13th Annual National Sense of Smell Day
Saturday, April 29, 2006

What is National Sense of Smell Day?
National Sense of Smell Day is an annual, springtime program at children’s museums and science centers across the U.S. and is sponsored by the Sense of Smell Institute, The Fragrance Foundation’s Research & Education Division.  This entertaining and educational one-day event focuses on the mysterious sense of smell; how it works and the important role it plays in many aspects of our daily life as well as how it interacts with our other senses (especially taste).
The museums and science centers listed to the right feature a variety of hands-on, interactive activities including: demonstrations of how the sense of smell functions in animals and humans; the link between our senses of taste and smell;  how smells can alert us to danger, enhance our alertness, improve our moods and much more.  There are also many creative and fragrant craft activities and entertainment in the form of puppet shows, treasure hunts, storytelling, musicians and contests.  Click on the museum names to see photos and a brief recap of the activities that took place at each museum.

“Get In Touch With Your Sense of Smell” Activity Booklet
If you missed this year’s Sense of Smell Day and still want to have some olfactory fun, simply download our “Get In Touch With Your Sense of Smell” Activity Booklet and enjoy the activities from the comfort of your own home.

National Sense of Smell Day Corporate Sponsors

We are pleased to acknowledge our corporate sponsors for their support of the 13th National Sense of Smell Day.  Their generosity makes the continued success of this educational and entertaining event possible.  On behalf of The Sense of Smell Institute and all of the museums and science centers that are participating in the 2006 National Sense of Smell Day, we extend our sincere appreciation to:

	Avon Products for "adopting" The Science Place
	Bond No. 9 for their generous contribution toward overall Sense of Smell Day activities.
	Demeter Fragrance Library (for providing scents for “Stop & Smell the Memory” kits used at participating museums & science centers
	Givaudan Fragrances for “ adopting”  the Maryland Science Center
	International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. for providing fragrances for the “Smell IQ Quiz” activities at participating museums & science centers
	Latitudes Fragrance International for their generous contribution toward overall Sense of Smell Day Activities.
	Liz Claiborne Cosmetics for “adopting” the Brooklyn Children’s Museum
	Odor-Eaters for sponsoring the Odor Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest at the Arizona Science Center and Maryland Science Center
	TriSenx for providing their “Scent Domes” and software to participating museums and science centers.
	Fragrance Resources for their contribution toward overall Sense of Smell Day activities.