Friday, June 19, 2026 | 1-2 PM – Mini Hoops and Catapults

Engineer your own mini basketball game, complete with a catapult and hoop! Challenge your friends to a free throw duel using a simple machine constructed with cardboard, popsicle sticks, and your creativity.

Price: $15 suggested admission or pay-what-you-can

Seed Art with Hennepin County

Saturday, May 30, 2026 | 10 AM - 3 PM

Create your own nature-inspired masterpiece using seeds of all shapes and sizes! Kids can design patterns, pictures, or abstract art while exploring textures, colors, and creativity. This hands-on activity blends art and science as young makers discover how tiny seeds can grow into big ideas.

Included with the price of admission | donations welcome

Math Happens - Drop in Activity

Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm

MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight. 

Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!

From circuits to sensors, coding to design, and more – It’s Robot Day!

Robot Day provides unique learning experiences and hands-on demonstrations with engineers, scientists, and students in a variety of STEM fields. Families explore at their own pace and are immersed in technology and robotics in action.

Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Presale Tickets $15 | Day of Tickets $17 | Members FREE

Math Happens - Drop in Activity

Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm

MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight. 

Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!

Math Happens - Drop in Activity

Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm

MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight. 

Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!

Our next family event will be taking place at the museum on Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Join us for the first ever Build It Expo, a fun day for kids and their grown-ups to explore careers in construction.

Event details are still in the works, so stay tuned for exciting updates!