Winter Break Fun!
Wetmore Park 555 North St.
Renstone Park 1695 Steven St.
Oakridge Park 2131 Michigan Ave.
Carriage Hills Park 901 Woodview Dr.
- Rent Ice Skates from Sun City of Sun Prairie 235 East Main Street (608) 837-2453
Last Call for those interested in participating in Ice Skating Lessons. Lessons will be offered to those ages 4 - adult this winter.
Five lessons are held at Wetmore Park outdoor rinks on Sundays, January 9 - February 6.
Participants must furnish their own skates.
Registrations are accepted until January 6 (unless classes are full).
Call 837-3449 for registration.
Sun Prairie High School Pool
888 Grove Street
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
December 27th-30th
12pm - 3pm
Resident Youth: $2.00 Resident Adult: $3.00
Non Resident Youth: $3.00 Non Resident Adult: $4.00
Toddlers (0-3years old) Free
Sun Prairie Youth Center
160 South Street Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Monday-Friday 3 pm - 6 pm
Grades 6 and up
Call (608) 825-4303 for winter break hours
Teen Crafts
Tye Dyeing T-Shirts
CD Curtain
Follow this link for instructions:
http://sunprairieyouthconnection.blogspot.com/p/middle-school-activities.html
Free Museums!
UW Madison Geology Museum
1215 West Dayton Street Madison, WI 53706-1600
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9am-1pm
Closed Christmas Eve/Day, December 30, 31st and January 1st
- Touch rocks from a time when there were volcanoes in Wisconsin
- See corals, jellyfish and other sea creatures that used to live and swim where we now walk
- Stand under the tusks of a mastodon while imagining yourself in the Ice Age
- View rocks and minerals that glow
- View a model of a Wisconsin cave
- View dinosaurs and meteorites
- Follow this link for more info: http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~museum/
30 N. Carroll St, Madison, WI 53703
Tuesday–Saturday 9 am - 4 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
Exhibits:
- Odd Wisconsin
- Bandolier Bags of the Western Great Lakes
- People of the Woodlands: Wisconsin Indian Ways
- On Common Ground: Two Hundred Years of Wisconsin History
- and more!
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Closed December 24, 25 and 31, 2010 and January 1, 2011
Hours: Monday – Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Year-Round)
The museum features dioramas, consisting of life-size figures and painted murals that realistically and vividly portray events in which Wisconsin veterans participated. The dioramas duplicate a variety of environments, from a snow-covered forest to a tropical jungle.
Follow this link for more info: http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Mdefault.asp
Holiday Fantasy in Lights
Now- January 2nd
Olin-Turville Park, Madison
Features dozens of lighted displays to view while driving through the park.
Hours: Dusk 'til Dawn
Supported by Donations
Do the Zoo!
Henry Vilas Zoo is still open during the winter and the polar bears are more active too!Visit the indoor facilities: Primate House, Avairy, herpetarium, and Discovery Center.
Zoo open: 9:30am - 5pm
Indoor Facilities open: 10am - 4pm
Zoo closed during the afternoons on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and New Years Eve and New Years Day
100 N. Hamilton St.
Dec.27th - 31st is Winter Wonder Week
Hours: 9:30am - 5pm (Thursdays until 8pm)
Closed Christmas Eve/Day and New Years Day
$6.95 per person (kids under 1 are Free)
Any family recieving public assistance pays only $1.00 per person!
Olbrich Gardens
The Atruim has been transformed for the Holiday Express Model Trains.
Admission: $3.00 adults, $2.00 Children 3-12, children under 2 are free.
Hours: 10am - 4pm daily
Closed at 2pm Christmas Eve, closed all day Christmas Day and New Years Day
January 2nd at 1pm
Badgers vs. Penn State
Advance purchase tickets for ages 2-17 are free when an adult general admission ticket is purchased for $7.00!
Buy tickets under "Promotions" on the UW Athletics website http://www.uwbadgers.com/ .
