{"id":141291,"date":"2022-11-04T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-tis-the-season-for-building-and-baking-as-discovery-cube-kicks-off-the-sweetest-competition-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T15:30:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T19:30:18","slug":"es-la-temporada-de-crear-y-hornear-mientras-discovery-cube-inicia-el-concurso-mas-dulce-del-ano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/es-la-temporada-de-crear-y-hornear-mientras-discovery-cube-inicia-el-concurso-mas-dulce-del-ano\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;TIS THE SEASON FOR BUILDING AND BAKING AS DISCOVERY CUBE KICKS-OFF THE SWEETEST COMPETITION OF THE YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>SoCal&#8217;s Largest Gingerbread Competition Invites the Community to Celebrate the Season with the Annual Building Contest and Holiday Display Starting <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 19<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SANTA ANA, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 3, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Discovery Cube, <span class=\"xn-location\">Southern California&#8217;s<\/span> leading children&#8217;s science museum, is calling all builders and bakers to participate in the beloved annual holiday competition and celebration of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3699020-1&amp;h=731490451&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverycube.org%2Fscience-of-gingerbread%2F&amp;a=The+Science+of+Gingerbread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Science of Gingerbread<\/a>,&#8221; at both the\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0and\u00a0Orange County\u00a0campus locations. As SoCal&#8217;s largest gingerbread competition and display event, hundreds of SoCal families, organizations, and gingerbread enthusiasts carefully construct some of the season&#8217;s most creative and amazing gingerbread structures. The spirit of the season comes alive as builders young and old, near and far submit some of the most creative, crazy, and confection-laced creations this season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnevid310fleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\" title=\"Calling All Builders &amp; Bakers ... It's Gingerbread Building Season. Come join the fun and enter your most creative, crazy, innovative Gingerbread house structure for a chance to win.\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"playerFrameVideo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U-5sijGtv_0?autoplay=0\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" data-poster=\"http:\/\/\" data-autostart=\"false\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\/><\/div>\n<p>This year&#8217;s &#8220;Science of Gingerbread&#8221; display and holiday experience will open on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 19<\/span>, 2022,\u00a0and run through\u00a0January 1, 2023. Online registration is now open for the Gingerbread competition, and entries can be dropped off from <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 19 to Dec. 4, 2022<\/span>. The six-week experience showcases hundreds of sweet submissions at both campuses while allowing guests to try their hand at several holiday activities, including a scrumptious cookie decorating station, a holiday building block station, weekend visits with Santa, holiday photo stations, and more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every aspiring engineer, architect, and baker looks forward to the annual Science of Gingerbread competition to showcase their incredible gingerbread-building and design-making skills,&#8221; said\u00a0Joe Adams, CEO, of Discovery Cube. &#8220;At the heart of Science of Gingerbread is the ability to use science and STEAM principles to create elaborate structures and innovative ideas during the construction process. We look forward to this year&#8217;s submissions and seeing how clever our community will be with their gingerbread innovations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Contest Rules<br \/><\/b>Online registration is now open and from Nov. 19\u00a0through Dec.4, individuals of all ages, organizations, and classrooms can drop off their most festive and structurally sound gingerbread creations to Discovery Cube Los Angeles and\u00a0Orange County. All Gingerbread entries will be displayed at both campus locations through\u00a0Jan. 1, 2023. All participants are invited to the Gingerbread Awards ceremony where category winners will be announced that evening. The Awards ceremonies for\u00a0Orange County\u00a0entries take place on\u00a0Dec. 9,\u00a05:30-<span class=\"xn-chron\">7:30 p.m.<\/span>, and in <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 10<\/span>, 6:00\u20138:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s competition categories include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Winter Wonderland\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>World of Science (STEM Theme)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s a Small World (Share Your Best Cultural Holiday Traditions) \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Youth 5 &amp; Under\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Youth Ages 6-13\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>By a Group (2 or more people: schools, classrooms, organizations, youth groups, etc.)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>By a Professional Baker, Bakery, Restaurant, etc.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Additional Onsite Activities: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Cookie Decorating:<\/b> Guests will learn about primary and secondary colors and decorate a cookie to take home.<\/li>\n<li><b>Winter Weather Workshop:<\/b> Guests will be able to learn about winter weather and phenomena, such as the Aurora, rain, and snow, and can create a snow globe thaumatrope.<\/li>\n<li><b>Storytime: <\/b>Guests can hear &#8220;Extra Yarn&#8221; by <span class=\"xn-person\">Mac Barnett<\/span> and &#8220;Gingerbread Baby&#8221; by <span class=\"xn-person\">Jan Brett<\/span> and learn how to prepare for the cold weather by designing and creating a winter outfit for their paper Gingerbread doll.<\/li>\n<li><b>Lego Engineering Tables: <\/b>Explore basic and foundation design with bricks!<\/li>\n<li><b>Snowflake Programmable Art:<\/b> Guests will explore patterns as they design a virtual winter snowflake<\/li>\n<li><b>Visits with Santa Claus: <\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 19<\/span>, 20, 25, 26, 27, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 3<\/span>, 4, 10,11,17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. Time is <span class=\"xn-chron\">11:00 am &#8211; 3:00 pm<\/span>. <i>Subject to Change.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Plan Your Visit<\/b>\u00a0<br \/>Discovery Cube\u00a0Orange County\u00a0and <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> are open every day, Monday\u00a0through\u00a0Sunday,\u00a010 a.m.\u00a0\u2013\u00a05 p.m. PT, and guests are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance. For more information on the Science of Gingerbread annual competition and experience, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3699020-1&amp;h=3120600400&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverycube.org%2Fscience-of-gingerbread%2F&amp;a=www.discoverycube.org%2Fscience-of-gingerbread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.discoverycube.org\/science-of-gingerbread<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About Discovery Cube\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<br \/>Established in 1989, the Discovery Cube is an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit children&#8217;s science museum committed to serving the needs and interests of children, educators, and the community at large. With locations in\u202fLos Angeles\u202fand\u202fOrange County, the Cube has hosted over one million children to date to INSPIRE, EDUCATE, and IMPACT young minds with more than one hundred engaging science-based programs, activities, and exhibits. Discovery Cube is focused on four core initiatives &#8211; STEM proficiency, early childhood education, healthy living, and environmental stewardship \u2013 and offers a range of free and discounted STEM programs, field trips, and digital resources for schools to maximize access for children and educators. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3699020-1&amp;h=1494210788&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3644305-1%26h%3D786639919%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.discoverycube.org%252F%26a%3Ddiscoverycube.org&amp;a=discoverycube.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">discoverycube.org<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <span class=\"xn-person\">Tania Weinkle<\/span>, <a href=\"mailto:tweinkle@discoverycube.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">tweinkle@discoverycube.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Video &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3699020-1&amp;h=3169684443&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DU-5sijGtv_0&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DU-5sijGtv_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U-5sijGtv_0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Discovery Cube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>SoCal&#8217;s Largest Gingerbread Competition Invites the Community to Celebrate the Season with the Annual Building Contest and Holiday Display Starting <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 19<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SANTA ANA, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 3, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Discovery Cube, <span class=\"xn-location\">Southern California&#8217;s<\/span> leading children&#8217;s science museum, is calling all builders and bakers to participate in the beloved annual holiday competition and celebration of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-familia-y-vida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141291"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141312,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141291\/revisions\/141312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}