Throughout the Summer we will have several take-and-make kits available for all ages. Each week you will be able to pick up an activities kit with materials to take and make at home. Kits will be available at a drive-thru (or walk-up) event on the date and times below, but any extras can be picked up throughout that week while supplies last. Here’s a sneak peek at what we’ll have available and when: 

*RESCHEDULED* Wednesday 6/30, 3 pm - 4 pm

Kids STEAM-to-go: Exploring the visible Spectrum

Experiment with ways your eyes see color, and explore how to code the rainbow!

Teens & Adults: Birdwatching & Birdseed Cookie

This kit includes information about birdwatching and supplies to make a birdseed ornament.

Oregon’s Dino-Story - Activity kit

Uncover the mystery of Oregon’s dinosaur history! We’ve partnered with UOs Museum of Natural and Cultural History for this dino-mite adventure and explore the clues that fossils reveal about Oregon during the Age of Dinosaurs.

Tuesday, 7/6, 3 pm - 4 pm

Kids STEAM-to-go: Upcycled Paper Crafts

Make rainbow paper, and upcycle used paper scraps into something new!

For Teens Only - Wreck this Journal! 

In this kit create your own journal that you get to wreck... with creativity and art! In your kit you will get a blank book and prompts to inspire your creativity.

Monday, 7/12, 3 pm - 4 pm

Kids STEAM-to-go: Lights and Shadows

Become a human sundial, and explore the shapes made by shadows! Can you guess which shapes are in the shadows?

The Power of Plants! Family Activity Kit

Natural heroes are growing all around us! We’ve partnered with UOs Museum of Natural and Cultural History to bring you a science adventure and to celebrate the power of plants through experiments, crafts, and other hands-on fun!

Teens & Adults: Pollinator Watering Station

This kit includes information about pollinators and supplies to make a pollinator watering station.

Monday, 7/19, 3 pm - 4 pm

Kids STEAM-to-go:  You’re Glowing!

Brighten up greeting cards with a bit of gleam, and make water glow!

For Teens Only: Bioluminescence

This kit includes information about animals that create their own light and a science experiment...  with glow sticks!

Monday, 7/26, 3 pm - 4 pm

Kids STEAM-to-go:  Ways of Watercolor

What can you do with watercolor paint? Make water walk, paint with ice, and mix up the best combination of colors!

Oregon’s Amazing Animals - Family Activity Kit

From tiny horses to giant sloths, discover the incredible variety of life in Oregon, both past and present. We’ve partnered with UOs Museum of Natural and Cultural History to bring you a fun, hands-on activity kit to explore adaptations that help animals survive and thrive in diverse habitats like oceans, forests, and rivers. 

Teens & Adults:  Abstract Geometric Watercolor

Try out different watercolor techniques to create your own abstract piece of art.

Monday, 8/2, 3 pm - 4 pm

Kids STEAM-to-go: Catch the Light

Harness the power of the sun to add color to a window or use its heat to make new designs with crayons.

For Teens Only: Tie-Dye

This kit has supplies to tie-dye a library tote bag... or whatever else you want to add color to!