Join us in MAKESHOP as we experiment with magnets! Explore the properties of magnetic and non-magnetic materials. How do they work? Can you build a sculpture held together using only magnetic force?
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MAKESHOP: Magnets
Join us in MAKESHOP as we experiment with magnets! Explore the properties of magnetic and non-magnetic materials. How do they work? Can you build a sculpture held together using only magnetic force?
Make Lab: Wet Enameling – Ages 9+
Paint with liquid enamels to create a fused glass-and-metal design that can be used as a magnet or pin.
This activity takes place in the Children’s Museum’s neighboring building MuseumLab and is designed for visitors ages 9+.
Made possible with generous support from Arconic Foundation.
Make Lab: Wet Enameling – Ages 9+
Paint with liquid enamels to create a fused glass-and-metal design that can be used as a magnet or pin.
This activity takes place in the Children’s Museum’s neighboring building MuseumLab and is designed for visitors ages 9+.
Made possible with generous support from Arconic Foundation.
STEM Saturday
Celebrate innovative and inclusive STEM learning with FREE hands-on activities, live demonstrations and creative experiences outdoors on Rainbow Road and at MuseumLab!
Outside the Museum, 10:00 am – Noon
- Obstacle course drone flying by Center for Aviation Training & Technology at Hosanna House
- Robot demonstrations with BotsIQ
- Catapult building and painting
Outside the Museum, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
- Motorcycle Take Apart
- See live alpacas and alpaca fiber spinning with The Crafty Alpacas
- Weaving and coding with CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute
- Nebula spin art with Moonshot Museum
- 3D die cut chips with Protohaven and Dick Esterle
- Fossil exploration with Carnegie Museum of Natural History
- Loom weaving
- Electronic music performances by CMU Electronic Music Program
- Make UV bead bracelets, Afrofuturism Adinkra bookmarks and dotted Mandala art with Assemble
- Fun with the Carnegie Science Center
In MuseumLab, Noon – 5:00 pm
- Experience Full Tilt, a multi-player pinball-like experience, with CMU Entertainment Technology Center
- Try claymation and clay sculpting
- Electronics Take Apart
- Make your own kinetic paintings
- Create stop motion animation
- Discover the Dah-Varsity AI platform with Toyz Electronics
Additional STEM activities will be offered in Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Regular admission rates for the Children’s Museum apply.
STEM Saturday is part of Remake Learning Days Southwestern PA 2025, #RemakeLearningDaysSWPA. Learn more at https://remakelearningdays.org/.
Youth Night: Vacation Mode (6th-8th graders)
Get ready for summer break by shifting into vacation mode at MuseumLab!
Enjoy picnic-themed snacks and drinks, and try your hand at some of these classic and digital summer camp activities:
- Sticker making with Cricut digital cutting machine
- Wood burning
- Laser etching aluminum tags
- Game room
- and more!
This is a parent-free evening for youth in grades 6–8 (or equivalent ages).
Tickets: $7
Free for mlabPASS holders! Learn more here.
Buy tickets here
Youth Night at MuseumLab is generously supported by Arconic Foundation.
This event is part of Remake Learning Days Southwestern PA 2025, #RemakeLearningDaysSWPA. Learn more at https://remakelearningdays.org/.
Youth Night: PALentine’s Day (6th-8th graders)
Join us for a PALentine’s Day-themed Youth Night! Bring your besties and buddies for an evening of activities, games, and snacks.
Activities include:
- Creating laser-cut wax seals
- Paper marbling and card making
- Metal-stamped conversation hearts
- Silent Disco
- Friendship bracelets and pins
- Visiting the game room for a chance to win prizes
Also enjoy a waffle bar and build-your-own snack mix.
This is a parent-free event designed for youth in grades 6 – 8 (or equivalent ages.)
Tickets: $7
FREE for mlabPASS holders. Learn more about mlabPASS.
Youth Night is made possible with generous support from Arconic Foundation.
MakeLab: Stained Glass-9+
Learn to use a soldering iron, copper tape, and glass pieces to create designs in stained glass. Add to our communal creation as you explore this technique.
This activity uses hot tools and sharp materials and is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.
MakeLab: Stained Glass-9+
Learn to use a soldering iron, copper tape, and glass pieces to create designs in stained glass. Add to our communal creation as you explore this technique.
This activity uses hot tools and sharp materials and is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.
MakeLab: Stained Glass-9+
Learn to use a soldering iron, copper tape, and glass pieces to create designs in stained glass. Add to our communal creation as you explore this technique.
This activity uses hot tools and sharp materials and is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.
MakeLab: Stained Glass-9+
Learn to use a soldering iron, copper tape, and glass pieces to create designs in stained glass. Add to our communal creation as you explore this technique.
This activity uses hot tools and sharp materials and is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.
MakeLab: Etched Metal Tags-8+
Explore the processes of electro-etching and stamping to make a custom metal tag for yourself, a pet, or a friend!
This activity is designed for visitors ages 8+.
Made possible with generous support from Arconic Foundation.
MakeLab: Etched Metal Tags-8+
Explore the processes of electro-etching and stamping to make a custom metal tag for yourself, a pet, or a friend!
This activity is designed for visitors ages 8+.
Made possible with generous support from Arconic Foundation.
Make Lab: Wet Enameling – Ages 9+
Paint with liquid enamels to create a fused glass-and-metal design that can be used as a magnet or pin.
This activity takes place in the Children’s Museum’s neighboring building MuseumLab and is designed for visitors ages 9+.
Made possible with generous support from Arconic Foundation.
Make Lab: Wet Enameling – Ages 9+
Paint with liquid enamels to create a fused glass-and-metal design that can be used as a magnet or pin.
This activity takes place in the Children’s Museum’s neighboring building MuseumLab and is designed for visitors ages 9+.
Made possible with generous support from Arconic Foundation.
MakeLab: Embossed Cards – Ages 8+
Use styluses to create impressions on thin sheets of aluminum, then add your design to a card.
Embossing is the technique of pushing and shaping metal from the front. It is also known as “chasing”. Experiment with different tools, amounts of pressure, and designs.
This activity takes place in the Children’s Museum’s neighboring building MuseumLab and is designed for visitors ages 8 and up.
Made possible with generous support from Arconic Foundation.
MakeLab: Embossed Cards – Ages 8+
Use styluses to create impressions on thin sheets of aluminum, then add your design to a card.
Embossing is the technique of pushing and shaping metal from the front. It is also known as “chasing”. Experiment with different tools, amounts of pressure, and designs.
This activity takes place in the Children’s Museum’s neighboring building MuseumLab and is designed for visitors ages 8 and up.
Made possible with generous support from Arconic Foundation.
MakeLab: Embossed Cards – Ages 8+
Use styluses to create impressions on thin sheets of aluminum, then add your design to a card.
Embossing is the technique of pushing and shaping metal from the front. It is also known as “chasing”. Experiment with different tools, amounts of pressure, and designs.
This activity takes place in the Children’s Museum’s neighboring building MuseumLab and is designed for visitors ages 8 and up.
Made possible with generous support from Arconic Foundation.