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Superhero Week

Superhero Week

 
September 13-17
 
Join Boston Children’s Museum for a week of heroic programs, activities, fun, and playful discoveries as we celebrate everyone’s favorite heroes! Visit Superhero Headquarters and test your skills to see if you have what it takes to become an honorary superhero. Can you make it through the agility obstacle course or solve different logic puzzles?
 
Every superhero needs a great costume and accessories. Create your own superhero mask, and create a sketch of what your costume would be as a superhero. Help discover new matter and materials, and program robots with the help of our special agents. On Saturday, September 16 and Sunday, September 17 some of your favorite heroes will visit the Museum to meet our heroes in training.
 
Superhero Week Activities
 
Activities that will be setup throughout the week, for drop-in and free exploration. These activities will be unstaffed, however they will be monitored by staff inside the program areas.
 
Superhero Training Simulators
Visit Superhero Headquarters to test your skills in various challenges and obstacles to see if you have what it takes to become a hero. Skill tests include, logic puzzles, agility obstacle course, and gadget and accessory practice
 
Superhero Creation Station
Create your superhero alter ego. Pick your superpowers and design your costume and even name your superhero. When your done you can take it home or add it to our League of Supers.
 
City Defenders
Use your imagination to build a city and help defend it from supervillains who like to cause chaos in big cities.
 
Heroic Legacies Collection
Explore your way through a collection of relics, costumes, and super powered items and learn more about your favorite superheroes.
 
Supervillain Challenge
Do you have what it takes to solve puzzles and challenges and stop a group of Supervillains?
 
Hall of Heroes
Learn about real life heroes who inspire us to be heroes in our everyday life.
 
Heroic Acts of Kindness and Empathy
Learn how you can become a hero by leading with kindness and empathy every day.
 
Nominate a Hero
Nominate someone who is a hero to you. Add their name to our hall of heroes for all the heroic acts they perform every day.
 
Superhero Week Schedule
 
Programs offered at select times during the week, please check the calendar and schedule for specific programs and timing.
 
Wednesday September 13
 
10:00am Other Worldly Materials
Work with scientists to experiment and examine materials and substances out of this world like ectoplasm, gamma radioactive slime, Kryptonite, Vibranium and more.
 
2:00pm Superhero Mask Creation
Create your very own superhero mask.
 
Thursday September 14
 
10:00am Superhero Mask Creation
Create your very own superhero mask.
 
2:00pm Other Worldly Materials
Work with scientists to experiment and examine materials and substances out of this world like ectoplasm, gamma radioactive slime, Kryptonite, Vibranium and more.
 
Friday September 15
 
10:00am Superhero Mask Creation
Create your very own superhero mask.
 
2:00pm Superhero Shield Fabrication
Create your own super shield just like Wonder Woman and Captain America.
 
Saturday September 16
 
10:00am Superhero Mask Creation
Create your very own superhero mask.
 
10:00am Heroic Encounter
 
Strike a pose with some of your favorite superheroes. Meet and greet and photo opportunities will be available throughout the day. Please check the schedule and signs for more information day of.
 
12:00pm Ozobots: Coding with Heroic Robots
Learn how you can use your own robot hero to help solve problems.
 
2:00PM Superhero Shield Fabrication
Create your own super shield just like Wonder Woman and Captain America.
 
2:00pm Heroic Encounter
Strike a pose with some of your favorite superheroes. Meet and greet and photo opportunities will be available throughout the day. Please check the schedule and signs for more information day of.
 
Sunday September 17
 
10:00am Superhero Mask Creation
Create your very own superhero mask.
 
10:00am Heroic Encounter
Strike a pose with some of your favorite superheroes. Meet and greet and photo opportunities will be available throughout the day. Please check the schedule and signs for more information day of.
 
12:00pm Other Worldly Materials
Work with scientists to experiment and examine materials and substances out of this world like ectoplasm, gamma radioactive slime, Kryptonite, Vibranium and more.
 
2:00pm Ozobots: Coding with Heroic Robots
Learn how you can use your own robot hero to help solve problems.
 
2:00pm Heroic Encounter
Strike a pose with some of your favorite superheroes. Meet and greet and photo opportunities will be available throughout the day. Please check the schedule and signs for more information day of.