MAKESHOP: Light Painting
MAKESHOP: Light Painting
What colors and patterns can you make using light? Join us in MAKESHOP to try our long-exposure camera setup to “paint” with light.
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Water Sensory Play
Water Sensory Play
Water Sensory Play: Habitat Building Join Nora at the ice table in Waterplay to create habitats for penguins and polar bears! We’ll experience how ice and water feels as we build. This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an opportunity to develop motor skills, but […]
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makeshop storytime
makeshop storytime
MAKESHOP Storytime: Over and Under the Snow Join Nora in MAKESHOP to explore winter and temperature through story. This week, we will read Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner.
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Workshop: Book Making (Grades K-2)
Workshop: Book Making (Grades K-2)
Discover your next favorite book, written and illustrated by you! Fold the pages, craft a story, and complete with a cloth binding for a make-and-take project that can be read again and again. This workshop is for children in Kindergarten through second grade. A parent or caregiver must attend with the child. All materials […]
$8 – $10
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Exhibit Early Closure
Exhibit Early Closure
MuseumLab's Assembly Hall & Gathering Space will close at 1:00pm today for a Special Event.
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Workshop: Design Challenge (Grades 3-5)
Workshop: Design Challenge (Grades 3-5)
Create a new invention to make your life easier! Plan, experiment, and iterate your idea made from new and recycled materials. This workshop is for participants in third through fifth grade. All materials and safety equipment will be provided. Workshop cost is $10 for non-members or $8 for members. Please call our Admissions team at […]
$8 – $10
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cardboard creativity day
cardboard creativity day
Explore multiple uses for cardboard, from designing construction and making projects to enhancing engagement in all subjects to creating low-cost tools for the classroom or home. Then, create your own prototype and learn how to transform it into a 3-D printed artifact.
$75
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educator workshop: cardboard creativity day
educator workshop: cardboard creativity day
Explore the many creative and educational applications of cardboard -- from playful tinkering to 3D printing.
$75
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makeshop storytime
makeshop storytime
MAKESHOP Storytime: Winter Sleep Join Nora in the MAKESHOP to explore winter and temperature through story. This week, we will read Winter Sleep by Alex Morss and Sean Taylor and learn about hibernation.
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Nutcracker Suite – Confluence Ballet
Nutcracker Suite – Confluence Ballet
Join Confluence Ballet as they perform selections from the Nutcracker Suite.
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Open Mic Night: Kenny Stockard
Open Mic Night: Kenny Stockard
Step up to the mic and express yourself! Spoken word, music, poetry, dance and other forms of creative expression welcome. The event features singer Kenny Stockard. Sign up to participate in the Open Mic by emailing cburton@pittsburghkids.org.
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Workshop: Making Knitting Needles and Knitting (Grades 6-8)
Workshop: Making Knitting Needles and Knitting (Grades 6-8)
Ever wanted to learn to knit? Create your own wooden knitting needles to take home, then dive into the basics of knitting in this two-hour workshop. Participants will receive resources and materials to continue their knitting journey after the workshop. This workshop is for participants in sixth through eighth grade. Participants will meet in the […]
$8 – $10
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GLOW
GLOW
Join us as we celebrate light, kindness and community with a family-friendly evening of art making, exhibits and performances that will glow, spark and light up the dark. Indoor Activities: Glow-in-the-dark face painting with Beanie Paints Glow-in-the-dark Scavenger Hunt Ultraviolet artist Mikael Owunna Studios Glowing art scavenger hunt Silent Disco with DJ Glow Graffiti […]
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Workshop: Screen Printing (Grades 9-11)
Workshop: Screen Printing (Grades 9-11)
Learn about the screen printing process and create your own design. Participants will receive a tote bag to print on, but you can also print a shirt or other item to print your design onto. This workshop is for participants in ninth through eleventh grade. Participants will meet in the lobby of MuseumLab. All materials […]
$8 – $10
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MAKESHOP: Cozy Sewing
MAKESHOP: Cozy Sewing
Explore hand sewing with extra cozy materials. We’ll work with fleece, felt, and other fuzzy fabrics and attach them using needles and thread.
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measurement rules sensory play
measurement rules sensory play
Measurement Rules Sensory Play: Scooping and Pouring Join Nora in Measurement Rules to practice our fine motor skills as we scoop and pour white beads! We will listen for sounds that the beads make when they fall and see how the beads feel in our hands. This program is designed with our youngest visitors in […]
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makeshop storytime
makeshop storytime
MAKESHOP Storytime: Snow Birds Join Nora in the MAKESHOP to explore winter and temperature through story. This week, we will read Snow Birds by Kirsten Hall.
