Play It Forward Annual Fundraiser
August 7, 2025 | 21+ Event

Join us under the Big Top for Play It Forward—SPARK’s carnival-themed fundraiser where grown-ups get to play for a cause! Enjoy complimentary food trucks, nostalgic carnival games, a lively cash bar, photo booth, and a chance to win prizes from amazing local businesses.

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Race Track

Start your engines! At the Race Track, kids can build their own dream car using wheels, axles, and colorful blocks—then send it flying down the ramp. Will it be the fastest? The slowest? Will it survive the jump at the end? Test, tweak, and race again in this high-energy exhibit where creativity meets motion. Sponsored by Nuss Trucking!

How can YOU Play, Learn, and Discover on the Race Track?

Play

Kids design and build custom cars, then race them down a two-lane track to see how their creations perform. They experiment with weight, shape, and speed—and love the thrill of the jump! It’s all about fast-paced fun with endless room to rebuild and rerun.

Learn

Motor Skills:
Fine motor skills from assembling car parts and attaching wheels
Hand-eye coordination while lining up and launching vehicles
Gross motor movement through racing, retrieving, and repositioning cars

Social-Emotional Development:
Encourages turn-taking and friendly competition
Promotes resilience and perseverance through design trial-and-error
Builds confidence and pride in self-created vehicles

STEAM:
Engineering design through building stable, functional vehicles
Physics concepts like speed, gravity, friction, and force
Problem-solving and critical thinking through test-and-rebuild cycles

Discover

What makes a car go faster—or slower?

How does changing the shape or weight affect the jump?

Can you build a car that stays together all the way down?

What happens if you race two different designs?

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