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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, what you create is yours to keep! 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.

Create an industrial impression of your likeness in The Shop. Using a variety of nuts, bolts, and other assorted hardware, you can create an artistic impression of your image using your tinkering skills. 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.

Create an industrial impression of your likeness in The Shop. Using a variety of nuts, bolts, and other assorted hardware, you can create an artistic impression of your image using your tinkering skills. 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.

It’s that time of year when the pesky leprechaun starts lurking around. Increase your odds of trapping him or her, with a do-it-yourself leprechaun trap you create in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can design and build a foolproof trap to ensnare the tricky leprechaun and grab his pot of gold! 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…

It’s that time of year when the pesky leprechaun starts lurking around. Increase your odds of trapping him or her, with a do-it-yourself leprechaun trap you create in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can design and build a foolproof trap to ensnare the tricky leprechaun and grab his pot of gold! 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…

It’s that time of year when the pesky leprechaun starts lurking around. Increase your odds of trapping him or her, with a do-it-yourself leprechaun trap you create in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can design and build a foolproof trap to ensnare the tricky leprechaun and grab his pot of gold! 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…

Visit The Shop to create a Guatemalan-inspired worry doll. If your worries are keeping you awake a night, you can tell your worries to your worry dolls and let them do your worrying for you. 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.

Visit The Shop to create a Guatemalan-inspired worry doll. If your worries are keeping you awake a night, you can tell your worries to your worry dolls and let them do your worrying for you. 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.

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, what you create is yours to keep! 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.

Can you imagine driving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on the moon? In The Shop, you can design and build your own version of a Mars rover powered by a rubber band. Test, evaluate, and redesign your rover to determine what will work best on the rugged terrain of the Red Planet! 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 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, what you create is yours to keep! 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.

It is almost time for A T. rex Named Sue to leave The Discovery. We’re not sure where she’s headed next, but we want to send her off in style, and you can help! In The Shop, we invite you to design and build a launcher to send a toy dinosaur hurling through the air. Using rubber bands and other available materials, you can engineer a contraption that will send your toy dinosaur on an interstellar trajectory. Best of all,…

It is almost time for A T. rex Named Sue to leave The Discovery. We’re not sure where she’s headed next, but we want to send her off in style, and you can help! In The Shop, we invite you to design and build a launcher to send a toy dinosaur hurling through the air. Using rubber bands and other available materials, you can engineer a contraption that will send your toy dinosaur on an interstellar trajectory. Best of all,…

Visit The Shop to create a handy easel to hold your favorite family photo. Choose from a variety of materials to create your own version of a photo easel. What you make is yours to keep! 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.

Visit The Shop to create a handy easel to hold your favorite family photo. Choose from a variety of materials to create your own version of a photo easel. What you make is yours to keep! 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.

Visit The Shop to create your own piece of thermoplastic art and then watch as it shrinks to size before your very eyes. Create things like earrings, bookmarks, keychains, and more, and learn how this amazing material softens when heated, but hardens when it cools. 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.

Visit The Shop to create your own piece of thermoplastic art and then watch as it shrinks to size before your very eyes. Create things like earrings, bookmarks, keychains, and more, and learn how this amazing material softens when heated, but hardens when it cools. 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.

Visit The Shop to create your own piece of thermoplastic art and then watch as it shrinks to size before your very eyes. Create things like earrings, bookmarks, keychains, and more, and learn how this amazing material softens when heated, but hardens when it cools. 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.

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, what you create is yours to keep! 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.

Have you ever wanted to build your own robot from scratch? Visit The Shop to create a Bristlebot using the head of a toothbrush, a battery, and a small motor. Make changes to your design to see if you can make it go faster, straighter, or dance in circles. 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…

Take aim and launch a sugary projectile at the target of your choice! Using PVC pipe and a variety of tools, you can design and build your very own marshmallow launcher in The Shop. Adjust your design for maximum distance and accuracy! 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.