Kids have a natural instinct to explore. It's what help them learn and shapes their developing young minds. But too often, kids are told not to touch something, to leave it alone because it's not safe, or it's delicate, or it belongs to someone else.

Yet hands-on is exactly how kids begin to understand the world around them, by touching and trying and answering their own questions through discovery. That's what makes the Hands On Children's Museum of Olympia such an amazing place for children. Whether it's exploring local tribes in the Fabulous Forest gallery, sailing in a cargo ship in the Puget Sound gallery, or role playing a superhero inside a fire truck, your kids will experience the world up close and personal in an environment designed especially for them. And today's Big Gift Giveaway winner will be lucky enough to receive a Deluxe Family Membership and members' parking pass free  (a $215 value)!

How to enter the giveaway:

Step 1: You must be a ParentMap eNews subscriber in order to be eligible to enter and win prizes in the Big Gift Giveaway. If you already receive email from ParentMap, move on to step 2. If you don’t, sign up now.

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Step 2: Leave a comment on this post answering this question: what one gift would you love to receive this year? by 12 a.m., midnight, on Thursday, December 20. Include your email address in DISQUS (not publicly) so that we can contact you if you are the winner!

(If you are the winner and don't include your email in DISQUS, your win will be invalidated.)

Step 3 (optional):  Earn up to six additional entries for the following (leave an extra comment on this post for each action to let us know):

1. Follow ParentMap on Pinterest
2. Like ParentMap on Facebook
3. Follow ParentMap on Twitter
4. Follow Hands On Children's Museum on Facebook.
5. Share this post on Facebook
6. Tweet this post on Twitter

This giveaway ends Thursday, December 20, at midnight. We will leave a comment reply for the winner before noon on December 21.

This giveaway has now ended. Thanks to all who entered!

Next up in the Big Gift Giveaway: Come back December 21 to enter for your chance to win our next prize: a Woodland Park Zoo family membership!

Pssst...! You really should come back every day to enter the Big Gift giveaway du jour — each eligible daily entry you make during the promotion period (December 1–25) will qualify as an entry in our final grand prize giveaway for a $2,500 Mexico resort credit.  The more you enter, the greater your chances to win! And you did hear it from us.

Good luck!