Tag: STEM
Play with STEM – Paper Inflatables
Play with STEM – Paper Inflatables Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Ages: 7-12. Join us once a month to make your own cool STEM invention by testing and playing around with tools provided by the library The Kirkwood Library has been selected as one of the MIT Media…
Protect Your Peeps
Protect Your Peeps Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Ages: 8-12. How many Peeps can you protect? Kids will use a variety of materials to create a raft and see how many Peeps they can keep afloat. We will also conduct a Peeps taste test and see which flavors…
Play with STEM – Sensory Toys
Play with STEM – Sensory Toys Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Ages: 7-12. Join us once a month to make your own cool STEM invention by testing and playing around with tools provided by the library The Kirkwood Library has been selected as one of the MIT Media…
Play with STEM – Paper Circuit Valentines
Play with STEM – Paper Circuit Valentines Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Ages: 7-12. Join us once a month to make your own cool STEM invention by testing and playing around with tools provided by the library The Kirkwood Library has been selected as one of the MIT…
Gadget Lab: A STEAM Challenge
Gadget Lab: A STEAM Challenge Monday, October 23, 2023. Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Ages: 7-12. Think you’re skilled at making and using awesome gadgets? Enter the Gadget Lab and put those skills to the test! Challenge yourself to make and use gadgets like the scissor lift grabber, the mini stick-and-spoon catapult,…
Tarantula Appreciation Day
Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Ages 5-12 years. Tarantula Appreciation Day is August 8! Come to the library for a creepy good time—reading spider books, making spider crafts, even meeting a REAL tarantula!
Cool Beans
July is National Beans Appreciation Month! Join us as we read a story about a cool bean, explore beans sensory bins, and plant a bean of your very own! Location: Kirkwood Public Library Meeting Room. Age: 2-5
Mini Space Camp
Mini Space Camp. June 24, 2023. Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am. Ages: 6-10. Come to Mini Space Camp! We’ll read the classic Mousetronaut, design and test astronaut gloves, make and launch straw rockets, and play around with moon sand! Sign- up required.
The Science of Ice Cream
For FamiliesI scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade ice cream! Join us as we explore the chemistry behind making ice cream. What happens if we add salt to the bags? No salt? How long should we shake the bags? Come to the library to find out! Sign-up is required.
I Survived Club
I Survived Club – Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Ages 6 – 12 years. Time 4-5 pm How would you survive on the Titanic? In the wilderness? Learn all about the science behind survival from the popular book series: I Survived. This month we will explore the book: The Attack of…