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Workshop: Light and Shadow (Grades K-2)
Workshop: Light and Shadow (Grades K-2)
As we approach the Winter Solstice, the days get shorter and shorter, and the nights longer. In this workshop, we will use light and color as a new material to create artwork that illuminates the Winter nights ahead. This workshop is for children in Kindergarten through Second Grade and a caregiver (parent, guardian, babysitter, etc.). […]
$8 – $10
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Visiting Artist: Alter It! with Francesca Neville
Visiting Artist: Alter It! with Francesca Neville
Join us in Tech Lab to work with Artist Francesca Neville. Francesca will be guiding visitors on how to alter, repair, and redesign vintage and thrift finds.
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Private Event Notice
Private Event Notice
A private event will be taking place at the Children's Museum and MuseumLab starting at 4 p.m.
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Holiday Market
Holiday Market
Holiday Market Choose the perfect one-of-a-kind gift from a variety of handmade goods produced by some of the local artists, designers and makers featured in the exhibit, How You Wear It. All ages are welcome. The market is located in MuseumLab, our latest space with exhibits and programs for youth ages 10+.
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Workshop: Intro to Sewing Machines (Grades 3-5)
Workshop: Intro to Sewing Machines (Grades 3-5)
Learn the basics of using a sewing machine! Practice setting up the machine, sewing straight and curved lines, and learning different ways to attach fabric. Leave with the confidence to sew independently. This workshop is for participants in third through fifth grade. All materials and safety equipment will be provided. Workshop cost is $10 for […]
$8 – $10
Sing, Move, Play
Sing, Move, Play
Join students and faculty from Slippery Rock University’s Music Department for this drop-in music experience that takes your early learner on a journey rich in song, movement, sound exploration and musical play! Stop by for a few minutes or stay for the full session. This program is designed with early learners in mind, but all […]
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MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
Join us as we transform MAKESHOP into Recycleburgh, a city made entirely of recycled materials! What does a city need? How will you hack and repurpose common household into the parts and pieces of a city?
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makeshop storytime
makeshop storytime
MAKESHOP Storytime: Winter Dance Join Nora in the MAKESHOP to explore winter and temperature through story. This week, we will read Winter Dance by Marion Dane Bauer and make ribbon wands to dance with to brighten up our winter days.
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MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
Join us as we transform MAKESHOP into Recycleburgh, a city made entirely of recycled materials! What does a city need? How will you hack and repurpose common household into the parts and pieces of a city?
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MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
Join us as we transform MAKESHOP into Recycleburgh, a city made entirely of recycled materials! What does a city need? How will you hack and repurpose common household into the parts and pieces of a city?
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Museum Closed
The Museum is closed today for the holiday. We will reopen on December 26. Hope to see you soon!
1 event,
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
Join us as we transform MAKESHOP into Recycleburgh, a city made entirely of recycled materials! What does a city need? How will you hack and repurpose common household into the parts and pieces of a city?
1 event,
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
Join us as we transform MAKESHOP into Recycleburgh, a city made entirely of recycled materials! What does a city need? How will you hack and repurpose common household into the parts and pieces of a city?
2 events,
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
Join us as we transform MAKESHOP into Recycleburgh, a city made entirely of recycled materials! What does a city need? How will you hack and repurpose common household into the parts and pieces of a city?
Little Gardeners
Little Gardeners
Join Hannah and Nora in our Community Garden in front of the Museum every Wednesday morning from 11:00 -11:45 am to help tend the garden. Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore sensory play and develop motor skills. This program […]
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MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
Join us as we transform MAKESHOP into Recycleburgh, a city made entirely of recycled materials! What does a city need? How will you hack and repurpose common household into the parts and pieces of a city?
1 event,
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
Join us as we transform MAKESHOP into Recycleburgh, a city made entirely of recycled materials! What does a city need? How will you hack and repurpose common household into the parts and pieces of a city?
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Countdown to Noon
Countdown to Noon
Join us for a family-friendly countdown to noon to say farewell to 2022! Featuring: A performance by jazz quartet Lee Robinson and ISKA in the Garage Celebrate with these activities: Share your hopes for the New Year live on the radio with SLB Radio Productions Try pointillism painting to illustrate time in the Art Studio […]
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
MAKESHOP: Recycleburgh
Join us as we transform MAKESHOP into Recycleburgh, a city made entirely of recycled materials! What does a city need? How will you hack and repurpose common household into the parts and pieces of a city?
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Museum Closed
The Museum is closed today. Happy New Year! The Children's Museum will reopen on January 2.