Children’s Museum of Phoenix: Visit the Garden!
We encourage our guests to visit the Children’s Garden every Tuesday and Thursday morning to enjoy the flowers, insects, veggies, herbs and more! Free with Admission
Free with Admission
24 events found.
Kids (6 – 8 years)
Events for September 21, 2023
Children’s Museum of Phoenix: In the Pipeline
It’s SepSTEAMber! Visit Blockmainia on the 1st floor and check out “In the Pipeline”. Children will construct cubes, ladders, chairs, tunnels, mazes, forts—and whatever else they wish—with PVC pipes and connectors. This month’s interactive and educational programs are generously supported by our friends at APS! Free with Museum Admission
Free with Admission
International Wildlife Museum: Snazzy Snakes
Story, craft, and live animal encounter. Included with regular admission; museum members are free!
Free with Admission
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Master Gardeners Series – 10 Steps to Successful Vegetable Gardening in the Desert
The San Tan Valley Master Gardeners offer tips on how to grow your own vegetables during our desert winter season. No registration required. Join the San Tan Valley Master Gardeners for tips how you can have a successful vegetable gardening season in our low desert. Learn how to prepare your garden’s soil, select appropriate vegetables, plant...
Free with Park Fee
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Desert Butterflies
Learn about desert butterflies with Ranger Nikki during this informal drop-in session. See preserved specimens and photographs to help you identify common flutterers that can be seen at the end of summer into early fall along our desert trails and in your back yard. You can also learn about the Parks Department butterfly monitoring initiative...
Free with Park Fee
Children’s Museum of Phoenix: KIDchen Science – Dancing Gummy Worms
Join us in the KIDchen as we use science to make gummy worms dance! Recommended for ages 2 and older. Admission into this program is free with paid Museum admission. SepSTEAMber programs are generously supported by APS!
Free with Admission
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Venomous Creatures
Stop by the McDowell Nature Center to learn about the venomous creatures of the Sonoran Desert with Ranger Steve! Join Ranger Steve in the McDowell Nature Center for an interactive...
Free with Park Fee
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Big Astronomy
In Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries, journey to three world-class observatories in Chile’s rugged Andes Mountains and arid Atacama Desert. Recommended for general audiences. Themes: astronomy, telescopes, James Webb Style: Fulldome film followed by short talk about James Webb Planetarium Tickets Adults: $12 Children (ages 3-15): $8 Children ages 2 and under: Free Discounted Rates Seniors (55+)...
Free – $12
Pima County Public Library: T.n.T: TECH
After school activities with a focus on technologies. We'll have robotics and 3D printers and vinyl-cutters on a rotating schedule. Ages 8 to 18. Snacks will be available while supplies last.
Free
Pima County Public Library: National Parks Service – Beautiful Bats
o you love bats, or want to learn more about these amazing animals? Presenters from the National Parks Service will visit to talk about native bat species, the threats they face, and how to help them. Afterwards we'll play a fun game to review and challenge each other! This program is designed for kids ages...
Free
Maricopa County Library District: VR
Occulus for all, 1 hr limit.
Free
Phoenix Public Library: Create!
Come create with us at Harmon Library! We'll be working on art projects, crafts, playing with STEAM toys and much more!
Free
Phoenix Public Library: Wizards of S.T.E.A.M
Projects are designed for ages 6 - 12 Explore! Create! Have fun! Each week brings a new S.T.E.A.M. project to make and explore. Hands-on projects provide a fun way to practice following directions, basic science, and learn technology, engineering, art, and math concepts. Build confidence while making mistakes, work on problem solving and improve fine...
Free
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky. This live...
Free – $12
Glendale Public Library: Full STEAM Ahead – Real-World Origami
This project is supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library...
Free
Pima County Public Library: Code Club
Code Club is a weekly time when kids can come and learn how to make websites, video games, and apps. It’s informal, fun, and very interactive. Come have fun, make...
Free
Phoenix Public Library: Thursday Maker Hour – 3D Printer Lab, Insect Architects
Join us at MACH1 for Thursday Maker Hour: This month we're exploring Animals. Insects may be small but they are mighty! Join us this week to explore the basics of...
Free
Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter: SkyNights StarGazing Program
Explore the night skies from the summit of Mt. Lemmon using Arizona's LARGEST publicly available telescopes! Under the guidance of a professional, visitors will enjoy a brief astronomy lecture, a...
$60 – $85
Science Vortex Verde Valley: Makerspace Family Night
Families are welcome every Thursday to design, create, and collaborate! Try out sewing, animating, programming, inventing, and more! Join us to CrEaTE! Every Thursday. Every Thursday, 4:30-6:00 Free thanks to generous support from the Rosenbluth Family Foundation No need to signup, just show up: 301 N. Willard St. Room 202
Free
Flagstaff Festival of Science: Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition Star Party
Join us and enjoy the dark skies of Northern Arizona with telescope viewing, presentations, and a variety activities for all ages, hosted by the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition. ...
Free
Flagstaff Festival of Science: Science Bedtime Stories – All About the Grand Canyon (ON DEMAND VIDEO)
Don Lago reads All About the Grand Canyon. With rich storytelling about this natural wonder, our youngest science enthusiasts will also enjoy beautiful illustrations as they wind down to sleep....
Free
Flagstaff Festival of Science: Science Bedtime Stories – A Rattler’s Tale (ON DEMAND VIDEO)
Nancy Marshall reads her action-packed book A Rattler's Tale: When Wild Animals Encounter Humans. Our youngest science enthusiasts will enjoy this humorous, adventurous and wonderfully informative book as they wind...
Free
Flagstaff Festival of Science: Science Bedtime Stories – Sharuko (ON DEMAND VIDEO)
Monica Brown reads her coming of age story, Sharuko: el arqueólogo Peruano/Peruvian Archaeologist, which is a fascinating bilingual picture book biography. Our youngest science enthusiasts will enjoy this true tale, as they wind down to sleep. Growing up in the late 1800's, Julio Tello, an Indigenous boy, spent time exploring in the foothills of the...
Free
Flagstaff Festival of Science: Science Bedtime Stories – The Red Tail Tale on the Arizona Trail (ON DEMAND VIDEO)
Rodo Safranac reads his illustrated story, The Red Tail Tale on the Arizona Trail, for our youngest science enthusiasts to enjoy as they wind down to sleep. In his book,...
Free