Family learning Design
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Explore 11 trusted family learning design resources selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.
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Young V&A Make-Lab Masterclass: RISO Printed Calendars
A design workshop where children use RISO printing to create a personalized calendar, with the Young V&A’s Make-Lab supporting practical experimentation and creative confidence.
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Cooper Hewitt Family Program: Botanical Prints
A hands-on Cooper Hewitt family workshop where children ages 5–12 and caregivers make botanical prints with gel plates inspired by Frederic Church’s botanical sketches.
Cooper Hewitt Family Program: Mix, Pour and Make
A beginner-friendly Cooper Hewitt family workshop where children ages 5–12 and caregivers mix, pour, and create Jesmonite objects inspired by Egyptian faience and the museum collection.
Cooper Hewitt Family Programs
Cooper Hewitt family programs help children and caregivers explore design through hands-on museum activities, gallery discovery, kid-friendly guides, and Design at Home videos.
Museum of Arts and Design Family Studio: Paper Shadow Play
A 90-minute family workshop for ages 5+ exploring light, color, shadow, paper, tracing, and cut-paper techniques while making illuminated candle holders.
UPMC Science Center at Whitaker Center
UPMC Science Center at Whitaker Center combines interactive exhibits, STEM design studios, scout workshops, sensory-friendly sessions, and toddler science exploration.
Danish Architecture Center: Design Your Own Urban Creature
A drop-in family workshop where children sew an imaginary city creature from fabric, yarn, and other materials while exploring how design can bring a city to life.
American Museum & Gardens: Circus of Curiosities
A family-friendly exhibition of moving sculptures and automata, with a creative play area that invites children to explore mechanisms, imagination, and design.
The Works Museum
The Works Museum is a hands-on engineering museum for children ages 5–12 and their families, with interactive experiences, science and technology challenges, camps, and family visits.
KID Museum Sunday Workshops
Project-based maker workshops where families explore tools and materials with KID Museum educators through activities such as wooden board games, Makey Makey controllers, and laser-etched designs.
KID Museum
KID Museum is a maker-learning organization where children and families explore coding, robotics, engineering, design, and creative problem-solving in studio and community programs.
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