Enjoy your spring break the STEM way! Please share your photos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as you tackle these spring fun ideas!

Explore the Children’s Science Center Lab!
Explore our four fun-filled experience zones filled with hands-on STEM activities for children and their families. Plus, check out these special programs in our Spring Break Fun Series (all included with your same day paid admission):

• March 19, 4:00-5:00 pm: Learn about Nano technology — the biggest thing in the smallest science!
• March 21-25, 10:30-11:00 am and 1:30-2:00 pm: STEM Invention Demos — take a sneak peak at our camps and classes.
• March 21-25, 3:00-4:00 pm: Explore the World of Computer Science
• March 21-24, 11:00-11:30 am: Budding Bookworms preschool story time
• March 25, 11:00 am-12:00 pm: Budding Scientist preschool program

Come as often you like to the Children’s Science Center Lab! Open daily at Fair Oaks Mall (closed Easter Sunday March 27). Open late until 8:00 pm on March 19, 25 and 26.  See calendar for full schedule.

Try the Egg Drop Challenge!
Get the whole family involved in constructing a contraption to protect an egg from breaking when dropped from a high height.  The materials are up to you but might include tape, cardboard, cotton, straws, string, paper and of course, eggs. Each person or team gets to create a contraption from the supplied materials.  Drop the contraptions from the same height and see if the eggs survive. If you have younger children, you might want to try this simpler version.

Measure the strength of an eggshell!
How strong is an eggshell?  After the egg drop challenge, you may have an opinion!  Try this eggshell strength experiment to test your hypothesis.  You may be amazed at how much an egg can hold!

Create a STEM-tastic Easter basket!
Easter baskets don’t have to be filled with candy! Try filling it with fun STEM-related activities that will keep your children busy with fun learning. Search your local dollar store for low cost kits and activities. Here are some ideas to look for: airplane kits (paper planes, wind-up planes, wooden planes and more!); plant kits (include small pot and seeds); grow-in-water toys; constructions toys; invisible ink; magnifying glass, science-related story books.

Decorate eggs naturally!
What happens when you dye eggs using natural ingredients like onions, cabbage and beets? Let nature decorate your eggs with beautiful results. Follow these easy directions for vibrantly colored eggs.

PLUS, don’t forget to line up more spring and summer fun for your child at the Children’s Science Center Lab!

• Register for hands-on STEM classes for your child.  Our new class, Science Solutions, is offered Sundays, April 3 – May 1. Register for one class or the 5-week session.
• Register your child for our Science of Music workshops on May 7 and 21.
• Dream of summer while you register for our summer STEM camps at the Children’s Science Center Lab.

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