Workshops & Special Events happening this season!
March
OPEN ON MONDAYS IN MARCH!
Sunday, March 2nd-Read Across America Day
Join us for story time as our staff shares some of their favorite children’s books and book themed STEM/STEAM activities. Programs by announcement throughout the day. FREE with paid general admission.
Tuesday, March 4th-Sunday, March 16th-Can You Hear Me Now? Discovery Lab Program
Discover some of the smallest bones in our bodies – the ones in our ear! Celebrate Alexander Graham Bell’s birthday by learning about sound and how Mr. Bell used sound in many of his inventions. Play a song on our palm pipes, listen to our singing crystal water glasses, and even try out our Boomwhackers! The Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day. FREE with paid general admission.
Tuesday, March 4th-Sunday, March 30th-March Art Studio Programs
Join us for a 3-D rainbow paper sculpture, crayon-resist watercolor Starry Night inspired paintings, optical illusion line drawings, Piet Mondrian inspired collages, and pattern plate rubbings. All activities are self-guided with instructions provided, with facilitated programs announced periodically throughout each day. Stop by and get creative! FREE with paid general admission.
March Discovery Cart Activities
Stop by our Discovery Cart Tuesdays through Thursdays in March to explore something new each week. All activities are self-guided. All cart program components and materials must remain on site unless otherwise noted. Each cart activity may contain small parts not suitable for children 3 and under. FREE with paid general admission.
- 4th-6th: K’nex
- 11th-13th: Cubelets
- 18th-20th: Snap Circuits
- 25th-27th: Legos
Friday, March 14th-Pi Day
Join us to celebrate the mathematical constant pi (π). Programs and activities by announcement throughout day. Free with paid general admission.
Sunday, March 16th-St. Patrick’s Day Pop-in Family Workshop, 1:30pm-4:00pm
Stop in anytime between 1:30pm-4:00pm to expose some Leprechaun secrets! Make Leprechaun slime, create your own UV reacting, color-changing Leprechaun bead bracelet, and grow Leprechaun “eggs” that emerge and vanish in a blink of an eye. Children under 16 must be supervised by an adult at all times. Materials fee of $5 per person for members, $7 per person for non-members. While supplies last. Contains small parts not suitable for children under 3. General admission fees apply.
Tuesday, March 18th-Sunday, March 30th-EnviroScape 3-D Watershed Discovery Lab Program
Learn about keeping our planet and water beautiful in recognition of World Water Week. Get a firsthand look at what happens to water in our environment with our 3-dimensional EnviroScape watershed. Pollution and runoff are colorfully evident when falling rain carries mock versions of soil, chemicals, and oil through a watershed to a body of water. Can you help save the watershed community and our planet? The Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day. FREE with paid general admission.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR NEXT MONTH!
Friday, April 18th-Dino Egg Hunt-9am to Noon
Join us for some egg-cellent dinosaur and fossil themed experiments, crafts, games, and egg hunting in a prehistoric forest. Activities and egg hunting are on-going, so stop by anytime during the event. Be sure to bring your own basket.
(*Contains small parts and food allergens. While supplies last.) Check out our social media and website for updates and reminders!
Pricing
- FREE for ages 0-3
- $5 for members ages 4+ (must have current membership card/membership app and photo ID) (includes event and exhibit play)
- $11 per person for non-members ages 4+ (includes event and exhibit play)
- $2 Tesla Experience tickets for members and non-members
For more information about a specific workshop or program please contact: reservations@visithandson.org.
Workshop Guidelines – Please read carefully:
- Space is limited and varies based on the workshop.
- Payment in full and a completed registration form is required to secure place in workshop.
- A full refund will be provided if you cancel a minimum of two weeks in advance. If a cancellation is made less than two weeks in advance, any payments will not be refunded or transferred.
- Museum admission is an additional cost and is not included in any workshop fees.
- All attendees must be within the age ranges specified for each workshop. Proof of age may be requested. If staff has been misinformed of a child’s age, all fees paid will be forfeited and the attendee will be dismissed.
- All attendees must be fully toilet trained. Attendees not fully toilet trained will be dismissed.
- Hands On! reserves the right to cancel any workshop and fully refund payments in the event a workshop is cancelled based on low attendance/registration or unforeseen circumstances.
- Parents/guardians must sign each attendee in and out of the workshop.
- We are unable to accommodate early arrivals, or late pickups. Failure to comply with pick-up times may result in your attendee being unable to register for future workshops.
- Keep toys, books, and all other personal belongings at home. Hands On! is not responsible for lost/ stolen/ damaged items.
- To ensure a fun, effective, consistent, and safe experience, parents/guardians/siblings may not be present in the workshop, however, they are welcome to visit HODC during the duration of the workshop (General admission costs apply).
- We reserve the right to dismiss an attendee based on behavior issues, aggression, foul language, or failure to follow rules.
- All fees paid will be forfeited in the event of dismissal for any reason.
- Coupons and special offers are not applicable with any workshop fees.
