Why celebrate New Years for one day when you can celebrate it all week long!?

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ON-GOING ACTIVITIES:

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New Frame of Mind

Create a unique photo frame and write your New Year’s resolution inside as a friendly reminder to yourself!

Location: Art Academy

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Make a Snowflake!/Animals in Winter

Table 1: Learn about the uniqueness of snowflakes by making your own melt-free snowflake!

Table 2: Discover how animals survive through winter by sorting the animal cards and checking to see if you were right!

Location: EcoStation

Picnic Science will temporarily takeover the Power Science Lab space during Free Family Night! Don’t worry, we’re still doing science, but the activities will be different from the planned Power Science Lab programming. Signup at Power Science Lab for these special workshops! Power Science Lab frequently has special workshops, which sometimes require signups or have age restrictions. Check out our upcoming Picnic Science Programs, Maker Workshops, Toddler Takeovers, and BASF Labs. Thank you!

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Ice Cream More or Less

Location: Math Cart

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Stomp Rockets

Launch rockets using air molecules! Test how high yourrocket launches (See Nise net kit).

Plus, we’ll have Film Canister rockets launching behind the Science Station. Visitors will learn about a “fuel” they can create with common household materials.

Location: Science Station

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Oobleck & Brain Hat

Learn about Non-Newtonian fluids and how they change their state of matter under different amounts of pressure by making some Oobleck. Children will also learn about how the human body contains some non-Newtonian fluids, such as synovial fluid, that coats the knee and elbow joints.

Learn about the different parts of our brain by crafting your very own brain hat.

Location: Power Science Lab

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New Years Glasses

Visitors use laser cutter to cut and then assemble their new year's glasses, adding their own decorations.

Location: Chevron Maker's Annex

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Firework Rings

Create your own special fireworks inspired jewelry!

Location: Chevron Maker's Annex