Category: anti-bias activities

• Creation Station: Something Beautiful

  

  Creation Station: Something Beautiful Participants learn Full Program Description Craft and create with us! We’ll provide an idea and supplies then you create your own masterpiece.  “I wanted something beautiful that you could sit down and look at. And then, the paintings change you.” Alma Thomas In this session, we’ll explore the colorful art of expressionist…

  Sally Battle

  March 22, 2025

  anti-bias activities, arts + crafts, Black History Month, cost, easy, holiday, minimal, some cost, staff time

  Hispanic Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples Month, recycling

• Family Maker Workshop: Indigenous Ingenuity

  

  Family Maker Workshop: Indigenous Ingenuity Often, STEM teachings and projects focus on Western inventors – but Indigenous peoples have been inventing problem-solving tools since time immemorial. For example, did you know that even hundreds of years ago, Aztec peoples used hollow bird bones to deliver medicines into the human body – just like syringes created…

  Sally Battle

  March 22, 2025

  anti-bias activities, arts + crafts, cost, Indigenous People’s Day, minimal, National Native American Heritage Month, some cost, staff time, stem

• Family Engineering Wildlife Crossing

  

  Family Engineering: Wildlife Crossing In this hands-on program, participants learn about traditional Incan bridge-building, wildlife crossings from around the world, and experiment to create their own bridges for toy animals. Full Program Description Brainstorm, design, build, and test structures to solve problems and help make the world a better place – just like real engineers! For…

  Sally Battle

  March 22, 2025

  anti-bias activities, best for 3+, cost, easy, Hispanic Heritage Month, holiday, Indigenous People’s Day, minimal, minimal cost, National Native American Heritage Month, recycled materials, staff time, stem

• Take-home kit: Celebration of cultures

  

  Take-home kit: Celebration of cultures Here’s a project to celebrate all the things that make your particular family unique, and to pause and consider your family’s priorities and values. Full Program Description Did you know every family has its own culture? Explore your family’s unique beliefs, values and traditions with this fun take-home kit. Supplies…

  Sally Battle

  March 22, 2025

  anti-bias activities, arts + crafts, best for 4+, cost, diy activities, minimal, moderate cost, staff time, take-home kit

• Creation Station: Vibrant shape collages

  

  Creation Station: Vibrant shape collages Create colorful collages inspired by the work of artist Reginald Laurent. Because this program was held in honor of Juneteenth, we invited kids to use their artistic freedom to create something that shows that everyone is equal. Full Program Description Craft and create with us! We’ll provide an idea and…

  Sally Battle

  March 22, 2025

  anti-bias activities, arts + crafts, best for 2+, cost, easy, Juneteenth, minimal, minimal cost, staff time

• Creation Station: Hummingbirds

  

  Creation Station: Hummingbirds! Celebrate the beauty of the Caribbean Islands with this cute and simple hummingbird and hibiscus flower craft. Full Program Description Craft and create with us! We’ll provide an idea and supplies then you create your own masterpiece. In this session, celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month by making a craft based on one of…

  Sally Battle

  March 22, 2025

  age group, anti-bias activities, arts + crafts, best for 2+, best for 3+, best for 4+, best for 5+, Caribbean American Heritage Month, cost, easy, holiday, some cost, some staff time, staff time