Now STREAMing!
Welcome to our year of Now STREAMing! Streaming is not just for watching the latest shows and movies. STREAMing is also exploring the worlds of Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math in exciting new ways! Join us this year as we explore each discipline and how they all enrich and compliment one another while you journey through fun and immersive programs that spark creativity and foster curiosity. Look for the letters S.T.R.E.A.M. next to all of our programs to see what areas we are exploring!
*Programs are included with museum admission or membership unless otherwise stated
March 2025
February 24th - March 2nd
STEAM Library Makers: Nelson Memorial Library
Tuesday, February 25th
10:30 AM
In partnership with local libraries, Amazement Square will provide a monthly STEAM based outreach program for children ages 3-5. The program includes a story, guided maker activity, and two independent maker stations exploring robotics, tinkering, building, and other maker components.
Start with Art: Encouragement Flower Project (A)
Saturday, March 1st
10AM - 12PM
Create a construction paper bloom to write encouraging words to a woman in your life.
Open MakerSpace: Stomp Rockets: Rocket Scientist Jasmine Sadler (S, E)
Saturday, March 1st
1PM - 3PM
Explore how a rocket launch works by creating your own stomp rockets.
Pop-Up Program: Conductive Thread (S, T)
Saturday, March 1st
3PM - 4PM
Explore how conductive thread is used in clothes and textiles to make light up fashion as well as tech friendly gloves!
March 3rd - March 9th
Pop-Up Program: Three Little Pigs Engineering (R, E, M)
Thursday, March 6th
3PM - 4PM
Celebrate Reading Across America Day with a building challenge inspired by The Three Little Pigs. Can you build a house strong enough to survive the Big Bad Wolf?
Start with Art: Hilma af Klint Shamrock Drawings (A)
Saturday, March 8th
10AM - 12PM
Create a shamrock in oil pastels inspired by the work and aesthetic of Hilma af Klint.
Open MakerSpace: Air Powered Vehicles: Engineer Valerie Duprat (S, E)
Saturday, March 8th
1PM - 3PM
Using recycled materials, construct a vehicle that can be moved by the power of air!
Pop-Up Program: Animal Tracks (S)
Saturday, March 8th
3PM - 4PM
Discover animal adaptations and ways we know animals are around by looking at animal tracks, pelts, and bones up close!
March 10th - March 16th
STEAM Library Makers: Big Island Library
Thursday, March 11th
10AM
In partnership with local libraries, Amazement Square will provide a monthly STEAM based outreach program for children ages 3-5. The program includes a story, guided maker activity, and two independent maker stations exploring robotics, tinkering, building, and other maker components.
STEAM Library Makers: Forest Library
Tuesday, March 13th
10:30AM
In partnership with local libraries, Amazement Square will provide a monthly STEAM based outreach program for children ages 3-5. The program includes a story, guided maker activity, and two independent maker stations exploring robotics, tinkering, building, and other maker components.
Pop-Up Program: Pi Day (A, M)
Friday, March 14th
3PM - 4PM
Celebrate Pi Day with math challenges that honor the mathematical constant π.
Start with Art: Georgia O’Keefe Watercolor Flowers (A)
Saturday, March 15th
10AM - 12PM
Reminiscing the style of Georgia’s 1935 Blue Morning Glories, create your own work filled with floral subjects.
Open MakerSpace: Scratch Jr. Coding: Mathematician Grace Hopper (T, M)
Saturday, March 15th
1PM - 3PM
Practice coding a video game while discovering how coding languages work in computers.
Pop-Up Program: Complete the Drawing (A, M)
Saturday, March 15th
3PM - 4PM
Explore symmetry with a drawing challenge to complete images.
March 17th - March 23rd
STEAM Library Makers: Lynchburg Library - Downtown Branch
Tuesday, March 18th
10:30AM
In partnership with local libraries, Amazement Square will provide a monthly STEAM based outreach program for children ages 3-5. The program includes a story, guided maker activity, and two independent maker stations exploring robotics, tinkering, building, and other maker components.
STEAM Library Makers: Madison Heights Library
Wednesday, March 19th
10:30AM
In partnership with local libraries, Amazement Square will provide a monthly STEAM based outreach program for children ages 3-5. The program includes a story, guided maker activity, and two independent maker stations exploring robotics, tinkering, building, and other maker components.
STEAM Library Makers: Bedford Central Library
Thursday, March 20th
10:30AM
In partnership with local libraries, Amazement Square will provide a monthly STEAM based outreach program for children ages 3-5. The program includes a story, guided maker activity, and two independent maker stations exploring robotics, tinkering, building, and other maker components.
A2’s 24th Big Messy Birthday
Saturday, March 22nd
10AM - 5PM
Join us Saturday, March 22nd, for a day packed with creativity, fun, and unforgettable memories. Dive into our Big Messy Birthday with messy hands-on activities and captivating presentations for all ages to enjoy!
Featuring face painting, Balloon Dude Travis, Kona Ice, El Mariachi, and Raven Wood Fired Pizza!
March 24th - March 30th
STEAM Library Makers: Nelson Memorial Library
Tuesday, March 25th
10:30AM
In partnership with local libraries, Amazement Square will provide a monthly STEAM based outreach program for children ages 3-5. The program includes a story, guided maker activity, and two independent maker stations exploring robotics, tinkering, building, and other maker components.
Start with Art: Yayoi Kusama Zentangle (A)
Saturday, March 29th
10AM - 12PM
Yayoi created mind swirling patterns. Use markers or colored pencils to create your own psychedelic zentangles on paper.
Open MakerSpace: Wind Tunnels: Aerospace Engineer Mary Jackson (S, E)
Saturday, March 29th
1PM - 3PM
Test how different materials work in a wind tunnel and design an object to fly through it.
Pop-Up Program: Teddy Bear Bridge (E)
Saturday, March 29th
3PM - 4PM
Test your engineering skills as you build different bridge designs to help teddy bears cross. What design holds the best?