
Virtual Pajama Play to Learn (Evening)
Virtual Pajama Play to Learn (Evening)
Put on your jammies, grab your loveys, bring your toothbrush and get ready for sleep with Play to Learn! Pajama Play to Learn promotes fun night time routines through songs, […]
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Play to Learn – Puyallup Public Library (Morning)
Play to Learn – Puyallup Public Library (Morning)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]
Play to Learn – Puyallup Public Library (Afternoon)
Play to Learn – Puyallup Public Library (Afternoon)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]
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Awake, to Woke to Work
Awake, to Woke to Work
Join Noah Prince to learn the DEI skills that will take your organization to the next level! This seminar is free for Management in the Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) space. […]
Play to Learn – Asia Pacific Cultural Center (Morning)
Play to Learn – Asia Pacific Cultural Center (Morning)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]
Play to Learn – Children’s Museum at JBLM (Morning)
Play to Learn – Children’s Museum at JBLM (Morning)
Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at over 5 community locations throughout Pierce County. Play to Learn is for parents, […]