Enjoy hands-on activities inspired by the Spark!Lab, a hands-on invention space in the Science Museum created by the Smithsonian Institute. Free with museum admission!
Activities and locations subject to change. Please pick up a daily schedule in our Welcome Center.
Special Guest
Fourth Wall Ensemble presents Fruit Flies Like a Banana!, 1:30 pm
Watch music come to life in this entertaining show! The Fourth Wall Ensemble will delight you with a new hybrid of the performing arts in which musicians are also actors and dancers. Davis Auditorium, Lower Level, D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts
Ongoing Activities
Animationland, 10 am-5 pm
Explore the inventions and techniques behind your favorite movies and TV shows in this special exhibition. Changing Exhibits Gallery, Second Floor, Springfield Science Museum
Spark!Lab, 10:30 am-4 pm
Visit our Smithsonian inventor’s space where you can create your own vehicle prototypes. Second Floor, Springfield Science Museum
Invention Challenge Wheel, 11 am-3 pm
What can you create? Spin the wheel and take on invention challenges. Discovery Lab, Lower Level, Springfield Science Museum
Pattern Mimicry, 11 am-3 pm
Create designs, tweak twisting paths, and practice pattern making. Mammal Hall, First Floor, Springfield Science Museum
Trashin’ Fashion, 11 am-3 pm
Design your own fashion statement using recycled materials! Science Workshop, Second Floor, Springfield Science Museum
Marble Maze, 12-4 pm
Create your own boredom buster with a few simple materials. Art Discovery Center, Second Floor, GVW Smith Art Museum
