Come create with us!
Our MAKE IT! series is back. Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. we offer awesome activities in Fulton's Workshop. Each will have a focus or theme, but you can also come and explore the workshop if that week's activity isn't up your alley. Alternate activities include micro:bit hands-on, our new Lego Wall, cardboard construction, magnet wall challenge, wind tunnel and many more. Come on in and we'll show you around!
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Come explore hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) projects for all ages!
We want to:
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Create a fun interactive learning environment
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Emphasizes imagination and creativity
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Make curious and thoughtful learners
Come at any point to participate.
Free for museum members | Regular admission rate for non-members
* Additional costs will always be noted
Make It! Schedule
May 2: Snap Circuits Experiment with "Snap Circuits" building components. They're easy to use and help you learn basic engineering, electronics and circuitry concepts.
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May 9: Rubber Band-Powered Boat Use recycled materials and rubber bands to build boats that can propel themselves through the water! Experiment with flotation, propelling devices, and more -- how far or fast will your boat go?
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May 16: Flower Press Using simple materials you can preserve flowers and leaves, just like biologists of the past and present! They can be used as specimens to record what is in your yard, gifts for friends, or help preserve a special occasion.
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May 23: Monster Buddy -- Sewing and Folklore! Take apart existing stuffed animals and re-sew them together to make a creature from folklore. Lumberjacks would often tell stories of animals that were made up of many different creatures, like the furbearing Bass, which looks as strange as it sounds! This class will involve sewing with needles and thread. We can teach you if you haven't sewn before,
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May 30: Wood Puzzle Make a puzzle that you can take home! This class will require guardians to work closely with kids, as we use tools !
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June 6: Rainbow Reflections Play with rainbows and paint one too. We'll show how to use old CD's to create reflected rainbows on the wall, and you can paint what you see!
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May 13: Bubble Wand Explore the science of bubbles (weather permitting). We'll have bubble-making supplies, and you can experiment with different recycled materials to see what kind of bubbles you can create!
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June 20: Paper Mâché Mask Create amazing paper mâché works of art to take home using recycled paper, cardboard and other materials.
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