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

May 2025

 

April 28th - May 4th

Start with Art: Queen Lili’Uokalani Woven Headbands (A)

Saturday, May 3rd

10AM - 12PM

Explore the culture of Hawai’i by using green ribbons to create your very own headbands to wear in the museum!

Open MakerSpace: PopTart Plushies (A)

Saturday, May 3rd

1PM - 3PM

Practice hand stitching while creating your own PopTart plushie to take home!

Pop-Up Program: Metal Tooling Art (SILVER, A)

Saturday, May 3rd

3PM - 4PM

Explore the history of metal tooling art and create your own designs to take home!

May 5th - May 11th

STEAM Library Makers: Forest Library

Thursday, May 8th

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: Mother Figure Appreciation Collage Frame (A)

Saturday, May 10th

10AM - 12PM

Using magazines and balsa wood frames, customize your own picture frames for an important mother figure in your life!

Open MakerSpace: Leather Stamp Bracelets (A)

Saturday, May 10th

1PM - 3PM

Work with leather stamping tools and make your own leather bracelet.

Pop-Up Program: Mother’s Day Gift (A)

Saturday, May 10th

3PM - 4PM

Create your own special gift for a mother figure in your life!

May 12th - May 18th

STEAM Library Makers: Big Island Library

Tuesday, May 13th

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: Bedford Central Library

Thursday, May 15th

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: Japanese Sakura Blooms (A)

Saturday, May 17th

10AM - 12PM

Using crepe paper, create delicate blooms of pink and white to form Sakura blooms while exploring history in Japanese culture.

Open MakerSpace: Friendship Bracelets (A)

Saturday, May 17th

1PM - 3PM

Explore knots and patterns while creating simple friendship bracelets.

Pop-Up Program: What’s in the Box? (S)

Saturday, May 17th

3PM - 4PM

Put your senses to the test! Feel different objects and take your best guess at what is inside while discovering how the brain uses visual memory to know objects without seeing them.

May 19th - May 25th

STEAM Library Makers: Lynchburg Library - Downtown Branch

Tuesday, May 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.

STEAM Library Makers: Madison Heights Library

Wednesday, May 21st

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: Sand and Glue Mandalas (A, M)

Saturday, May 24th

10AM - 12PM

Known for their ephemeral nature, mandalas are intricate patterns created by Buddhists. Create your own mandalas that will last forever with glue and colored sand.

Open MakerSpace: Drawstring Coin Bag (A)

Saturday, May 24th

1PM - 3PM

Practice using a sewing machine and create your own drawstring coin bag.

Pop-Up Program: Tangrams (A, M)

Saturday, May 24th

3PM - 4PM

Discover how shapes create patterns and designs with tangram challenges.

May 26th - June 1st

STEAM Library Makers: Nelson Memorial Library

Tuesday, May 27th

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: Chinese Paper Plate Fans (A)

Saturday, May 31st

10AM - 12PM

Learn about the history of paper fans and what they represented to the people who had them while creating your own version to take home.

Open MakerSpace: Embroidery Patterns (A)

Saturday, May 31st

1PM - 3PM

Create simple stitches and fun patterns and designs as you explore embroidery.

Pop-Up Program: Filtered Light (S, A)

.Saturday, May 31st

3PM - 4PM

Discover how filters affect the way we see images in space by drawing different designs and looking at them through blue and red filters.