Community Spaces: Build A Room Box | Sunday, October 22, 2017 | 12:30-2:30pm | Ages 6+
Come build your own room box for the space you envision! Visitors are invited to learn paper folded furniture techniques and create a unique room box for a space from your imagination - whether it be a pet shop, a science lab, a bakery or a superhero lair! The room boxes will come together in our gallery as a community building installation. What will you create for the community? Drop-in, Ages 6+
Kinetic Space Rovers | Saturday, *November 4, 2017 | 12:30pm - 2:30pm | Ages 7+
Calling all engineers! San Francisco has been mysteriously transported to a planet in deep space, and we need help rebuilding the city and exploring this new world. Through experimentation and problem-solving, this workshop encourages children to design moving space rovers that can help reconstruct our city and explore the strange new terrain. Space adventures await! Drop-in, Ages 7+
*Please note: This workshop will be held in the Spiral Room on November 4th.
Our Galactic Neighborhood | Saturdays, November 11 & 25, 2017 | 12:30-2:30pm | Ages 6+
If you could travel to our neighboring galaxies, what do you think they would look like? Would they have round planets like our Milky Way, spaceships flying through the sky, or even aliens walking around? Using a darkened black box and a pinhole to look through, design and build your imagined galaxy with acetate paper, blacklight paint, and materials to make planets, spaceships, and anything else that fits in your solar system. Don't forget to include LED lights to add twinkling stars! Drop-in, Ages 6+
Community Lights | Sundays, November 12 & 19, 2017 | 12:30 - 2:30pm | Ages 6+
What kind of building or structure lights you up and makes you happy? It could be something you've seen or something you've always dreamed of having in your community! Join Educator Allie Stephens to create a paper mache model of your happy place with customized tissue paper. Illuminate your community structure with LED glowies and share a poem about your creation! Drop-in, Ages 6+
My Story: Scrolling Through San Francisco | Saturdays, *November 18 & December 2, 2017 | 12:30-2:30pm | Ages 5+
Create a scroll of your favorite memory in San Francisco! San Francisco is home to many diverse families, cultures, and communities. What have you experienced in San Francisco, and what story do you want to tell? In this workshop, you can share your adventures and explore storyboarding by constructing your own scroll using upcycled materials and your imagination! Drop-in, Ages 5+
*Please note: This workshop will be held in the Inspiration Studio on November 18th and in the Spiral Room on December 2nd.
Pop-up Collage Mapmaking | Sundays, *November 26 & December 3, 2017 | 12:30 - 2:30pm | Ages 4+
Join Educator Rachel Gelenius to design a pop-up map of your community! Using a variety of materials, you will collage and chart your creative map to include surprise pop-up elements that will bring your world to life. Drop-in, Ages 4+
*Please note: This workshop will be held in the Spiral Room on both dates.
