Spring is here and that means so many fun activities and events are blooming this season! While the weather can be unpredictable, take time to stock up on a book for rainy days or sunny day gizmos. Springtime is also the perfect time to start getting outside and exploring. Keep reading for fun ideas to make springtime a time of growth and learning.
Stepping outside can be a whole adventure of its own! check out an AmazeumYou activity, Nature Walk, where you can explore nature right in your backyard, park or neighborhood. Click here to watch how you can investigate the natural world and discover that there is more to see when you take a closer look!
Bring nature indoors with you with a Butterfly Farm from the Curiosity Corner, Scott Family Amazeum’s museum store. When you get a Butterfly Farm, it comes with everything you need to raise caterpillars into beautiful Painted Lady butterflies. The kit includes a free voucher for a cup of five baby caterpillars that can be shipped to you whenever you are ready. The pop-up habitat allows you to view all four stages of metamorphosis and the kit also includes a Budding Entomologist STEM Activity Journal full of immersive activities. Click here to shop the Butterfly Farm at the Curiosity Corner.
With springtime comes lots of celebrations! A great way to celebrate a special someone is through a gift basket. The Curiosity Corner’s Spring Baskets feature kits and activities that can be customized to whoever it is created for. Purchase a pre-made basket or have our team hand-pick products by completing a custom order form. Baskets are available online and in-store through mid-April with shipping options available. Click here to shop our Spring Baskets.
While the Amazeum always has something fun around the corner, this spring is packed with extra-amaZING events! Join us on the last Sunday of each month from 2 to 4 p.m. at our Circuit Block Party. At each Block Party, you can create and tinker with Circuit Block Kits and with guidance from our Amazeum team, you can learn the ins and outs of various tools and materials. This community event is free and requires no registration, however admission to the Scott Family Amazeum is required. Anyone is welcome to come explore circuits, but purchase of a Circuit Block Kit from Curiosity Corner is
required to create your own blocks and take them home. Put your and your child’s curiosity and creativity to the test at this block-buster event each month!
Help your teen expand their maker skills in our Make it Yourself Workshops! The Amazeum is hosting a soldering workshop for children ages 13-17 on April 27th. Soldering isn't just for circuit boards! Try your hand at binding metal and learn the skills to create your very own soldering wearable. Each workshop we take a deep dive into a different maker skill or process. These two hour sessions are hands-on, skill-based sessions designed to build confidence in expressing personal creativity. Amazeum team members will provide step-by-step guidance and support so there's no need for previous experience. Click here to learn more and register for the event.
Join us in highlighting several local makers in our community this month! While exploring at the Amazeum, you can discover exclusive products designed by people of Northwest Arkansas and support local small businesses. Click here to learn more about our Maker Spotlight program.
Kristen Thomas, founder of Sensory Phonics, believes in the power of creative play. Sensory Phonics features a wide variety of sensory bins that can facilitate open-ended creative play that helps boost cognitive and social development such as memory, problem-solving and decision making. Stimulate your creativity at this hands-on Maker Pop-Up Shop in the Curiosity Corner on Saturday, April 8th from 10 am-3 pm or on Wednesday, April 26th from 4pm-7 pm.
Andrew LeVoir is a local maker who uses high quality archival materials, and traditional bookbinding methods to create journals that last a lifetime. Meet Andrew and check out his pop-up shops for his premium hand-made books on Saturday, April 1st from 10am-3pm and Wednesday, April 19th from 4pm-7pm.
Lindsay Neely is the founder of Pink Fern Plant Co. that specializes in terrariums, houseplants, and sustainable plant styling. She also uses her education background to teach public and private terrarium workshops. Create your own terrarium with Lindsay during her pop-up shop on Saturday, April 15th from 10am-2pm.