Made In Your Mind WonderWeek

Summer of Fun encourages the do-it-yourself attitude with DIY exhibit and activities
June 21 – 27

You can do it!  Anyone can build and create; all you need is a little initiative, teamwork and a DIY attitude.  Stop by the Children’s Museum of Houston’s Summer of Fun and check out the new do-it-yourself exhibit, Instructables®: Made in Your Mind (now – Nov. 4).  See how creating your own project is fun as long as you have a maker attitude.  Plus, check out more maker activities all around the Museum!

SPECIAL EVENTS:

•Spotlight Performance - FLY Dance Company:  Stand back and watch in awe as these mind-blowing B-Boys perform their impossible-looking back flips, head spins and whirling handstands.
Event time:  Thursday, June 21 at 6:30 p.m. during Free Family Night.
Saturday, June 23: 2 p.m.

ON-GOING ACTIVITIES:                    

•Boomerang:  What changes can you make that will allow a boomerang to fly further?  Make one at Junktion then test it out in the Allen Family Courtyard. 
•Numbered Paper Trick:  Discover how you can create a paper puzzle which will show the same four numbers no matter how you turn and fold it at Junktion.
•Fridge Friends:  Get a lesson on magnetism using attraction creativity at Junktion.
•Homemade Puzzles:  Create your own mathematical puzzles inspired by the Instructables® brainiacs at the ExxonMobil Math Cart.
•Abstract Art:  Head on over to the Alexander Art Academy and explore an art concept which highlights how your mind can manipulate your perception of things. 
•Chalk Art: Warm weather brings outdoor art to the Alexander Art Academy. Create amazing art for your driveway or sidewalk using chalk!
•Marble Mazes:  Left or right, up or down, which way to go?  It’s all up to you as you invent your own maze at the Inventors’ Workshop.

***Events, times and activities subject to change.