August

• Cardboard City
  Join us Saturdays in August as we salute our newest exhibit — Roadside America: Through the Lens of John Margolies — by creating a retro recycled city. We’ll use recycled goods to create a whimsical roadside sculpture, sign or building. You can take your creation home or add it to our T.H.I.S. display. This activity is FF (Fun and free!)

September

• Best of Discovery Camp 2015
  Our Discovery Camp has wrapped up for the summer, but you can join us on Saturdays in September for a sampling of the innovative fun we had this summer. Free tinkering activities include soil-free-planting of Shasta daisies and creating a cloth pin doll. You can also watch our “Smashes & Crashes” auto safety demonstration and more!
  
  Make sure to join us on Saturday, September 26th for our Community Maker Pop-Up. We’ve invited local community makers to join our Tinker Task Force, so there will be plenty of things to see and do for all ages! This expanded event runs from 10am – 5pm.

October

• Treat-or-Trick Putt-Putt Golf
  Simple machines have never been so much fun! First, create your own putt-putt golf obstacle using an inclined plane, screw, lever, wedge, pulley or wheel and axle, then decorate it to be funny or scary, before it becomes part of our putt-putt course. You and your friends or family can grab a golf putter, play our tricky course and win a special treat! Then you can take your obstacle home or leave it for others to play through! This is a great family activity. It’s free and open to ages 5 and up.

November

• Create Your Own Not-Bored Game
  This month, you'll use simple circuits to make your own Operation-style game, then test your hand-eye coordination. For ages 9 and older. Supply fee for this activity is $7 — cash only please. Young makers can also test their hand-eye coordination and see the magic of magnets with our magnetic fishing game.

December

• Dancing Reindeer
  Motorize a holiday reindeer figure, and watch it dance! Learn the basics of a vibrating motor, and then create a holiday reindeer figure that you can make dance with holiday joy! For children 5 and up with adult supervisor. Project involves hot-gluing and small pieces that could be choking hazards. Supply fee for this activity is $5 — cash only please.
  
  Join us for a special Community Maker Pop Up event on Sat., Dec. 26th as the Tinker Task Force invite the 501st Garrison – Vader’s Fist, to join us for a full day of innovative fun. The 501st Garrison is a world-wide Star Wars costuming organization. They will share their secrets about creating these elaborate costumes and welcome photo opportunities with guests. This Pop Up event runs 10am – 5pm. We’ll be located in front of the Dymaxion house and Museum Gallery area. Our December THIS activity – a dancing reindeer robot and woven ornament will also be available for guests to create.