23 Nov Closed Today
Hands On! is closing early at 1:00pm for our Bourbon, Bones, and the Big Bang fundraising event. Please check our events calendar for additional information on planned closures....
23 Nov Nano Science Discovery Lab Program
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...
22 Nov Discovery Cart Activity – Paper Airplanes
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....
03 Nov Virtual Discovery Scavenger Hunt
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...
03 Nov National Aviation Day Pop-Up Program
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...
03 Nov Design Challenges for National Engineers Week
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. ...
25 Oct Pop-Up Maker Space
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...
25 Oct Pi Day!
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....
25 Oct Guinness World Record Day
Did you know that Hands On! Discovery Center is home to a Guinness record breaking Tesla coil?!? The world's most powerful, musical, bi-polar Tesla coil can be seen today only for the special price of $1 per person (with paid general admission)! Children under 4...
25 Oct Investigate Forensics Discovery Lab Program
Investigate the science of forensics in this puzzling Discovery Lab program! Examine your own fingerprints using our dactylogram kits and extract real DNA from a piece of fruit. The Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day. FREE with general paid admission....