Come create with us!
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
September 11: Suminagashi Paper Marbling The art of suminagashi (Japanese paper marbling), dates back to the Heian period of Japan (794-1185) and is the precursor of all other marbling techniques. Learn to marble paper with this technique of floating ink on water. Take home many sheets of paper decorated with suminagashi for use in bookbinding and other paper arts.
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September 18: Build a Haunted House, part 2 Continue work on your haunted house. An open workshop to collaborate on your ‘historic haunted house’ to enter in our annual competition.
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September 25: Leaf Rubbing An autumn favorite! We’ll gather some leaves, paper, crayons and pencils and watch as the leaf designs seem to magically appear. You can use this leaf-rubbing art in other fall decor, accents and cards. We’ll investigate the art of tree identifications as well.
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October 2: Candy Bucket STEAM Challenge In this Halloween STEAM challenge, students will use simple materials and the engineering design process to design and build a candy bucket for trick-or-treating. Then, they will test the strength of their buckets using Halloween candy!​
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October 9: Paper Mâché Pumpkins Paper mâché pumpkins are a classic fall craft! They’re easy to make and a fun craft to make as a family. Add some homemade charm to your fall decor! Paper mâché is a French term which translates to “chewed paper” and has been used for hundreds of years.
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October 16: Paper Mâché Pumpkins Answer the question “Why do leaves change color?” with this fun science experiment. Leaf chromatography is a simple science technique that separates the different pigments found in leaves, revealing the hidden colors that contribute to their vibrant hues. It demonstrates how leaves contain various pigments besides the dominant green of chlorophyll.
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October 23: Spooky Shadow Puppets Explore the science of shadows and put on a spooky (or not so spooky) Halloween show! Sometimes, objects (like cardboard puppets) are thick enough to block light as it travels through the air. The size of the shadow depends on how close or far away it is from the light source. Shadows can also “stretch” and “bend” as the angle changes between the object and the light source. This is why trees outside a window can sometimes look like a scary monster!
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October 30: Puking Pumpkin or Pumpkin Volcano Explore the science of chemistry and chemical reactions in this simple and entertaining activity we call the “puking pumpkin!” For the more squeamish participants we’ll make “pumpkin volcanoes.”
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