MAKE IT! Thursdays at Fulton's Workshop - February schedule

Come create with us!

Our MAKE IT! series is back.  Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m., we offer awesome activities in Fulton's Workshop.

Each will have a focus or theme, but you can also come and explore the workshop if the planned activity doesn't interest you, there are plenty of other things that might, including micro:bit hands-on, our new Lego Wall, cardboard construction, magnet wall challenge, wind tunnel and many more. Come and explore!

Come explore hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) projects for all ages!

We want to:

• Create a fun, interactive learning environment 

• Emphasizes imagination and creativity 

• Make curious and thoughtful learners 

Come at any point to participate.  

Free for museum members. Regular admission rate for non-members.

* Additional costs will always be noted

MAKE IT! Schedule

February 5:  Phenakistoscope (Spin Animation)    Make a phenakistoscope (easier to make than pronounce) that displays a continuously looping animation. You’ll create spinning animation discs that bring drawings to life through persistence of vision. This activity blends art, motion and early animation concepts.

February 12:  Crazy Valentines   Design playful valentines using multiple printmaking methods including handmade stamps and LEGO presses. Emphasis is on creativity, repetition and playful design.

February 19:  Pepper’s Ghost    Build a simple optical illusion that makes images appear to float like ghosts. This classic illusion explores reflection, angles and light behavior. Pepper's ghost is a technique used in the theatre where an image of an object off-stage is projected so it appears to be in front of the audience.

February 26:  Circuitry -- Lights and Fans  Learn how to build a complete electrical circuit to light an LED and spin a small fan. Families explore conductivity, polarity and basic electronics. 

​From the Dunn County Historical Society's website.