Open Spaces, Open Minds

12/09/2021

Join us on Friday December 10th and December 17th from 3-6pm at the London Nelson in Santa Cruz for a photo portrait pop-up event! We’re taking photos of people from different perspectives after we ask the question, ‘Who Are You’? To learn more visit LinkInBio

12/08/2021

This week we’re unboxing a new ! The Mistake is for anyone who has tried to . It has been enjoyed by children of all ages as a storybook, a coloring book, and an for writing, illustrating, and sharing . The book is printed on recycled cardstock and includes 20 blank pages at the end for exploration.

We’re hosting The Mistake storytelling and coloring events at the MOD in Santa Cruz on December 8, 11, and 15 from 2-5pm. For details visit the LinkInBio. Huge thanks to the MOD for their support in sharing our new book!

Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery

12/03/2021

Here is another peek at our upcoming documentary about the process of making the “Entanglement” dome. In this snippet, the storybook opens to an animation about how the universe started from the same particle.
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

https://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/cern/ideas/bang.html

12/02/2021

Our last session of the year begins on Saturday!

https://www.be-the-epicenter.org/classes.html

City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation

Class Description: Be empowered. Explorations & Discoveries empowers students through three unique sessions focusing on the themes of strength (first session), navigation (second session), and growth...

12/01/2021

Let’s UNBOX your “ ‘Bubble Shadows, Bent Light, & Rainbow Drawings Over Time” Discovery this week! Let’s explore and discover the way light bends by drawing bubbles and the rainbows they create.

11/29/2021

Do you have a place or a space that inspires you, nourishes you, relaxes you, or makes you feel great? Are you in this place often enough? How does it taste, smell, feel, sound, and look. Reflect on how it makes you feel and why you appreciate it

11/23/2021

Let’s UNBOX your “ ‘Be A Color' Spinner” Discovery this week! What if you could ‘be” a color? Let’s make a “Be A Color” Spinner that inspires you to search for color combinations in the world around you!

11/22/2021

Thanksgiving is in 4 days 🍁🍂!! Let us know what you think about thankfulness mostly being expressed around Thanksgiving…

11/19/2021

Here is another snippet of our upcoming documentary about the process of making the “Entanglement” dome. Allison shares her vision for the idea of “entanglement”. Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

11/16/2021

Let’s UNBOX your “Eyes-Closed Collaborative Finger Painting” Discovery this week! Discover the joy of simultaneously painting a song with friends... with your eyes closed!