Maker Magic: Daily Creative Adventures for Curious Kids
Unleash your child's creativity with our daily-themed maker activities! Each day brings new opportunities to build, code, design, and explore through hands-on projects that make learning an adventure.
Engineering & Architecture Mondays
Design & Plan
Sketch and plan your structures, learning architectural principles and how to make strong foundations.
Build & Construct
Construct bridges, towers, and imaginative buildings using various materials like LEGOs, K'nex, and recycled goods.
Test & Experiment
Test structural integrity through hands-on experimentation, discovering how different designs stand up to challenges.
Mondays are all about building amazing structures! Kids learn architectural principles while designing and constructing bridges, towers, and imaginative buildings using different materials. They'll discover how structural integrity works through hands-on experimentation.
LEGO Adventures Tuesdays
Challenge Presentation
Kids receive an exciting building prompt to spark creativity
Building Time
Hands-on construction of vehicles, robots, or imaginative creatures
Storytelling
Bringing creations to life through collaborative narrative
Tuesdays transform imagination into reality with LEGO! Children tackle building challenges that inspire them to construct everything from futuristic vehicles to fantastical creatures. The session culminates in a storytelling circle where kids bring their creations to life.
Global Perspectives Wednesdays
Cultural Exploration
Discover traditions and crafts from around the world
Traditional Techniques
Learn crafting methods with cultural significance
Global Problem Solving
Design solutions with diverse perspectives
Cultural Sharing
Present creations and their cultural connections
Wednesdays open windows to the world! Kids create projects inspired by traditional techniques from diverse cultures, gaining appreciation for global perspectives while developing maker skills. Each week features different regions and their unique artistic traditions.
Coding with Scratch Thursdays
Learn Basics
Understand block-based programming fundamentals
Build Projects
Create animations and simple games
Share Creations
Present and play with each other's projects
Iterate & Experiment
Refine projects and explore new features or challenges
Thursdays transform kids into digital creators! Using Scratch's colorful block-based programming environment, children create animations, games, and interactive stories while developing computational thinking skills. No prior coding experience needed—just curiosity and creativity!
STEAM Challenges Fridays
Science Exploration
Conduct experiments that reveal scientific principles through hands-on discovery, from chemistry reactions to physics demonstrations.
Technology Integration
Incorporate digital tools and simple electronics into creative projects, learning how technology enhances problem-solving.
Artistic Innovation
Combine artistic expression with technical challenges, discovering how creativity enhances engineering and mathematical thinking.
Fridays bring it all together with exciting STEAM challenges! Kids design and build creative solutions to real-world problems, combining science, technology, engineering, art, and math in collaborative projects that encourage innovation and outside-the-box thinking.
Saturday Triple Play
Engineering Station
Continue building amazing structures and solving design challenges with a variety of construction materials.
LEGO Station
Dive into bins of colorful bricks to build whatever your imagination desires, with inspiration cards available for those seeking challenges.
Media Production
Create movies, stop-motion animations, or podcasts using tablets, cameras, and simple editing tools.
Saturdays offer three exciting stations for kids to explore at their own pace! Children can move freely between engineering challenges, LEGO creation, and digital media production, spending as much time as they like at each activity.
Sunday Discovery Day
Global Perspectives
Explore crafts and traditions from cultures around the world, creating projects that celebrate diversity and global connections
STEAM Challenges
Tackle collaborative problem-solving activities that integrate science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.
Technology Exploration
Experiment with cutting-edge tech like AI, virtual reality, and augmented reality through kid-friendly applications.
Sundays round out the week with three dynamic stations! Kids can immerse themselves in global craft activities, tackle innovative STEAM challenges, or explore cutting-edge technologies like VR, AR, and AI through guided, hands-on experiences.