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Beaded Corn
Using wire, pipe cleaners and a variety of beads in The Shop, build clever little ears of corn for a festive holiday decoration. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Pumpkin Stamping
Visit The Shop to use real pumpkins and gourds to create a unique work of art. Carefully slice a pumpkin or gourd and apply paint to imprint a festive design on paper. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Open Build in The Shop
In The Shop, hands-on gets serious. During “open build,” take your pick from a variety of materials and use real tools to design and build nearly anything you can imagine. Best of all, whatever you create is yours to take home! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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DIY Photo Frames
An event every day that begins at 10:30 am, repeating until November 25, 2017
Develop your carpentry skills when you build a custom photo frame in The Shop. Using a variety of materials and a photo you bring with you, or one taken at The Discovery, you’ll create a frame perfect for a holiday gift. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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LED Holiday Cards
Light up your holiday and a loved one’s mailbox when you visit The Shop to create an LED holiday greeting card. Combine arts and crafts with electrical engineering when you add an LED bulb and circuitry to a holiday card you create. The result is certain to brighten the season! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in…
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LED Holiday Cards
Light up your holiday and a loved one’s mailbox when you visit The Shop to create an LED holiday greeting card. Combine arts and crafts with electrical engineering when you add an LED bulb and circuitry to a holiday card you create. The result is certain to brighten the season! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in…
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/LED_Greeting_Cards-580x400.jpg)
LED Holiday Cards
Light up your holiday and a loved one’s mailbox when you visit The Shop to create an LED holiday greeting card. Combine arts and crafts with electrical engineering when you add an LED bulb and circuitry to a holiday card you create. The result is certain to brighten the season! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in…
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DIY “Gingerbread” Houses
Combine architecture with a holiday tradition and an alternative material and you’ve got a brand new activity in The Shop! These aren’t your traditional gingerbread houses, these are made out of cardboard. Design and build your very own holiday house and decorate it with a variety of fun, festive items. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in…
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DIY “Gingerbread” Houses
Combine architecture with a holiday tradition and an alternative material and you’ve got a brand new activity in The Shop! These aren’t your traditional gingerbread houses, these are made out of cardboard. Design and build your very own holiday house and decorate it with a variety of fun, festive items. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in…
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Gingerbread_Houses-580x400.jpg)
DIY “Gingerbread” Houses
Combine architecture with a holiday tradition and an alternative material and you’ve got a brand new activity in The Shop! These aren’t your traditional gingerbread houses, these are made out of cardboard. Design and build your very own holiday house and decorate it with a variety of fun, festive items. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in…
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Tech!Night December
Visit The Discovery on the second Wednesday of every month for Tech!Night, a new program designed to put emerging technology in the hands of museum visitors. Tech!Nights will feature a variety of high-tech tools and techniques, gadgets and games – command a robot, print in 3-D, and even code a new game – happening monthly in Spark!Lab Smithsonian. Fun with Robots In this Tech!Night activity, you’ll have the chance to code robots, race robots, and even create a robot from…
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Holiday Ornaments
Decorate for the holidays with an ornament you create in The Shop. Choose from a variety of materials to create your version of a festive holiday decoration. What you make is yours to keep to decorate your home or give as a treasured holiday gift! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Exploration Station: When Did Dinos Live?
Stop by this hands-on activity to learn more about the land where dinosaurs lived. You’ll explore the landscape they inhabited and understand how relatively recently they roamed the Earth, especially when you consider the age of our universe. Activity available 11:30am – 1:30pm.
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Holiday Ornaments
Decorate for the holidays with an ornament you create in The Shop. Choose from a variety of materials to create your version of a festive holiday decoration. What you make is yours to keep to decorate your home or give as a treasured holiday gift! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Where_Did_Dinos_Live-580x400.jpg)
Exploration Station: When Did Dinos Live?
Stop by this hands-on activity to find out about the land where dinosaurs lived. You’ll explore the landscape they inhabited and understand how recently they roamed the Earth, especially when you consider the age of our universe. Activity available 12:30 – 2:30pm
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Holiday_Ornaments-580x400.jpg)
Holiday Ornaments
Decorate for the holidays with an ornament you create in The Shop. Choose from a variety of materials to create your version of a festive holiday decoration. What you make is yours to keep to decorate your home or give as a treasured holiday gift! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Where_Did_Dinos_Live-580x400.jpg)
Exploration Station: When Did Dinos Live?
Stop by this hands-on activity to find out about the land where dinosaurs lived. You’ll explore the landscape they inhabited and understand how recently they roamed the Earth, especially when you consider the age of our universe. Activity available 11:30am – 1:30pm
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Photo_Frames-580x400.jpg)
DIY Photo Frames
Develop your carpentry skills when you build a custom photo frame in The Shop. Using a variety of materials and a photo you bring with you, or one taken at The Discovery, you’ll create a frame perfect for a holiday gift. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/OpenBuild-580x400.jpg)
Open Build in The Shop
In The Shop, hands-on gets serious. During “open build,” take your pick from a variety of materials and use real tools to design and build nearly anything you can imagine. Best of all, whatever you create is yours to take home! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NYE_Accessories-580x400.jpg)
New Year’s Eve Accessories
Be ready to ring in the New Year with celebration accessories you make yourself in The Shop. Choose from a variety of materials to create the perfect accessory for your New Year’s Eve celebration. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NYE_Accessories-580x400.jpg)
New Year’s Eve Accessories
Be ready to ring in the New Year with celebration accessories you make yourself in The Shop. Choose from a variety of materials to create the perfect accessory for your New Year’s Eve celebration. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NYE_Accessories-580x400.jpg)
New Year’s Eve Accessories
Be ready to ring in the New Year with celebration accessories you make yourself in The Shop. Choose from a variety of materials to create the perfect accessory for your New Year’s Eve celebration. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NYE_Noise_Makers-580x400.jpg)
New Year’s Eve Noise Makers
Ring in the New Year with noise makers you make yourself in The Shop. Choose from a variety of materials to create the perfect noisy party accessory for your New Year’s Eve celebration. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Exploration Station: Excavate Sue
An event every day that begins at 11:30 am, repeating until December 30, 2017
Stop by this quick, hands-on activity to learn about excavation techniques like those used when A T. rex Named Sue was discovered. Activity available 11:30am to 1:30pm.
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