The California Science Center offers numerous gift options for family-friendly fun and learning throughout the year. Whether you are shopping for a science enthusiast, a curious explorer, or a future astronaut, there are plenty of wonderful gift options for all.
There are also many ways to participate in support of the California Science Center Foundation and create a personal gift that will inspire science learning for everyone.
Selected highlights include:
Gifts That Spark Curiosity:
Give a gift Membership to share the love of science learning with family and friends by enrolling them in a year of exploration and fun as Science Center Members. There are five different levels of gift membership available, beginning at $95 for a family. Among the many benefits on offer are invitations to Members-only exhibit viewings and movie screenings; IMAX Theater passes; discounted tickets to special exhibitions, attractions, and simulators; and discounted dining and shopping onsite. Further details on the different Membership levels can be found here.
Gifts That Make a Difference:
Provide a summer camp scholarship for the California Science Center’s Hands-On Science Camp – an amazing way for kids to combine fun with the joy of learning. Programs are built on age-appropriate concepts and hands-on activities from Pre-K through 8th grade. Campers can choose from over 25 weeklong classes ranging from chemistry to Earth science to astronomy and more. A gift of $460 makes it possible for a student to attend a week of Science Camp for free – in many cases, that’s more science learning than they receive all year in school.
Create a lasting tribute for someone special and join Team Endeavour by sponsoring one of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s thermal tiles in perpetuity, supporting the California Science Center Foundation’s efforts to build the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center – the future home of Endeavour in the world’s only display of an authentic, “ready-to-launch” space shuttle system. Gift levels start at $1,000 with convenient monthly payment options.
Gifts for Families:
The ExploraStore, located on the main floor of the Science Center, offers a wide range of gifts to suit every budget and every explorer. Some of the more popular items this year include a special collection of space and aviation-themed Snoopy and Peanuts merchandise that includes adult and youth apparel, an adorable Hello Kitty astronaut plushie, and other unique toys. The ExploraStore also offers the convenience to purchase items online here. All proceeds from the store go to support the California Science Center Foundation, a Non-Profit California Corporation.
Gifts for Everyone:
Gift certificates purchased at the box office or via telephone can be redeemed in person for purchases at the ExploraStore or at the box office for timed tickets to any of the following experiences:
IMAX THEATER TICKETS
Four movies are currently available in the IMAX® Theater: Antarctica 3D allows viewers to venture to the coldest, driest, and windiest place on earth; Superhuman Body 3D explores a world of medical marvels and the extraordinary ways our bodies work; Blue Whales 3D takes viewers on a journey to learn about the largest animal ever to have lived; and The Blue Angels,filmed for IMAX in 3D, reveals never-before-seen footage chronicling a year with the Navy’s elite Flight Demonstration Squadron.
ENDEAVOUR TOGETHER SIMULATOR
Climb aboard a state-of-the-art motion simulation experience and celebrate Space Shuttle Endeavour’s many contributions to the space program.
Credit: The California Science Center.
