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!

Homeschool Workshop – Float Your Boat

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Explore buoyancy with different materials, then build your own boat. Evaluate and improve your design, just like a real engineer!

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!

Carpentry in Motion

9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $120 per day, $108 members

Calling all young builders! Learn beginning carpentry skills and construct hands-on projects that move. Practice using hammers, saws, screwdrivers and more to build a wooden catapult and a pinewood derby-style car.

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!

Grandparents Day Workshop at The Works Museum

There’s something extra special about learning side by side with a grandparent. This winter, The Works Museum is excited to introduce a brand-new experience designed just for that: Grandparents Day, a hands-on engineering and design workshop for kids and their grandparents to enjoy together.

Join us on Monday, January 26, 2026, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. for a cozy, creative morning that blends storytelling, building, and quality time. Created for kids ages 5–10 and their grandparents, this workshop invites families to slow down, connect, and engineer together.

The fun begins with a winter-themed story time, setting the stage for a playful engineering challenge. Then it’s time to build! Kids and grandparents will work together to design and create their very own indoor snowball launcher to take home. And while young engineers get busy building, grandparents can enjoy a hot cup of coffee during the workshop.

Workshop Details

• Who: Kids ages 5–10 and their grandparents

• When: Monday, January 26, 2026, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

• Where: The Works Museum

• Cost: $15 per child | $12 for members (Grandparents participate for free!)

After the workshop, keep the fun going by exploring The Works Museum together. Families registered for the workshop receive half-price museum admission ($7 per person) that day. Members always visit for free. Please note that museum hours on homeschool workshop days are 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Spots are limited, so we encourage families to register early to save their place.

Have questions? Email us at info@theworks.org. We can’t wait to welcome you and help your family build something memorable together.

In solidarity with our community, The Works Museum will be closed on Friday, January 23. 

Wizard Worlds

9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $120 per day, $108 members

Unleash your inner science wizard and create some STEM magic! Use electrical circuits to build your own light-up wand, concoct “potions” and experiment using dry ice, then learn to cast floating “spells” with static electricity and magnets.