Felting
Join us in MAKESHOP as we explore the process of felting! Use friction, soap and water to create a non-woven fabric from sheep’s wool.
Join us in MAKESHOP as we explore the process of felting! Use friction, soap and water to create a non-woven fabric from sheep’s wool.
Have you ever wanted to invent your own game? Use your imagination and game logic to create a new pastime, then share it with other visitors.
What colors and patterns can you make using light? Join us in MAKESHOP to try our long-exposure camera setup to “paint” with light.
Join us in MAKESHOP as we reuse and repurpose household materials into sculptures of all shapes and sizes. Find inspiration in the shapes, patterns, textures, and colors of everyday objects, then try various attachment methods to build your own creation.
How does air make things move? Experiment with different materials and place your creations into a wind tunnel. Can you make things soar, tumble, fly or fall?
Explore how heat changes the properties of plastic! Join us in MAKESHOP as we use heat tools to fuse recycled plastic together. What textures and colors do you see? How can you make something new out of plastic scraps?
Join us this weekend in MAKESHOP to help us build Circuit Blocks. Take apart old electronic devices and use simple hand tools to transform them into museum exhibit components! We'll be working collaboratively throughout the weekend on different parts of the process.
What’s special about the way cardboard can bend, move, fold, and provide support? Make new discoveries about this everyday material as we build sculptures, structures, and more using all kinds of cardboard.
Join us in MAKESHOP as we explore the art and practice of sewing. Try different stitches, use needle and thread to attach fabric together, investigate the sensory qualities of fabric and fiber, and experiment with stuffing fabric shapes.
Join us in MAKESHOP as we sand, form, and attach different pieces of wood! Explore woodworking tools that shape, cut, drill and drive. What motions make the tools work? What job does each tool do? While all ages are welcome to participate, younger visitors may need adult assistance. Everyone will be asked to wear safety […]