BUILD YOUR SKILLS!
Sunday Workshops
Our new 90-minute skill-building workshops offer a unique opportunity to work in small groups with our expert Maker Educators. Learn to use a range of tools, work with new materials, and build your maker skills. Workshops are drop-off activities for students, and the fee includes museum entry. Come early or stay after to enjoy all of KID Museum.
90 Minute Sessions
Dates: Sundays, dates listed below
Times: 11AM or 2:30PM
Grades: 2nd – 8th graders
Capacity: 15 students per class
Price: $25 or $10 with your Museum entry ticket
Members: Be sure to login prior to checkout to receive your registration discounts.
Access for Every Maker: We are dedicated to expanding access to all makers by providing free and reduced-cost ways to participate in our programming. Please use this form to reach out if program fees pose a financial hardship, and we’ll ensure you and your family can participate.
INTRO TO TEXTILES: HAND SEWING
Learn hand sewing techniques and then apply your new skills to make a plushie or puppet.
Sunday, June 8
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Grades: 2nd - 5th
INTRO TO 3D PRINTING: TINKERCAD
Explore the fundamentals of digital design using TinkerCAD, learn the basics of a 3D printer, and then see how the two work together to bring your designs to life.
**All 3D prints will be ready to pick up a week after the workshop.
Sunday, June 15
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Grades: 2nd - 5th
INTRO TO 3D PRINTING: TINKERCAD
Explore the fundamentals of digital design using TinkerCAD, learn the basics of a 3D printer, and then see how the two work together to bring your designs to life.
**All 3D prints will be ready to pick up a week after the workshop.
Sunday, June 15
2:30 PM - 4 PM
Grades: 6th - 8th
INTRO TO WOODSHOP: DRILLS
Learn to use a drill and then put your new skill to use creating a wooden figure.
Sunday, June 29
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Grades: 2nd - 5th
INTRO TO ELECTRONICS: CONDUCTIVITY & SIMPLE CIRCUITS
Learn how to build simple circuits so you can create a motorized, light-up invention.
Sunday, July 13
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Grades: 2nd - 5th
INTRO TO ELECTRONICS: SERIES & PARALLEL CIRCUITS
Take your circuitry skills to the next level with series circuits, parallel circuits, and paper circuits.
Sunday, July 13
2:30 PM - 4 PM
Grades: 6th - 8th
INTRO TO CODING: HUMMINGBIRD:BIT
Jump into the world of coding with the help of Make Code and hummingbird:bit! You’ll be amazed by how quickly you can program your own paper robot.
Sunday, July 20
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Grades: 2nd - 5th
INTRO TO LASER CUTTING: TRACING & CUTTING
Learn the basics of digital design and laser-cut your very own custom sunglasses!
Sunday, July 27
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Grades: 2nd - 5th
INTRO TO LASER CUTTING: TRACING & CUTTING
Design and laser-cut a unique, multi-layered creation you can bring home to display or wear.
Sunday, July 27
2:30 PM - 4 PM
Grades: 6th - 8th
INTRO TO THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS: SIMPLE MACHINES
Ready to be an engineer? Invent a workable solution to this week’s design challenge using simple machines and the engineering design process.
Sunday, August 3
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Grades: 2nd - 5th
INTRO TO 3D PRINTING: TINKERCAD
Explore the fundamentals of digital design using TinkerCAD, learn the basics of a 3D printer, and then see how the two work together to bring your designs to life.
**All 3D prints will be ready to pick up a week after the workshop.
Sunday, August 10
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Grades: 2nd - 5th
INTRO TO 3D PRINTING: TINKERCAD
Explore the fundamentals of digital design using TinkerCAD, learn the basics of a 3D printer, and then see how the two work together to bring your designs to life.
**All 3D prints will be ready to pick up a week after the workshop.
Sunday, August 10
2:30 PM - 4 PM
Grades: 6th - 8th
INTRO TO ANIMATION: STOP MOTION
Learn the basics of movie-making — storytelling, set building, and editing — and create your claymation masterpiece!
Sunday, August 17
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Grades: 2nd - 5th
INTRO TO CONSTRUCTION: 3D FABRICATION
Take your ideas from a 2D sketch to a 3D reality with basic construction techniques!
Sunday, August 24
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Grades: 2nd - 5th
INTRO TO CONSTRUCTION: MOVING MECHANISMS
Design and build your own automata with moving parts!
