Contrapainting
Pit water against oil as we create swirling kinetic art based on the concepts of insolubility and density. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
Pit water against oil as we create swirling kinetic art based on the concepts of insolubility and density. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
Strum, beat, and play your way through the Swallow Hill Music Instrument Petting Zoo. Try out ukuleles, hand drums, guitars, mandolins, banjos, fiddles, mini-pianos and more. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
Molecular gastronomy is where scientific sorcery meets culinary artistry. Use innovative techniques and tools, as well as some basic chemistry, to explore the magic of modernist cuisine. Participants will transform foods across states of matter as they create edible works of art that would be at home on the Starship Enterprise. Ages 18 and up are welcome.
Safely learn the skills required to create a pyrographed (burned) set of wooden coasters. Transfer a pattern using graphite paper, and use simple wood-burning tools to create a one-of-a-kind gift. Appropriate for teens grades 6 and up. No registration required.
Strum, beat and play your way through the Swallow Hill Music Instrument Petting Zoo. Try out ukuleles, hand drums, guitars, mandolins, banjos, fiddles, mini-pianos and more. Appropriate for tweens and teens grades 6 and up. No registration required.
Use the real tools and techniques that paranormal researchers employ to observe, study and fake ghostly visitations. Record EVPs (electronic voice phenomena) and analyze your results for messages from beyond. Then, use a variety of analog and digital trickery to make your own spirit photographs. Appropriate for tweens and teens grades 6 and up. No registration required.
Participate in an in-depth, hands-on dissection. In small groups, dissect a frog to learn about body systems and biology. Appropriate for tweens and teens grades 6 and up. Space is limited; registration required.
Spread some sunshine by creating wildflower seed bombs, crafting a pet rock and assembling a pocket-size nature collection to carry with you everywhere you go. Appropriate for kids ages 5-12. No registration required.
Kids and families are invited to explore the art of movement in this hour-long workshop with one of Denver’s premiere performance groups. Join Cleo Parker Robinson Dance to move creatively and celebrate the expression of dance. Appropriate for kids ages 5-12. No registration required.
The truth is out there. Have fun at different activity stations by learning about possible UFO sightings in Colorado, designing your own UFO, observing constellations and more. What would an alien think about you? Appropriate for kids ages 5-12. Space is limited; registration required.