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Category: Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Bottle Cap Tambourine

January 28, 2020

Make your own music! Learn how to craft and decorate your own tambourine. This project is inspired from a past workshop in our makerspace, the

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: New Year’s Party Hat!

December 30, 2019

Ring in the New Year with your one-of-a-kind party hat! This project is from one of our Winter Day Camps and now you can learn

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Preposterous People Pots

September 26, 2019

Inspired by SMILE, our entry bridge mural painted by Panca, this project inspires kids to get silly and creative with their art. This project was

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Super Belt

July 25, 2019

Superhero Summer is in full swing here at the Museum! You can drop-in outside of the Innovators LAB to trace and draw your own superhero,

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Mini Skateboard

June 27, 2019

Spend your summer learning how to do an ollie or kick flip on your very own DIY-friendly tech deck! You can build this mini skateboard

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Monsters vs Aliens Keychain

May 30, 2019

Make your own unique and silly creature using only a few materials from home! Our Monsters vs. Aliens Keychain project is fun because no two

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Spring Sprouts

May 1, 2019

In welcoming Spring, we’re making Spring Sprouts at home and planting in our yards! This project was offered at the Museum in our Clay Studio,

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Friendship Bracelets

March 22, 2019

This month, we’re sharing how to make friendship bracelets at home with your very own cardboard loom from household items. These colorful bracelets made of

Create, Think Play Create From Home

DIY: Boo-Yah Bottle Caps

February 28, 2019

Make and design your own button using bottle caps! We’re sharing a DIY version of our Boo-Yah Bottle Caps project that was part of a

Create, Think Play Create From Home

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
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