A new series of hands-on-workshops for kids entering grades 2-6. Tinker, experiment and build a new take-home project each week! Wednesdays • 2:30-4:30 p.m. Pre-registration required.
July 11 – Art Bots
Use a motor to build a jittering, drawing robot and experiment with programmable robots
July 18 – Telescopes and Microscopes
Experiment with lenses and learn how to turn a smartphone into a microscope
July 25 – Squishy Circuits
Make your own conductive dough and use it to build a light-up sculpture
August 1 – Balloon Racers
Design a car and make it move with air power
August 8 – 3D Tops
Enter the world of 3D printing by designing your own spinning top
August 15 – Toy Take-Apart
Find and repurpose the machines and mechanisms inside moving toys
August 22 – Paper Circuits
Test conductive materials and add them to a light-up work of art
August 29 – Cranky Contraptions
Build a mechanical masterpiece with simple machines like wheels, cams, and linkages
