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Home School Day
Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United StatesTuesday, February 25th Home School Day All Day (with the exception of the workshop) Join us for this special discount day especially for our loyal home school visitors. Come together to network, explore, play, and learn about upcoming home school workshops! To receive the discounted Home School Day rate of $8 per person for general admission, please
Be Miocene Pop-in Family Workshop
Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United StatesFriday, February 14th Be Miocene Pop-in Family Workshop 1:00pm - 4:30pm Stop by anytime between 1:00pm-4:30pm to create your own fossil cast replica out of plaster to paint and take home. Then craft your own Miocene Epoch themed valentine for that someone special in your life. Children under 16 must be supervised by an adult at all
World Snow Day Pop-in Family Workshop
Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United StatesSunday, January 19th World Snow Day Pop-in Family Workshop 1:30pm - 4:00pm Stop by for some “cool” fun in honor of World Snow Day! Learn how temperature and humidity relate to snowflake shapes, why it’s so quiet when there is snow on the ground, and how a meteorologist turned photographer used a camera to change the
Sensory Night
Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United StatesMonday, January 13th Sensory Night 4pm - 6pm This event is designed for children 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, and space is very limited. Registration is required by Thursday, January 9th and includes
National Static Electricity Day Pop-Up Program
Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United StatesThursday, January 9th National Static Electricity Day Pop-Up Program You will get a “charge” out of all the fun we will be having in the lab in honor of Static Electricity Day! Make static spheres dance inside our static tube, test out our static generating Fun Fly Stick, and use a balloon to attempt to move
“Gingerbread” Houses, Polymer Snow, and Snow Dough Family Pop-in Workshop
Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United StatesSaturday, December 21st “Gingerbread” Houses, Polymer Snow, and Snow Dough Family Pop-in Workshop 11am-3:30pm Stop in anytime between 11am and 3:30pm to test your engineering skills by building your own graham cracker and candy “gingerbread” house. Then, make your own polymer snow and peppermint scented snow dough to take home. Children must be supervised at
Trade Up! Elf Workshop
Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United StatesSaturday, December 14th Trade Up! Elf Workshop 10am-1pm Children ages 9 to 14 can explore the tools and sciences of skilled trade career sectors in this hands-on workshop based off of our weeklong Trade Up! summer camp program. Find the right tool for every job with our hand tool and power tool relay. Get crafty
Allandale Mansion: Spa DIY sessions
Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United StatesAllandale Mansion hosting Spa DIY sessions The holidays can be a stressful time of year. With all of the shopping needing to be done, to the out-of-towners coming to visit to the Christmas events filling up your calendar, at some point you’re going to need a chance to relax. Why not do so with the
Parent’s Night Out
Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United StatesFriday, December 6th Parent’s Night Out 5:30-8:30pm Behind on holiday shopping and need a sitter? Let us cover the child care from 5:30-8:30 pm on the night of December 6th! Registration ends December 3rd at 5pm. Activities for the evening include: Museum playtime Tesla Experience show Dinner (2 pieces of pizza and assorted drinks)* Cookie
Guinness World Record Day
Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United StatesSaturday, November 16th Guinness World Record Day Did you know that Hands On! Discovery Center has a Guinness record holding Tesla Coil?!?! The world’s most powerful, musical bi-polar Tesla coil can be seen today only for discounted rate of $1 per person (in conjunction with paid general admission) in honor of Guinness World Record Day. Children under 4 are freehowever they must share a seat with
