Explorium's Summer 2023 Reading Challenge

Dates: June 12th - July 27th

Theme: Bingo

Objective: Increase the reading of guests and children at Explorium. Summer reading programs combat summer learning loss, enhance reading skills, and ignite a passion for reading!. Books take kids into different parts of the world and themselves.

How to participate: Sign up using this form & pick up your yellow bingo card during your next visit. Every time you visit this summer, you can read while at Explorium and a staff member will stamp your bingo square. 

Bingo Card: 

• The card has 25 spots with different reading activities based on time spent reading, making new conections or reading in different spaces of the museum.

Ways to win bingo: 

• Blackout(25 spots stamped)= End of Summer Movie Night
• X Marks the Spot(9 spots stamped)= Panda Kid's Meal Voucher
• 5 in a Row(5 spots stamped)= Bookmark Craft Kit 

Rules for participation:

• Parents must register kiddos in order to receive a bingo card(1 card per child).
• Explorium Staff will record each book the child reads before giving a stamp.
• Kiddos are ONLY allowed to receive up to 2 stamps per visit. 
• Only Explorium Denton books are eligible for bingo spots(with the exception of the “bring your own book” spot).
• If your child wants to read a specific book or genre they may ask an Explorium staff member to help with our library.
• If it’s a time reading spot, kids must use Explorium timers or parent’s phones.

Is it possible to win?:

• 5 days of coming to Explorium guarantees a 5 in a Row.
• 9 days of coming to Explorium guarantees a X marks the Spot.
• 25 days of coming to Explorium guarantees a Blackout.
• There are 40 days to complete the bingo card but the date can be changed based on approval.

Winning Prizes: 

• End of summer movie night(Black Out)
• Free kid’s meal from Panda Express(X marks the spot) 
• Make your own bookmark craft kit(5 in a row)