Where: Imagine Children’s Museum, 1502 Wall Street, Downtown Everettīy making space for small failures now, Imagine Children’s Museum hopes to teach children the skills to cope with challenging situations later. Who: Children ages 1-12 and their families 9:00 – 4:00 – All day creative art activities (in the Art Hangout).– A spontaneous, highly-interactive, and lively event with children’s book author Barney Saltzberg in the Lodge, including music and art, followed by a chance to meet the author (in the Lodge) i-engineers: A chance to meet local high school robotics teams, see competition robots in action, and controlling and writing code for kid-friendly robots (in the 3 rd floor auditorium) Observing the results when robots receive “wrong” instructions can lead to a deeper understanding of the robots’ capabilities.Īll Museum activities during Beautiful Oops Day are free with Museum admission or membership. Imagine’s robotics activities create an environment where mistakes are not only acceptable but encouraged. Visitors will also be able to try their own hand at controlling and writing code for kid-friendly robots.Īs with every science and engineering field, making mistakes when working with computers and robots is an important part of the discovery process. The teams will show off their competition robots and allow visitors to see them in action. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet members of local high school robotics teams, including two teams who took part in the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championships in April. The Museum’s monthly i-engineers program will also showcase computer science and robotics. Special guest Barney Saltzberg will be at the Museum to lead a fun, interactive experience for children and families to experiment, laugh and connect through play.

Drawing inspiration from a bestselling children’s book by Barney Saltzberg, Beautiful Oops Day invites children and families to celebrate mistakes as part of developing a growth mindset. That’s why Imagine Children’s Museum is hosting what it calls a Beautiful Oops Day on Saturday, May 13.

In fact, making mistakes, coping with unexpected setbacks, and moving past failure are important in child development, as they help children develop crucial problem-solving skills and emotional resilience.Īfter all, one acronym for FAIL is “First Attempt in Learning.”

But failure can lead to positive learning experiences.

Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg