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Worldwide Day of Play

Bike Rodeo

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Building Safe Biking Habits

Get ready for a day full of fun, movement, and play we celebrate Worldwide Day of Play with a Children’s Bike Rodeo!

Kids will participate in a variety of activities that focus on key biking safety habits, including:

  • Proper hand signals for turning
  • Maintaining balance on their bikes
  • Navigating safe routes and making safe decisions on the road
  • Bike safety inspections and tune ups
  • A chance to win 1 of 4 gift cards to Bert’s Bikes and Fitness

Whether your child is a biking beginner or ready to take on new challenges, this event is perfect for all skill levels. Plus, there’s plenty of time for free play and making new friends!

Trikes welcome!

Event is in collaboration with PennDOT designed to teach kids about bicycle safety in a fun and engaging way.

Participants must bring their own bikes, helmets, and any additional safety gear.

 

Bike Rodeo will be held in the parking lot across from the Children’s Museum on French Street.

 

The museum will provide Bike Rodeo worksheets prior to the in-person activity, from 10 AM – 1:30 PM. The Bike Rodeo begins at 1:30 PM.

 

Registration not required – Included with admission to the museum

The goal of the children’s bike rodeo is to interest kids in bicycling, educate them on safety requirements, and instill in them safe biking habits. All participants will take part in a number of activities that focus on a specific bike safety skill such as using proper hand signals and maintaining balance.

 

Bike Rodeo is a program created and administered by PennDOT.

 

Bike tune ups made possible by Bert’s Bikes and Fitness. Thanks to their generosity, you can ensure your kid’s bike is safe to ride!

 

Plus, test your luck thanks to the generous donation of 4 gift cards to Bert’s for helmets, bike equipment, and more! Could you be one of the lucky winners?

 

 

 

This event is only possible through the generosity of the Association of Children’s Museums and UPMC Health Plan.

 

The mission of the Association of Children’s Museum is to champion children’s museums and together enrich the lives of children worldwide.

 

 

UPMC Health Plan is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our members as well as the greater community. We’re owned by UPMC, making us part of an integrated health care delivery system with one of the nation’s top-ranked health systems. We partner not only with UPMC, but also with community network providers, to provide the highest quality care to our members.

 

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Worldwide Day of Play is a day dedicated to experiencing joyful learning through play, this event is focuses on getting kids and their families up, out, and playing around.

 

Our World: Worldwide Day of Play is part of Nickelodeon’s Our World global initiative to inspire kids and provide them with tools to activate their individual and collective agency. As part of a network of than 300 ACM member children’s museums who reach millions of families in North America, and the more than 1,000 museums participating in Museums for All, a national access initiative that ACM manages, expERIEnce Children’s Museum is a vital collaborator in the Our World: Worldwide Day of Play.

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