IMAGINATION STATION NOW OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK

(Vail, Colo.) - The Imagination Station, a staple for creative and artistic activities in Vail, is now open seven days a week throughout winter! The children's play space is open Monday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Art Studio is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

About the Imagination Station
The Imagination Station offers a play room with activities and fun for children ages two to 12 and their families. Features include: a Thoughts Flow water table that encourages experimentation and problem solving; a play wall that integrates physical and cognitive learning; a hyperbolic funnel that models planetary motion; and a Medical Clinic where children play doctor to dogs, cats and babies.

The cost is $8 per day, $20 per week, $40 per month or $60 per year. Family memberships are available for $60 per month or $100 per year ($60 per year for VRD residents). Adults and children under two are free!

Daily Guided Art and Science Activities
A different guided art or science activity is offered every day at 11 a.m., with the cost included in the Imagination Station entry. Guided activities include  puffy paint, whirly-gigs,  shrink art, gak or invisible ink.  See this week's schedule here.

Two crafts, painting paper and sand pendulum art, are offered every day. Kids can paint on paper as much as they like and take home art made with the sand pendulum (limit one per visit).

About the Art Studio
Open to all ages, the Art Studio features a series of inventive crafts on a rotating schedule. Art Studio offerings include  mosaics,  wood burning a nd more. Cost is $10 to $20 depending on the activity. See this week's schedule here. 

Additionally, Paint Your Own Pottery is available every day. Choose and purchase unpainted pottery that becomes your canvas. Paint simple designs or a masterpiece, then have your  work glazed and fired. Make a gift, design a keepsake or personalize your morning coffee mug. Cost is $10-$40 depending on the items chosen.

Virtual Reality Experiences
The Imagination Station offers virtual reality fun for all ages! Participants can try active virtual challeng es such as slicing fruit with virtual swords, or engage in artistic and thoughtful play like painting in three dimensions in outer space. Cost is $20 for a 30-minute session.

Come check out all the Imagination Station has to offer! For more information, visit www.vailrec.com, call 970-479-2292  or email community@vailrec.com.
About the Vail Recreation District
The Vail Recreation District's mission is to offer diverse and exceptional recreation opportunities that enhance the physical, social and emotional well-being of all its residents and guests. The VRD aims to help Vail Valley residents and visitors pursue their recreational passions by providing the following outlets for competition in summer and winter via a running and a mountain bike race series, numerous tournaments and/or leagues for hockey, volleyball, lacrosse, softball, golf, tennis, soccer, flag football, broomball, figure skating and rugby; venues like Dobson Ice Arena, Vail Golf Club, Vail Nordic Center, Vail Gymnastics Center, Vail Nature Center, Vail Skatepark, Vail Tennis Center, Community Programming, Vail's Imagination Station and use of additional gyms, playing fields and the surrounding White River National Forest via collaboration with local entities; sports classes and camps for youth, adults and families; and opportunities to learn about and appreciate our Rocky Mountain environment through guided activities, classes and camps. 
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