Stake your claim at the Discovery Museum’s gold panning event this weekend. Rent a pan for $3 per person and try your luck at finding gems and semi-precious stones to keep! A real gold miner will show you the ropes and answer gold-hunting questions. Don’t miss seeing the large gold specimens in their Gee Whiz Geology exhibit, discovered right in this area! Kids 12 and under bring home a gold-panning activity sheet.
When: Saturday, April 10th and Sunday, April 11th; 12:30 – 3:00pm (Museum open 10:00am – 4:30pm)
Where: Discovery Museum, 3615 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento
Cost: Admission for Adults on the weekend $6.00, Kids 4-12 $4.00, 3 and under FREE
Info: Call 575-3942 or click here
Written by Keilah Woodard
My love for exploring and creating experiences with my three kids led to the founding of SacramentoSidetracks.com in 2009. I realized that Sacramento has so much to offer and I was excited to share my findings with other parents. Besides simply having fun, these are the other positive side effects of taking my kids on outings that I’ve discovered: we have quality time together away from the distractions at home, we cultivate our curiosity, learn new things, conversations are triggered by what we see and do, we connect and bond as a family, and we create new memories. Ready to get sidetracked, too? Let me be your guide!
