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September 2018
VivaCalleSJ – SoFA to the Streets
We are excited to be a part of the 4th annual VivaCalle San Jose event on Sunday, September 23rd. We will host 2 maker booths along the route: At the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Hub Michele Guieu & Alba Cardenas will have Bike Charms – an activity where participants can make charms for their handlebars or other modes of transportation using beads and stenciled wood pieces. At Martial Cottle Park Kim Mesa will have Pinwheels & Masks for all ages.…
Find out more »October 2018
A Public Art Activation Project
4 Consecutive Friday Nights, 4 Themes… Come dive into the Ocean and participate in activities that bring light to a unique, essential, and fragile world, one that we barely know yet depend on for our survival. You will learn about this beautiful and rich world: what lives within it, the damage being done to it, what has been lost, and what we can do to protect it and help it thrive. Create your own beautiful ocean themed shadow puppets, costumes,…
Find out more »The Fascinating World of Microscopic Plankton
Come create your own beautiful self-illuminated and articulated plankton shadow puppets, shadow costumes, and other props. Use them in our small shadow theatres, perform on our large illuminated stage, or simply watch the beauty of plankton unfold before you. Learn about the beautiful and wonderful Zoo-plankton and Phyto-plankton, reflecting on the challenges plankton face and what they need from us to flourish. The microscopic world of plankton greatly affects us as humans. Plankton is the most significant life form on the…
Find out more »November 2018
A Tribute to Marine Life that has Disappeared
For “Day of the Dead,” learn about species that are extinct, celebrating their existence and contributions to the ocean life that exists today. Come create your own beautiful self-illuminated and articulated shadow puppets, shadow costumes, and other props reflecting on extinct species. Use them in our small shadow theatres, perform on our large illuminated stage, or simply watch the beauty of the ocean unfold before you. Learn about the beautiful and wonderful species we have lost, reflecting on the challenges current…
Find out more »Life on the Coral Reef
Come create your own beautiful self-illuminated and articulated coral reef shadow puppets, shadow costumes, and other props. Use them in our small shadow theatres, perform on our large illuminated stage, or simply watch the beauty of the Coral Reefs unfold before you. Learn about the beautiful and wonderful species living in Coral Reefs, reflecting on the challenges they face and what this ecosystem needs from us to flourish. Coral reefs, the “Rainforests of the Sea,” are some of the most biodiverse…
Find out more »An Ocean of Plastic
Come create your own beautiful self-illuminated and articulated shadow puppets, shadow costumes, and other props that share the plight of plastics in our oceans. Use them in our small shadow theatres, perform on our large illuminated stage, or simply watch the reality of plastics in the ocean unfold before you. Learn about how our plastic garbage is affecting the oceans, reflecting on what we can do to change things. Thousands of animals, from small sea birds to blue whales, die grisly…
Find out more »December 2018
Maker Booth – San Jose Made Craft Holiday Fair
Join us as our Youth Leaders provide instruction on making fun holiday ornaments. Make a Light Up Bulb, Light Up Oragami Ornament, or an Ugly Sweater Ornament. Fund for all ages, so bring the family. This fun maker activity is at booths 284 & 296 near the dining area. The Fair is free and so are our activities. Hope to see you there!
Find out more »January 2019
“I Have a Dream” Light Up Frame Workshop
Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy by sharing your dreams in this fun paper circuit project. Assemble the frame and add your dream in the bubble, using an LED light and coin cell battery to light it up. It can be used as a night light for daily inspiration! A great family activity.
Find out more »February 2019
Lunar New Year Noisemakers
A Free Drop In STEAM Workshop Instructor: Lauren Cage Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Firecracker Noise Makers. In this workshop, students will use elastic energy to create a firecracker noise maker that makes a loud “POPPING” sound. A great family activity.
Find out more »March 2019
Luz de la Comunidad – Light-Up Aztec Bracelet
This culturally inspired workshop celebrates the Aztec New Year, which is celebrated on March 12th annually. Students will design and create their own Light Up Bracelets using symbols from the Aztec calendar. A great sewing circuitry project.
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