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 Lego Wall, cardboard construction, magnet wall challenge, wind tunnel and much more. Come on in and we'll show you around!
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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
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Free for museum members | Regular admission rate for non-members
* Additional costs will always be noted
Make It! Schedule
​​April 16: Straw Structures Participants will build freestanding structures using straws and connectors, exploring stability and engineering design.
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April 23: Egg Carton Animals Turn recycled materials into adorable egg carton animal portraits with just a few basic supplies! Kids and adults will enjoy creating fun and silly animals that are ready for display.​
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May 7: Recycled Crayons Make new crayons from bits and pieces of old crayons — a fun, eco-friendly activity!
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May 14: Coral Reef Build Explore information about coral reefs, and build your own mini reef from recycled materials.
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​​May 21: Cryptid Creatures & Folklore Make a “cryptid creature” by mixing and matching parts from various stuffed toys. Then imagine a backstory about it like the lumberjacks used to tell.
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May 28: Robot Obstacle Course Test robots that follow challenging paths you make!
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June 4: Cipher Wheels Build rotating cipher wheels to encode and decode secret messages with friends and family, using cryptography and logical thinking.
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June 11: Pop-Up Cards Design cards with moving paper elements, exploring paper engineering and mechanics.
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June 18: Paper Quilling Quilling is an art form that involves rolling, shaping and gluing paper strips to create decorative designs. The name comes from the early use of bird feathers, or quills, to coil the paper.
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June 25: Rubber Band Race Cars Build small vehicles powered by twisted rubber bands, exploring stored energy and motion.
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July 2: Gummy Bear Catapult Design simple catapults to launch gummy bears or other objects, experimenting with angles, force and distance.
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July 9: Sundials Create sundials to track time using the sun, connecting astronomy, earth science and history.
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July 16: Cookie Moon Phases Model moon phases using cookies and frosting, combining astronomy and playful learning (and perhaps a snack along the way).
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July 23: Straw Rockets Design and launch paper rockets using air-powered straws, testing shape and aerodynamics.
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July 30: Tissue Paper Painting Create layered color artwork by bleeding tissue paper pigments onto wet paper.​​​
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