EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso families gathered in Downtown El Paso Saturday for a day of games, STEAM activities and slime as Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play returned to the city.
La Nube STEAM Discovery Center and the Association of Children’s Museums hosted the free outdoor block party from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street and Arts Festival Plaza.
The event returned to El Paso for the third consecutive year and featured activities focused on movement, creativity, imagination and hands-on learning.
Families had the chance to meet SpongeBob SquarePants, participate in slime activities and take on a slime slide. The event also featured music by Sound Stage 9, local food trucks and community organizations from across the Borderland.
Outdoor street-festival activities were free and open to the community.
The event was part of Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play, which is part of the network’s Our World initiative focused on encouraging young people to learn, play and make a positive difference in their communities.
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