Just For Kids:  Hands-on House classes offer an opportunity to explore topics in-depth in a small group setting geared for 3-6 year olds. Classes are led by experienced museum educators and incorporate hands-on, participatory activities. The cost is $12 for members or $14 for nonmembers.
Pre-registration is required. Click here for Registration Policies

Spring 2010

Cloudy With a Chance of Fun
Today’s forecast calls for fun as stormy experiments and windy activities turn kids into backyard meteorologists tracking storms that are heading this way. Would food falling from the sky like rain be messy or marvelous? Join us to find out.

Thursday, March 11
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15 pm- 2:15pm: 5 & 6 yrs.

Friday, March 12
9:30am-10:15am: 3 & 4 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:15pm: 5 & 6 yrs.

Hocus Pocus
With a bit of abracadabra and a trick or two up their sleeves young magicians will delight in magic tricks they pull out of their hats. Add a wand and a cape and it’s showtime!

Wednesday, March 17
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.

Thursday, March 18
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15 pm- 2:15pm: 5 & 6 yrs.

Bunny Basics
"Every-bunny" loves bunnies. Scrunch up your nose, wiggle your whiskers, and hop on over to Hands-on House for an “eggceptional” egg hunt. “Eggsplore” the life cycle of animals that begin their life as eggs as you hunt for dinosaur eggs, insect eggs, bird eggs and of course colored eggs.

Thursday, March 25
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:15pm: 5 & 6 yrs.

Friday, March 26
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.

Neat Nest
Grab a pair of binoculars and come birdwatching with us as we go undercover to discover why springtime is for the birds. Nests you can nibble on and a birdhouse you build will give you something to chirp about.

Wednesday, April 7
9:30am-10:15am: 3 & 4 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:15pm: 5 & 6 yrs.

Thursday, April 8
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:15pm: 5 & 6 yrs.

Tadpole Tales
If you like fast, funny and froggy you will be “hoppy” to join us for some “un-frog-gettable” amphibian activities that include choosing a tadpole of your own to take home and wait for big changes.

Thursday, April 22
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:15pm: 5 & 6 yrs.

Friday, April 23
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.

Splish Splash
Ahoy Artists! Come aboard and prepare your sea legs as this artwork sets sail for fun. Make a splash as you bob along in washtub waves and experiment with nautical engineering to find out who sunk the boat.

Wednesday, April 28
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.

Thursday, April 29
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:15pm: 5 & 6 yrs.

Giggles, Gadgets and Gizmos
Experiment with awesome art tools to explore color, shape and size before making Matisse-Er-Pieces of your very ow

Thursday, May 13
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:15pm: 5 & 6 yrs.

Friday, May 14
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.

Firefly Ball
Go on a flashlight adventure as we set out to to investigate our insect friends that come out to play after the sun goes down. Flit, flutter and fly along as we investigate fireflies. Young explorers are sure to love the flashy ending to this class, a firefly lantern they make to take home.

Wednesday, May 19
9:30am-10:15am: 3 & 4 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:15pm: 5 & 6 yrs.

Thursday, May 20
9:30am-10:30am: 5 & 6 yrs.
10:45am-11:30am: 3 & 4 yrs.
12:15 pm-1:00pm: 3 & 4 yrs.
1:15pm-2:15pm: 5 & 6 yrs.

 

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Registration Policies

  • You may register for all classes in advance by visiting or calling Hands-on House at any time during public hours.
  • Registration is on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Space in each class is limited.
  • Parents/adults do not accompany children to class (except where noted.)
  • Children must be toilet-trained (not needing diapers or pull-ups) to attend class. (Not required for Hand-In-Hand)
  • Stay and play! Class fee includes museum admission for child participant during public hours on day of class. (Adults $7) Not valid for drop-in events.
  • Payment is due in full at the time of registration.
  • There will be no refunds unless the class is cancelled.
  • Payments are NOT transferable to a different class, day, or time.
  • Hands-on House reserves the right to cancel any class.
     

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