It’s part of our vision for families to have more opportunities to connect, to spend more moments in joyful play…learning together, being curious together!🤩
Tap into your creativity with art class at the museum! Classes are always FREE with admission🥳Art class is held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:45am or 1pm 🕐 Designed for ages 3-10
Play is learning! Our campers journeyed through space this week! Learning about rockets, constellations, and planets through art and STEM activities 🚀 Our next space camp session is August 5-9! Be sure to register your 6-10 year old soon🤩 Head to our website to learn more!
Pre-registration is open on our website for $5 a person ($6 a person for day-of tickets) Join is anytime from 10am-2pm🤩
☀️ Included with daily admission and free for members! We hope you’ll join us for STEM activities, eclipse crafts, and a safe viewing of this cosmic event! (Materials are limited so registration is STRONGLY encouraged!) https://handsonhouse.campbrainregistration.com
Filming a commercial!
What an exciting day we had! 🤩
Hands-on House welcomed the film crew from WITF in the get some amazing footage of families learning through play. The little ones were so excited to be here and can’t wait to see themselves on TV! 📺 🎥
Thank you to the team at WITF for helping us share with others what Hands-on House is all about!
National “Do Something Nice Day”
How can you celebrate National “Do something nice day” today?🤗
We asked YOU for some easy, kid-friendly ideas and here was what we compiled!
Save for reference and share this with your friends. Together, we can spread kindness and make the world a little nicer 😄🙌🏼
“We’re gonna catch a big one,” 🐻 we said!
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Through the grass, over the river, into the snowstorm, and finding clues all along the way…we knew the bear had to be close.
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Mrs. Will was our guest presenter this week during Storybook Adventure at Summer Camp! We read and acted out “Going on a Bear Hunt” and couldn’t have had more fun 🤩 Check out our little adventure! ⬆️
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STEM LAB | Simple Machines
What’s new in the STEM lab at Hands On House? We’re diving into the engineering world to learn more about simple machines, centrifugal force, slope,drag, and so much more!
Come race with cars🚗, test ramp speeds, play with pulleys and learn how objects are moved in our everyday world.
Check out a sneak peek below!⬇️
Story Stretchers 📖
Check out the fun we had in Story Stretchers today! 🐛 be sure to tap on our story to see what we created 🙂
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Space Safari
Come into Hands-on House to grab Space Safari!
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It’s a box STEM space adventure for children to engage in various activities. The box includes 3+ hours of fun and has these games: A Space Walk, Gravity Splat, an astronaut reading a story, building straw rockets, a constellation project and much more!!
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They are perfect for children ages 5+
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Recycled Material Fish
Ms. Gabby introduces today’s fun art piece! 🐠
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On Tuesday, April 13, Hands-on House will celebrate Mason Georgelis, by offering free admission from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. to honor what would have been his 15th birthday. Mason’s Active Adventure Garden at the museum was created in 2011 and has been maintained through an ongoing gift from the Georgelis family to remember him and bring families together.
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