S'team'Work Children's Workshops at the Ticonderoga Heritage Museum

A summer series of FREE  one hour children's workshops geared for chidren 5-12.

Wednesday, July 12th - PUZZLEMANIA: Participants create a design on a puzzle piece, then work together to join the pieces to make a picture and then recreate their puzzle on paper.
Friday, July 14th - PAINTING WITH MAGNENTS AND VINEGAR: This 2-part program explores the attraction of magnets and how this attraction can create art. The second part watches the chemical reaction of baking soda and vinegar to create a painting.
Wednesday, July 19th - TEAM-SHIRTS: All participants will create a tree shape on a t-shirt or piece of fabric. Students will add their thumb prints as leaves on each other's trees. Participants are asked to bring their own t-shirts or fabric for this project.
Friday, July 21st - AEROART: Another 2-part program that creates an optical illusion toy and a spinning toy while exploring aerodynamics. 
Wednesday, July 26th - FLOWER POWER: Children will decorate their own flowerpots and then plant a flower. 
Friday, July 28th - ARTMOBILES: Each group member will design 6 circles. Children will exchange circles with the members of their group, add a hole in the top of each circle and, using different lengths or string, attach circles to twig or dowel to create a mobile. 
Wednesday, August 2nd - INSTRUMENTAL ART: Students will make 3 different musical instruments; a pan flute, pipe cleaner bells, and TP rolls filled with beads which they will then use in a marching band. 
Friday, August 4th - S.T.E.A.M. BINGO: Cover your bingo card with stamps that feature Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics and yell STEAM! (In collaboration with the Ticonderoga Stamp Club).
Wednesday, August 9th - TRYSYMMETRY: A 2-part workshop where participants draw part of a shape and pass to another student to complete and decorate. Then, each child draws a doodle and passes it to the other members at the table to add to their doodle. When the paper returns to its original location, students create a person, a monster or other object from all the different doodles. 
Friday, August 11th - ROBOTIC ART: Using a die with 6 different shapes, roll and draw a body part using that shape. Continue until robot is complete. Then, construct a cardstock robot to mimic the one drawn on paper and embellish.
Wednesday, August 16th - SLIMY RAINBOWS: Watch the reaction as you mix different ingredients and colors to create rainbow slime.   
Friday, August 18th - KALEIDOSCOPE: Create a kaleidoscope and watch the changes.