The 2017 Festival of the Befana arrives in the city of Science with events and shows for the whole family.
To finish off the 2016 Christmas parties worthily and celebrate the Befana 2017, City of Science organized a great event called "the Befana comes ... by day"The 6 January 2017.
It will be a day full of activities suitable for the whole family, but dedicated in particular to the children which, for the occasion, can enter for free. Will be present the animation with theme disguises that will welcome families and will guide them through Christmas sets to watch juggling shows, stilts and soap bubbles.
There will be many different types of workshops suitable for different ages such as the Socks Laboratory or the creative painting workshop on optical illusions.
The program of the event is shown below.
Program
Assaggi di Scienza by Città della Scienza
From the 10 to the 14 at the Newton's foyer
Small experiments suitable for everyone to discover the secrets of liquids.
Trees of Science edited by Città della Scienza
From the 10 to the 14 at the Newton's foyer
How are plant cells made? This laboratory suitable for all ages will help to understand the phenomenon of rising water in plants and to find out how to study the age of trees.
La Befana a Colori by Città della Scienza
From 10 to 14 in the Vico and Montessori rooms
This workshop of painting and optical illusion will present two versions: one for children from 3 to 5 years and one from six years and will be limited. The theme is visual perception and the discovery of the functioning of optical illusions through creative painting activities.
Epiphany is a question of chemistry edited by Le Nuvole
From 11: 00 to 11: 45 around at the Archimedes room
Small curiosities and demonstrations suitable for all ages on the gifts of the Befana and the Three Wise Men.
Epiphany ... the befana riding a comet edited by Le Nuvole
From 12: 00 to 12: 45 around at the Archimedes room
Experiments and curiosities on comets.
Juggling show by Alfonso Aversa
From the 13: 00 at the Newton Hall.
Furthermore, after the party e up to 17.00 you can continue the experience in Città della Scienza between aquariums, tactile tanks and scientific laboratories.