STEAM Week at Thinkery

During Thinkery’s STEAM Weeks, we celebrate the seasons through play-based STEAM learning with a thematic twist. 

During general admission hours throughout STEAM Weeks, visitors will enjoy Thinkery’s galleries all dressed up and decorated, special storytimes, explore themed Spark Shop activities, and more! 

We are especially excited to welcome volunteer groups throughout the week who will be hosting special activities for guests. 

New Ideas for the New Year

Get innovative with Thinkery January 24 – 29 

A new year brings new ideas! Come dream, design, and help us build for the future all through a STEAM perspective. During General Admission hours, visitors will enjoy Thinkery’s galleries decorated, special storytimes, and design challenges that put your creative problem-solving skills to the test.

We are especially excited to welcome two volunteer groups who will be hosting special activities for guests.   

Volunteer Partners & Activities  

Student Engineers Educating Kids (SEEK) from UT Austin 
Saturday, January 28, from 10 AM – 2 PM  
Prosthetic hand building and stethoscope making with simple materials.

Dell Medical School Pre-Health and Diversity Scholars from UT Austin 
Saturday, January 28, from 10 AM – 2 PM  
Balloon vehicle building with recycled materials 

Gallery Drop-in Activities

Design your Own Mini-Exhibit  – Spark Shop
Practice the design process and use open-ended materials to design an imaginary playful playscape! 

Play Prototyping: Balance – Flex Gallery
Help Thinkery prototype a new activity. Tinker to create kinetic sculptures and balancing mobiles. Leave your feedback to improve the design. 

LEGO® Lab: Spike Learning – Kitchen Lab
Join the international learning through play initiative! Work with your little one to build a vision for the future. Engage in hands-on, creative problem-solving as you and your group solve future challenges through storytelling. Visitors (4 years +) and their grownups can sign up to think and plan for the future together! *sign up at the museum on the day of your visit! 

Cardboard City: Community Art Project  – Spark Shop
Dream up the metropolis of tomorrow! Help us create a collaborative cardboard cityscape filled with futuristic buildings, vehicles, and all the community-serving inventions you can imagine

Story Time: Imagining the Future – Story Nook
Join us for tales of creativity and invention. What future will you imagine?