Holy Kids Activities, Batman!

Video Games (ESports Area)

Free! All weekend! PlayStation! Switch! Xbox! Tournaments! You can play video games all weekend long for FREE thanks to Xfinity. Games will include Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, Guilty Gear Stive, Fortnite and Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. You can bring your own controller, or controllers will be available to check out. Prizes include classic cartridge systems like Atari, NES (original Nintendo), Sega, and more. Find all the details on our Esports page. Learn more about local and online leagues from Eastside Esports League and the MSU and UM Esports leagues.

Learn a New Game with Thunderforge Studios

All our game demonstrations are FREE and kid-friendly and full of staff that will help teach games to kids and adults alike. Stop by any game area and let them know you're a beginner; they'll help get you started!

Win Prizes from Thunderforge Studios and our various Sponsors

Put your raffle tickets in the boxes to win. How do you get raffle tickets? Just sign up for our email list or follow us and our sponsors on social media, get more tickets the more you follow! Thunderforge Studios has all the details and TONS of cool prizes to give away! Comics, games, even a $6,000 game table from our sponsor Tabletop Makers! Someone is taking that home on Sunday, it might as well be you.

Gaming - Board Games & Roleplaying 

Our game room is hosting dozens of games all weekend, going into the evening past vendor hall hours as well. Most games are FREE to play.

Official After Parties at Lansing Shuffle (across the back parking lot behind the Lansing Center)

Why is our after party a kids activity? Because it's ALL AGES! And FREE! That's right, our OFFICIAL after party at the Lansing Shuffle this year is open to all ages. Come try something different to eat at the various food kiosks, get a drink from the full service bar, watch bands, check out the costume contest or our brand new photography contest! Full details on our after hours page.

Paint & Take with Thunderforge Studios

Get a FREE miniature and sit down and paint it! Then take it home! Experienced painters will help you get started, and all the materials are provided.

Paint & Take with Paint Your Poison

Find your creativity and find your style through painting. Amanda will have various superhero and pop culture pictures for kids to paint for FREE. You can also get a kit from her to take home!

Saving Scales Reptile Rescue

Saving Scales Reptile Rescue helps reptiles and amphibians find new homes. They work with pet owners who can't take care of their pets anymore and help find those pets new loving homes. Come see animals that need a home, learn about taking care of reptiles, and if you ask nicely you may be able to pet them as well (for FREE). You can even adopt an animal (with your parents' permission!) and take it home.

Kids Costume Contest (Main Stage, Sunday at 1:30pm, Pre-Register by 1 pm in vendor hall)

Kids 12 and under can enter the kids' cosplay contest FREE for a chance to win prizes! Strut across the stage and get your best hero pose ready. You can also take pictures with your favorite superheroes around the con. See all the costume contest details here.

C4 Creation Center

We’ve got all the materials for kids to make their own felt superhero masks! Your mask can be based on a known hero, or use your own creativity and personality to make something totally new. You can also make bookmarks for your comics, buttons, other costume pieces, or just sit and color our free Activity Book full of coloring pages and puzzles!

Panels (Rooms 101-104)

They're not just for adults - panels are kid-friendly, and some are kid-specific. From coming up with family costume ideas to learning how to draw, there's plenty for everyone! See panel listing and website for full details. All panels are FREE to attend, unless a workshop denotes a cost for materials.

Face Painting with Posh Pigments

Face Painting is back this year! FREE to kids 13 and under, join Whitney from Posh Pigments as she helps you celebrate being a hero at Capital City Comic Con in your own unique way.

Balloon Twisting with Chris Cornwell

Get your choice of dozens of different balloon shaped thingamabobs and whatsamajigs FREE from balloon sculptor extraordinaire Chris, official balloon twister for our sponsor Lansing Lugnuts!

Make a Mask with Small Talk Advocacy Center

Decorate your own FREE superhero mask and get a cape with it too!

See the Dan Frazier Comic Art Collection with Dan's Dream

Dan has been collecting original art from comic creators over the course of decades. Now, he takes a portion of his hundreds of original art pieces to conventions around the country to display, helping to raise money for our own local Lansing area humane society. See the art for FREE, then buy a print or signed comic to help the cause!

Photo Opportunities (Everywhere!)

Get your picture taken with a superhero, Stormtrooper, Mandalorian, Ghostbuster, G.I. Joe, and more! Life-size statues and vehicles will be available for poses, for FREE. (Please do NOT sit in or stand on vehicles.)