Classes, Workshops,
and Special Events

Makers Open Studio

Make together as a family! Our studio is open for your creativity. Use our space, supplies, and tools to follow your imagination. Staff is on hand to help you brainstorm and problem solve. We're happy to teach you new techniques. If you aren't sure what you want to make, our staff is prepared to lead 2 projects each week (one will lean toward art and the other toward the engineering sides of STEAM). The entire space is open during these times. Create a magnetic ball run on our large metal wall. Record your own stop-motion animation short film. Build in our large cardboard construction area. Design something to fly in the wind towers. Play with our logic and thinking toys.

Cost: $20 for the first child, $10 for each additional child. Each child admission includes one adult. Additional adults are $5 each.

Open Studio Special:
$50 for one child ($120 per family) for unlimited open studio admission through April 22nd.

Wednesday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wednesday: 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Thursday: 10:00 - 1:00 pm

Friday: 3:30 - 6:00 pm

Saturday: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Scheduled Studio Time

Builders! Crafters! Artists! Schedule a weekly studio time slot to create your own special projects.

Use our tools. Use our supplies. Take advantage of our advice. We're happy to help brainstorm ideas, but each maker will be in charge of designing their own project.

Drop-Off Policy:

  • Students must be at least 11 years of age.
  • In order to use tools at the family workbench, each student must demonstrate safety. At the instructor's discretion, students may be required to complete further training before using specific tools.
  • Students must remain in the studio portion of TinkerSpace.

Spring Special: 8 Scheduled Studio sessions - $135 per student. Valid for scheduled studio times through April 22nd.

Note to Families:
Families with children younger than 11 or that do not need the drop-off benefit are welcome to join us during any open studio session. Cost for open studio is $20 for one child and $10 for each additional child. With parent supervision, children may use the entirety of TinkerSpace (both the studio and the exploration spaces).

Tuesday: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Wednesday: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Wednesday: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Thursday: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Thursday: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Friday: 3:30 - 5:00 pm

STEAM Challenge Event

Wednesday, March 22, 2023; 10:00 am OR 3:30 pm Saturday,March 25, 2023; 1:30 pm REGISTER HERE TO HOLD YOUR PLACE! Design Challenges for individuals, families, or teams. Choose your timeslot…

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Ongoing Classes

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Parent Participation STEAM

Ages 2 - 6

Wednesday 10:00 - 10:45 am
Thursday 10:00 - 10:45 am
Friday 3:30 - 4:15 pm
Saturday 9:15 - 10:00 am

Using rich activities to let our youngest guests explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics), we will help you practice methods of questioning and modeling to nurture creative thinking in your child.

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Young Makers

Ages 4 - 8

Wednesday 11:30 - 12:15 pm
Wednesday 4:30 - 5:15 pm
Thursday 10:15 - 11:00 am
Friday 4:00 - 4:45 pm

Invite your children to explore process art and open-ended building projects. Parent attendance is required. Projects are offered with an invitation to create. Students stay with the project (and return as necessary) as long as their interest remains. Many projects encourage multiple steps with drying time breaks between them.

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Kinetic Engineering

Ages 6 - 10

Tuesday 5:00 - 5:45 pm
Friday 4:30 - 5:15 pm

Light it up, fling it far, watch it move. Learn about basic mechanisms while having the freedom to create based on your interests. 6- and 7-year-old students will need to have a parent on-site for the duration of this class.

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Stop Motion Animation

Ages 8 - 15

Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 pm

Video Storytelling has become a must in today's society. We use stop-motion animation to teach fundamentals of storytelling with an emphasis on Fun! Each week introduces a concept for beginning students to work through and produce their unique animations. As students progress through the levels, we'll work on storyboarding their ideas, creating characters and scenery, and producing a full animation short of their own.

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TinkerSpace Artists' Workshop

Ages 9 - 15

Tuesday 3:30 - 4:45 pm

Use upcycled materials, discover new techniques that translate from project to project, explore the possibilities of both free form and precision layout, experience the artistic process, all while making personal art. Abstract, realistic, or whimsical creations, what you make is up to you. Each week, we'll have a short lesson on a particular technique, material, or artist. Make one of our projects to explore the new idea or take off on your own project. We emphasize best practices while giving you the freedom to create your imagination.

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Scheduled Studio Time

Ages 11+

Tuesday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 - 12:30 pm
Wednesday 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Thursday 11:00 - 12:30 pm
Thursday 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Friday 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Builders! Crafters! Artists! Schedule a weekly studio time slot to create your own special projects. Use our tools. Use our supplies. Take advantage of our advice. We're happy to help brainstorm ideas, but each maker will be in charge of designing their own project.

Students 11+ may be dropped off for the duration of this workshop. Families with children younger than 11 or that do not need the drop-off benefit are welcome to join us during any open studio session.

Workshops and Special Events

March 2023

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • Open Studio
  • Wednesday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
  • Open Studio
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
2
  • Open Studio
  • Thursday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Young Makers
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Stop Motion Animation
3
  • Friday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Open Studio
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
  • Kinetic Engineering
4
  • Saturday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Open Studio
5
6
7
  • Artists' Workshop Ages 8 - 12 and 10 - 15
  • Young Makers
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Kinetic Engineering
8
  • Open Studio
  • Wednesday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
  • Open Studio
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
9
  • Open Studio
  • Thursday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Young Makers
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Stop Motion Animation
10
  • Friday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Open Studio
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
  • Kinetic Engineering
11
  • Saturday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Open Studio
12
13
14
  • Artists' Workshop Ages 8 - 12 and 10 - 15
  • Young Makers
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Kinetic Engineering
15
  • Open Studio
  • Wednesday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
  • Open Studio
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
16
  • Open Studio
  • Thursday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Young Makers
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Stop Motion Animation
17
  • Friday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Open Studio
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
  • Kinetic Engineering
18
  • Saturday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Open Studio
19
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21
  • Artists' Workshop Ages 8 - 12 and 10 - 15
  • Young Makers
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Kinetic Engineering
22
  • Open Studio
  • Wednesday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
  • Open Studio
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
23
  • Open Studio
  • Thursday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Young Makers
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Stop Motion Animation
24
  • Friday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Open Studio
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
  • Kinetic Engineering
25
  • Saturday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Open Studio
26
27
28
  • Artists' Workshop Ages 8 - 12 and 10 - 15
  • Young Makers
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Kinetic Engineering
29
  • Open Studio
  • Wednesday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
  • Open Studio
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
30
  • Open Studio
  • Thursday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Young Makers
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Stop Motion Animation
31
  • Friday STEAM Ages 2 - 6
  • Open Studio
  • Scheduled Studio Time
  • Young Makers
  • Kinetic Engineering
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Birthday Parties

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Field Trips

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