Category: Arts & Materials

Glue Gun Fun

Glue Gun Fun

There’s no substitution for hands-on exploration. Letting kids (safely) experiment with real tools, such as a glue gun, provides opportunities to build confidence, independence, creative thinking skills and more.

Make Your Own Eyeball Wall at Home

Make Your Own Eyeball Wall at Home

If you’ve visited our new special exhibit, Monsters on Summer Vacation, you’ve likely seen the Eyeball Wall, a chalkboard wall covered in eyes that is the perfect backdrop for visitors to sketch out monster faces of their own.

DIY Paper Tube Xylophone

DIY Paper Tube Xylophone

Get your kids excited about exploring music by making your own paper tube xylophone. Or, make a few and start your own xylophone band!

Winter Break Play Activities (Part 1)

Winter Break Play Activities (Part 1)

Winter break means lots of extra free time for kids. Here are five fun winter craft and activity ideas to keep kids busy for an entire week.

Winter Break Play Activities (Part 2)

Winter Break Play Activities (Part 2)

We’re keeping the fun going with even more fantastic winter-themed activities to keep kids busy and learning over this long winter break.

Fizzy Bubbles

Fizzy Bubbles

Learn about basic chemical reactions with this easy and entertaining science experiment. Three simple ingredients combine to create a surprising and colorful bubbly reaction your kids will want to do again and again. What You’ll Need Baking soda White vinegar Food...

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