Kids' Activities

Fun things to do for kids and kids at heart!

Rainforest Adventure



NEW! Walk through and experience an authentic tropical rainforest atmosphere. This multi-sensory expedition is a lush rainforest exhibit complete with the critters that inhabit this environment. The toucans, anacondas, snapping turtles, and geckos will join you on your adventure through plant-life growing from the ground to the canopy! Naturalists and interpreters will also be on hand to explain how every layer contributes to the environment and the challenges facing these unique ecological wonders.

SillyVille



So much to do in SillyVille! Visit the featuring a C.P. Huntington Train that travels through a 120-foot mine shaft-themed tunnel, featuring an interior 3-D mural of friendly dinosaurs living in the Pacific Northwest. The SillyVille Food Court features kids value menu items, priced and sized just right for small appetites. Plus, don't forget there are rides galore!

Fair Farm



Visit our friendly farm critters located in Grand Marketplace with so many irresistible animals including bunnies, llamas, goats, roosters and more!

Let's Pretend Farm Time



Start with two wacky characters, add audience kids in cute costumes, toss in time travel and farming...what do you get? Let's Pretend Farm Time! This make-believe show is interactive and the kids in the audience are the performers. Located in SillyVille.

Planting Patch



Check out the GIANT pumpkins, corn, squash and more at the Planting Patch located near SillyVille and the Fair Farm. Learn how the early settlers made food at Pioneer Farm.

Trout Fishing Pond



Visit the pond, located in the NW Outdoors Building. It's stocked with 2,000 rainbow trout! Fishing gear is provided, and volunteers from state and local non-profit groups will be on hand to help. Every child who casts a line will walk away with a “Go Play Outside” decal, bumper sticker, and litterbag. Age and/or height restrictions apply.

Wool Riders Only Mutton Bustin'



Sponsored by: State Roofing

Mutton Bustin' is similar to the world it imitates - bull riding. Contestants ages 3-6 years and less than 60 lbs. attempt to last six seconds on a sheep that's as unpredictable as a bull. What could be more fun for a 6-year-old than holding onto a sheep and lasting 6 seconds!

Qualifying rounds lead up to the championship performances. Everyone who wants to ride gets to ride. Sheep are released from a chute, just like a bull riding competition, and take the rider to the other side of the arena. It's tough to hold on! These young riders excite the crowd, and everyone cheers them on. Prizes, trophies, buckles are the awards that are given to the riders. Shows daily. Cost to compete is $10.

Face Painting by Merry Makers



Sponsored by: Mazatlan Restaurants

Kids 12 & under can get their face painted for FREE! The face painting building is located near SillyVille and the Fair Farm.