Space
Adventure 
Saturday, December 1
Do you need your space? Take an out-of-this-world adventure
to space and beyond! Explore other planets in our galaxy.
Play the Docking in Space Game and make an edible rover.
Explore the moon, Mars and beyond with the new space gallery
Space Quest! Imagine how holidays could be celebrated
on other planets and create a new "space" holiday. Register
Online!
 Celebrations Around the World
Saturday, December 8
Everyone loves a celebration! Join the festivities
when you discover how different cultures celebrate all
over the world. Make your own paper dragon to celebrate
Chinese New Year. Learn about Children's Day and see
how it's celebrated around the world. Create Mexican
clay figures and take your best shot at a piñata
during a Fiesta. Take a look at Santa's many traditions
in different cultures. Register
Online!
CSI:
To Catch a Toy Theif
Saturday, December 15
There's a toy thief on the run and it's up to you to
solve the case! Investigate a crime scene and learn
a variety of forensic techniques to help solve the mystery
of the missing toys! Test your observation and memory
skills. Dust for fingerprints and identify tire tracks.
Analyze documents, different inks and handwriting to
search for hidden clues. ! Register
Online!
Chilly Willy
Saturday, December 22
 Go
polar with some icy science! Make ice dance and lift
an ice cube with just a thread. Make a snow crystal
picture using Epsom salt and create a sock snowman.
Discover the seven basic snowflake shapes and make your
own. Play a game of Tic-Tac-Snow and build sugar cube
igloos. Experiment with the super-cold of outer space
using liquid nitrogen. Take a spin on the ice when you
go ice skating at Downtown Hampton on Ice. Register
Online!
Sports in Space
Saturday, December 29
Could you play your favorite sport in space? Find out
when you explore Sports in Space. How would some of
your favorite sports or games "play-out" in
space? Discover how you might need to adapt some sports
to play on other planets. Invent new games to play in
space and create playing fields for them. Experiment
with moon shoes and make sports-themed holiday ornaments.
Take a look at the science behind the sport with Football,
a new traveling exhibit. Register
Online!
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