Admission:
U.S. Bank Eve tickets can be purchased in advance from any of the 10 U.S. Bank Madison locations. Tickets are good at all U.S. Bank Eve Madison locations, and admission to any location is on a space-available basis.
Adults: In Advance: $5.00 At The Door: $7.00
Children under 5: FREE at all times
Children ages 5-15: In Advance: $3.00 At The Door: $5.00
Family Pass: In Advance: $12.00 At The Door: $15.00
Family pass includes 2 adult tickets and a ticket for up to three children who are 5 and older in the family.
Prairie Athletic Club and Sun Prairie Ice Arena - New Site!
1010 N. Bird St/655 Athletic Way
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Ice Skating - Bring your own skates, rent for just $2, or rent for free with a donation of two non-perishable food items for the food pantry.
- Swimming
- Gym Games
- Temporary Tattoos
- Bouncy Castle
- Cakewalk
- Design your New Year's Savings Goal
- Snakes Alive! in Studio 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Concessions and raffle to benefit Sun Prairie Youth Ice Hockey Association's Capital Campaign to build a new ice rink
8312 Forsythia Street, Middleton
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Open play sports including soccer, football, yard games, tumbling, parachute, basketball and more!
- Concessions
- Hats and Horns
- Temporary Tattoos
- Raffle
- Inflatables for tots and pre-teens from Fun Play
- Design a cookie or your New Year's savings goal (while supplies last)
- Coat Check and Cubbies Available
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
3330 Atwood Avenue
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Holiday Train
- Flower Show
- Bolz Conservatory
- Temporary Tattoos
- Henry Vilas Zoo Animals in the Conservatory
- Wii and Xbox Game Station
- Strolling magician Tom Krzystof
- Games and prizes
- Color your Savings Goal and decorate your new piggy bank, while supplies last!
100 North Hamilton
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Join a sing-a-long led by Ken Lonnquist at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Celebrations Room.
- Make a masterpiece on MCM's new paint wall.
- Play in the shadow room.
- Be part of creative crafting in MCM's permanent, collaborative collage.
- Get your face painted, walk through the rooftop garden or enjoy refreshments at Bean Sprouts Café.
- Countdown to our early New Year's in the main hall at 8:30 p.m.
U.S. Bank Event:
Monona Terrace
1 John Nolen Drive
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Concessions Available
Grand Terrace
- Truly Remarkable Loon 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Hall of Ideas
- Learn how to Tango, Conga, Salsa and Merengue from 6:05 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Madison Ballroom
- Rick Wilcox's Magic Show at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Mid Level
- UW Space Place Photo Show
- Fly a US Bank Plane
Olin Terrace
- View wonders of the night sky on the Olin Terrace through telescopes operated by UW Space Place volunteers.
Exhibit Hall
- Gomeroke: Kid's karaoke with the Gomers Band from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
- Big Inflatables
- Obstacle Course
- Little Bounces
- Take a ride on the Circus Train
- Enjoy fun and games in Madison Parks hands-on village
- Take part in our 9:30 p.m. Balloon Drop Countdown!
U.S. Bank Plaza – Downtown Madison
1 South Pinckney
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Concessions provided by Sunprint
- Main Street Wisdom 6:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
- Kiddie countdown with hats, horns and confetti 7:30 p.m.
- Complimentary 20th U.S. Bank Eve birthday brownie and cup of hot chocolate in the Sunprint Café at our Madtown Party. 6:00 until supplies last!
- Get a temporary airbrush tattoo or balloon hat creation, then step into our photobooth to record your New Year's look 6:00 - 9:30 p.m.
- Design your New Year's savings goal visor and START to save with a new piggy bank 6:00 until supplies last!
- See the Spec-can-ular, eco-friendly holiday tree
- Take a tour back in time on the Holiday Trolley, which leaves every 15 minutes beginning at 6:30 p.m. at our Webster Street entrance. Last one boards at 9:30 p.m.
