Hands On! Discovery Center

Join us for this special discount day especially for our loyal home school visitors. Come together to network, explore, play, and learn about upcoming homeschool workshops! To receive the discounted Home School Day rate of $8 per person for general admission, please bring your photo ID and one of the accepted forms of home school

This event is designed for individuals with sensory integration needs. Lighting and sound are adjusted as well as many other environmental elements. Hands On! will be closed to the public during this event. Sensory Nights are FREE, but space is very limited to ensure a consistent and enjoyable experience. Pre-registration is required by Thursday, August

Monday, July 13th - Friday, July 17th S.T.E.A.M. Summer Camp Only a FEW spots left. To learn more and register, visit https://visithandson.org/summer-camp/. Space is very limited.

Saturday, June 20th - Sunday, June 21st Solar-scope Summer Celebration Join us for some star gazing of our Sun to celebrate the first official days of summer! Take a turn using our Celestron EclipSmart solar safe finder telescope, which allows the scope to align to the sun without directly viewing it. Programs by announcement periodically

Tuesday, April 28th  Superhero Science Family Pop-in Workshop  1:30pm-4:30pm It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superhero Science! Stop by anytime between 1:30-4:30 to unmask the science behind some of your favorite superheroes and their superpowers in honor of tomorrow being Superhero Day! Test your superhuman strength and knowledge while exploring flight, magnetism, nanotechnology, and more. Then,

Wednesday, April 22nd  Earth Day EnviroScape Simulation Stop by to learn all about keeping our planet beautiful for years to come in honor of Earth Day. Get a firsthand look at what happens to water in our environment with our 3-dimensional EnviroScape. Pollution and runoff are colorfully evident when falling rain carries mock versions of soil,

Wednesday, April 8th  Fossil and Artifact ID Night  4pm – 6pm You don’t have to be a paleontologist to find fossils, but identifying them is a whole different story! During Fossil and Artifact I.D. Night, you can bring in any type of fossil, artifact, rock, or mineral and scientists at the museum will provide space

Friday, April 3rd Dino Egg Hunt 9am to Noon Join us for some EGG-cellent dinosaur and fossil themed experiments, crafts, games, and egg hunting in a prehistoric forest. Sign up for our email newsletter and stay tuned to our social media and website for updates, pricing, and more information!