Hands On! is closed today for a Holiday or Event Hands On! is closed New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day every year. Hands On! may also close for special fundraisers or other scheduled events. ...
Holiday Closings Hands On! is closed New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day every year. Hands On! may also close for special fundraisers or other scheduled events. Please check our events calendar for additional information...
Discover science on a SUPER SMALL scale! At the nanoscale (the size of atoms and molecules) many common materials exhibit very unusual properties. Join us as we explore the world of Nanotechnology with experiments involving iridescent films, invisibility, and more! The Discovery Lab will be open by announcement...
Stop in any time between 11:00-3:30 to test your architectural design skills by building your own “Gingerbread” House from graham crackers and candy! Then make your own flurry of polymer "snow" and peppermint-scented snow dough to take home with you. Children must be supervised at...
Stop by our Discovery Cart to explore something new each week. All activities are self-guided. This week's program is Paper Airplane Design for Wright Brothers Day! Cart activities may contain small parts not suitable for children 3 and under....
You're invited to celebrate HandsOn's 35th Anniversary with our 35 Ways to Celebrate 35 Years! Put on your thinking caps and lace up your shoes. Search through the whole museum to answer our clues! Scan the QR code at the Front Desk to access the Virtual Discovery Scavenger...
Join us for some fun, high-flying activities related to aviation in honor of National Aviation Day! Activities include making paper airplanes and straw rockets to take home, flying ping pong balls and toilet paper to test out Bernoulli’s principle, and trying out a Design-Build-Test experiment...
Join us during National Engineers Week to participate in a variety of fun and challenging engineering activities in our Make It Take It, Keva Planks, Imagination Playground, and Everblocks exhibit spaces! Programs by announcement throughout each day. FREE with paid general admission. ...
Feeling creative? Join us in our Pop-Up Maker Space to make, craft, design, tinker, DIY, or build anything that you can imagine. We'll supply the materials and the tools...
Join us on 3-14 to celebrate the awesome mathematical constant Pi (π)! Programs and activities will be announced throughout the day. Free with regular admission. While supplies last....