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Category: Create

DIY: Kaleidoscopes

January 22, 2019

We’re ringing in the new year with a colorful and festive project! Our campers have been making kaleidoscopes during the crafting portion of a day

Camps, Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Light Up Cards

December 14, 2018

This do-it-yourself craft is the perfect greeting to send a friend or loved one! Inspired by a workshop from the Museum’s makerspace, Innovators LAB, learn

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Scramble Screens

October 17, 2018

October is Cybersecurity Awareness month, and we’ve been learning all about internet safety thanks to ESET! ESET is an IT security company that offers firewall

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Monotype Printing

September 26, 2018

During the second half of September we’ve been exploring techniques of Monotype Printing in our Innovators Lab at the Museum. What is a monotype, you

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Flying Floating Superheroes

August 28, 2018

Pow, wham, slam, kaboom! Create your own Flying Floating Superheroes out of pipe cleaners, straws, beads and coffee filters. This DIY project is inspired by

Create, Think Play Create From Home

What to do with your leftover Halloween candy

November 1, 2017

BOO! Halloween is over! OK, you and your family had a blast trick-or-treating for Halloween, but now you have a scary amount of sugar-packed candy

Create, Play, San Diego, Sustainability

DIY Superhero Cape!

July 11, 2017

With San Diego Comic Con approaching, we wanted to share a fun way to become a superhero at home. Using only a T-shirt and the

Create, Think Play Create From Home

PRINTABLE DIY: Bookmaking at Home!

April 30, 2016

Looking for a fun way to get crafty at home this weekend? Our Arts Education team have just the project for you! Gather the family

Create, Think Play Create From Home
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