Category: staff time
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…