Kids Square reopened this morning!

We explored some of the many exhibits at center in the square that you can enjoy with your family.

If you’re looking for some options for family fun in downtown Roanoke check out Kids Square.

ROANOKE, Va. – An area nonprofit is celebrating a big donation to help kids experiment at home during the pandemic. Kids Square is in downtown Roanoke at Center in the Square, and it’s normally a place where kids come to do hands-on learning. AEP donated $50,000 to help fund these at home experiment kits. Kids Square executive director Felicia Branham said this helps keep their mission going. Branham added keeping kids' minds engaged is critical to keep students on track during this atypical school year.

ROANOKE, Va. – If your child loves science, he or she could be an online star! Kids Square in downtown Roanoke is looking for a face for its demonstration videos. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Kids Square has created STEM kits for children to learn at home. Leaders thought it would be a great idea to find an entertaining child to tape the videos, so it created its YouTube Sensation Contest. The $15 registration fee includes two full kits for you to use to create your teaching video.

ROANOKE, Va. If youre looking for something to keep your kids busy, Kids Square in Downtown Roanoke is taking its mission on the road. Kids Square is still looking for a van and the perfect name. Kids Square has handed out 1,500 themed kits since the pandemic started. What kids will get from the mobile museum will not be an entire kit, it will only have one activity or craft. For more information on donating and helping Kids Square find their new van, click here.