Join us in MAKESHOP as we sand and form different pieces of wood! Explore woodworking tools that shape and smooth. Help create collaborative puzzles and more.
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 glasses in the woodworking zone.
Join us in MAKESHOP to explore basket weaving using foraged natural materials.
Presented as part of Remake Learning Days; learn more at remakelearningdays.org
Join us in MAKESHOP to explore weaving with natural materials. Use sticks, vines, grasses and more as both warp and weft for weaving.
Presented as part of Remake Learning Days; learn more at remakelearningdays.org
Join us in MAKESHOP as we use hand drills to make holes in wood and drivers to drive screws. What motions make the tools work? How do screws help connect pieces of wood?
Join us in MAKESHOP as we use hand drills to make holes in wood and drivers to drive screws. What motions make the tools work? How do screws help connect pieces of wood?
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.
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.
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.
Join us in MAKESHOP to explore weaving. Experiment with scale, materials, and texture as you weave on a variety of looms.
Join us in MAKESHOP as guest artists Jackie Lockhart and Trevor Schadt demonstrate and share the art of kumihimo braiding. Try your hand at this 8-strand braiding technique using a traditional Japanese marudai or a modern foam disk.
Have you ever wanted to create your very own book? Explore the parts and pieces of books, then use paper, recycled materials and specialized tools to make a book. How will you fill the pages of your creation?
Join us in MAKESHOP to help repair and build Circuit Blocks. Use simple hand tools to transform parts from old electronics into museum exhibit components and work with our educators to bring new life to well-loved components. We’ll be working collaboratively throughout the week on different parts of the process.
Join us in MAKESHOP to take apart all kinds of electronics to see what’s inside. How can we open the machines using simple hand tools? How are the components inside connected? What job does each part do in the machine?
Join Hannah and Nora in the Studio every Wednesday morning from 11:00 -11:45 am to learn about basic gardening tips and tricks.
This week, we’ll explore microgreens! We’ll observe actively growing microgreens and start our own batches to take home.
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 is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, but all are welcome to attend!
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 is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, but all are welcome to attend!
Activities are weather permitting, but don’t be afraid to get wet.
This program does not require museum admission and is free and open to the public.
Join Hannah and Nora in the Studio every Wednesday morning from 11:00 -11:45 am to learn basic gardening tips and tricks.
This week, we will explore plant-based pigments, talk about where we might find them in nature, and see how they react to different pH levels. We will also try painting with these pigments.
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 is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, but all are welcome to attend!
Join Hannah and Nora in the Studio every Wednesday morning from 11:00 -11:45 am to learn basic gardening tips and tricks.
This week, we will explore different forms of clay, including clay soil and air dry clay. We will compare how the materials are similar and different and use various natural materials to press patterns into clay slabs.
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 is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, but all are welcome to attend!
Join Hannah and Nora in the Studio every Wednesday morning from 11:00 -11:45 am to learn basic gardening tips and tricks.
This week, we’ll dissect roses and other flowers and talk about the different parts of a flower.
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 is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, but all are welcome to attend!
