Kaleidoscope Discovery Center

The Show-Me Less Plastic Team is pleased to launch Plastic Free July: A Missouri Business Challenge! This voluntary program celebrates July as Missouri’s Lakes Appreciation Month and provides businesses across the state with an opportunity to try at least one plastic-reducing practice during the month of July.

We encourage YOU to connect with your favorite local restaurant, café, or retail store and share this program with them! 🍽️☕🛍️

Benefits for participating businesses include:
✅ Promotion on a statewide participation map: https://bit.ly/PFJ2026-map
✅ Recognition on social media platforms
✅ Print and digital promotional materials to help businesses share their participation in Plastic Free July and communicate the “why” behind it
✅ A unique opportunity to be a leader in community-wide plastic reduction efforts

Learn more here: https://www.streamteamsunited.org/plastic-free-july.html or reach out to [email protected] with any questions!

Give your best guess!

Predictions Please! How many tons of tires, electronics and appliances will we collect this Saturday? Give us your best guess in comments.

We've collected 400 tons from 4,099 households since 2008. Rolla collection events are hosted by Brewer Science, Inc., in collaboration with the city of Rolla and MRPC. Grant funding is provided through Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District and Missouri Department of Natural Resources. City of Rolla, Environmental Services Brewer Science Special Waste Collection

🏗️ Calling all future architects, master builders, and city planners! 🧱✨

Ready to build the ultimate metropolis? At our LEGO City Building Camp, your child will transform thousands of LEGO bricks into an immense, custom-built mega-city.

This isn't just about stacking blocks—it's a hands-on journey into:

Structural Integrity: Learning how to make skyscrapers stand tall and strong.

Urban Planning: Designing roads, zones, and layouts for a functioning city.

Massive Teamwork: Collaborating with fellow builders to construct on a massive scale.

Spaces are limited, and the construction site is waiting! 🚀

📅 July 6–10, 2026
👧🧒 Ages 6–13
📍 Kaleidoscope Discovery Center - 609 N. Rolla St. Rolla, MO

Register online: https://thekaleidoscope.org/summer-camps/

Excited for this group to be in town! As many as 6000 cars between 10 am - 3 pm. Kaleidoscope parents: Rolla Street is closed, please use our parking lot entrance on the west side of 6th Street!

The Chevrolet Performance HOT ROD Power Tour is rolling into Rolla on Thursday, June 11, bringing thousands of classic cars, muscle cars, hot rods, and automotive enthusiasts from across the country for a special Route 66 Centennial celebration. Rolla has been selected as an official pit stop on this year's tour!

We expect vehicles to travel through our area from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Participants will travel portions of the original Route 66 through Rolla, entering from the north on U.S. 63 to Kingshighway and exiting out Martin Springs Drive. The official pit stop parking area for Hot Rod registered cars, will be located downtown along Rolla Street, adjacent side streets, and designated parking lots in the downtown area. Hot Rod fans, followers and spectators are asked to use the designated spectator parking.

For event details, a map of the pit stop area, spectator parking information, and more, visit visitrolla.com/hotrod. 🚗🔥

🏙️🌱 Build the Future at The City of Tomorrow! 🌱🏙️

What will cities look like in the years ahead? At The City of Tomorrow, campers will become engineers, architects, and urban planners as they imagine and design communities built for a better world!

Using ideas from the Future City program, campers will:
⚡ Explore green energy solutions
🏗️ Design sustainable urban spaces
🤖 Incorporate smart technology
🛠️ Build and present their own scale models from recyclables

This hands-on STEM experience encourages creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving while showing kids how they can help shape the world of tomorrow.

📅 July 6–10, 2026
👧🧒 Ages 6–13
📍 Kaleidoscope Discovery Center – Rolla, MO, 609 N. Rolla St. Rolla, MO

Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today and let your child become the visionary behind the next great city!

Having a great time at Rolla's Route 66 Summerfest !!! Come on over the and join the fun!

🚀 Unlock your child’s inner engineer this off-season! ⚙️

Looking for a fun, zero-pressure Sunday activity? Sunday Afternoon Robotics is the perfect place for kids to tinker, build, and explore! Whether they want to sharpen their skills for the next competitive robotics season or just enjoy some creative free play, the choice is entirely theirs.

We’re combining hands-on skill-building with LEGO Spike Prime robots and endless imagination using our massive LEGO collection. No pressure, no competitions—just pure, creative fun!

📅 When: Sundays | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Where: Kaleidoscope Discovery Center 609 N. Rolla St. Rolla MO 65401
💰 Cost: Only $40/month

Spaces are limited, so secure your child's spot today!

👉 Sign up here: https://www.jovial.org/kaleidoscope/hello

🎙️ From Dots and Dashes to Digital Downloads! 🎙️

Ever wonder how we went from clicking Morse code keys to recording viral podcasts? It’s time to find out at The Kaleidoscope Discovery Center!

Join us for an epic journey through the history of communication. This isn't just a history lesson—it’s a hands-on tech adventure.

🗓️ Camp Details

Theme: From Typewriters to Podcasts

Dates: June 8–12, 2026

Location: Kaleidoscope Discovery Center, 609 N. Rolla St. Rolla, MO

🚀 What’s Happening?

Go Retro: Sample the secrets of Morse code and historical signaling.

Hands-on Time Travel: Take a funky field trip to a typewriter museum! Campers won't just look through glass—they'll get a fully interactive, hands-on tour to touch, load paper, and actually type on the vintage machines that started it all.

Level Up: Step into the modern era! Learn to record, edit, and produce your very own podcast episodes.

From the tactile "click-clack" of real vintage typewriter keys to the glow of a modern digital soundboard, your camper will gain real-world media skills while exploring the evolution of human connection.

🔗 Ready to Broadcast?
Spaces are limited, so grab your spot before the signal fades!
https://thekaleidoscope.org/summer-camps/

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LAST CHANCE TO RSVP!
Our Teen Science Cafe at 🏥 Phelps Health Simulation and Training lab is tomorrow— June 4! We’ll start at 12:45.
Optional Stop the Bleed certification, 2-2:45pm.

‼️ Register at thekaleidoscope.org/tsc - link in FB Event — ‼️ attendance Min 6, Max15 — so message a friend and get registered!

We are hosted by Mid-MO AHEC. The photo shows the Stop the bleed activity.

The simulation lab has computerized adult and child “patients” where for normal situations can take place, as well as rare IRL crises, so everyone knows what to do when those situations do occur.

Teen Science Cafe - Kaleidoscope Discovery Center , part of Teen Science Café Network

Phelps Health Simulation Lab - Teen Science Cafe 🏥 🩸

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Potions & Motions camp just got even wilder! If your camper loves bubbling experiments, building things, and exploring the laws of the universe, this is the week for them.

Here is a sneak peek at what we’re doing for June 15-19:

💥 Controlled Explosions: Engineering safe, spectacular reactions that pop, fizz, and wow!

🧪 Crystal Chemistry: Stepping into the shoes of real scientists to grow sparkling crystals from scratch.

🚀 Newtonian Physics: Harnessing Newton’s Laws to design and build projects that actually fly!

🔬 Hands-On Lab: Getting up close and personal with the coolest forces of physics and chemistry.

It’s the ultimate mix of mad science and high-flying engineering. Spots are filling up fast!

🚀 Unleash your inner scientist and register here: https://thekaleidoscope.org/summer-camps/

Location: Kaleidoscope Discovery Center, 609 N. Rolla St. Rolla, MO