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KID Museum KID Museum is a creative makerspace where kids build skills to invent the future.

KID Museum in a new kind of museum serving children and families in the Washington, DC area. Explore our digital media lab, creative coding station, electronic music-making, 3D printers, and studios that integrate electronics, textiles and circuits. Featured workshops, facilitated by resident artists, scientists and inventors, vary weekly and include activities like robotics, soldering and toy making.

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On this , we’re celebrating the achievements of our incredible participants in this year’s  Challenge. From an app targe...
01/24/2023

On this , we’re celebrating the achievements of our incredible participants in this year’s Challenge. From an app targeting online racism to a water-powered litter collector, these brilliant inventors are already working to make the world a better place.

KID Museum is honored to host the work of contemporary artist, community activist, and educator Trisha Gupta. Now throug...
01/22/2023

KID Museum is honored to host the work of contemporary artist, community activist, and educator Trisha Gupta. Now through March 26, visitors can view two large-scale artworks custom-made for KID titled Home is Lost/Home is Found, and partake in a special activity at our Material Bar for a modern riff on block printing techniques. Find out more about our visiting artist program here: https://kid-museum.org/programs/visiting-artists/

This Saturday, we’re celebrating the incredible accomplishments of this semester's Invent the Future Challenge students....
01/20/2023

This Saturday, we’re celebrating the incredible accomplishments of this semester's Invent the Future Challenge students.

Participating middle schoolers were tasked to work in small teams and create something to answer the question: “What will you make to improve life on this planet?”

From phone apps that filter out racist content to wind-powered composters, these inventions were some of the best we’ve seen since the Challenge launched in 2017.

Stay tuned for the announcement of the winners from our Challenge Summit next week and learn more about Invent the Future at kid-museum.org/invent

Photos from Hispanic Heritage Foundation's post
01/18/2023

Photos from Hispanic Heritage Foundation's post

Reminder: we are OPEN today from 10 am - 4 pm. Drop in and discover what you can make!
01/16/2023

Reminder: we are OPEN today from 10 am - 4 pm. Drop in and discover what you can make!

KID will be open both Sunday and Monday from 10 AM to 4 PM this weekend to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., Day.

PLUS: On Monday, stop by the Tech Lab to create your own monument inspired by someone important from history, your community, or your life. (We made monuments to grandmas, frogs, travel, and ice cream - and one of our Maker Educators even printed a tiny version of the Martin Luther King, Jr. monument for the holiday.)

Get your tickets now: kid-museum.org/visit/

KID will be open both Sunday and Monday from 10 AM to 4 PM this weekend to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., Day. PLUS: ...
01/14/2023

KID will be open both Sunday and Monday from 10 AM to 4 PM this weekend to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., Day.

PLUS: On Monday, stop by the Tech Lab to create your own monument inspired by someone important from history, your community, or your life. (We made monuments to grandmas, frogs, travel, and ice cream - and one of our Maker Educators even printed a tiny version of the Martin Luther King, Jr. monument for the holiday.)

Get your tickets now: kid-museum.org/visit/

Dreaming of summer already? So are we – it’s time to sign up for KID Museum Summer Camps! We’ve got 30+ weeklong camps o...
01/13/2023

Dreaming of summer already? So are we – it’s time to sign up for KID Museum Summer Camps! We’ve got 30+ weeklong camps on offer this summer, diving into everything from dinosaurs to space exploration, arcade games to printmaking, and so much more. Register now at kid-museum.org/programs/summer-camp/

Early bird registration is now OPEN for Summer Camp 2023!Available at both KID Museum locations, camps are back and bett...
01/08/2023

Early bird registration is now OPEN for Summer Camp 2023!

Available at both KID Museum locations, camps are back and better than ever. This year's offerings include refreshed classics like Wizard KIDs and soon-to-be favorites where campers can tinker with time, learn the ins and outs of printmaking, and so much more.

Register now at http://ow.ly/YmW250Mkkw5

Get ready for an incredible summer of fun and invention!

This Sunday, KID welcomes Trisha Gupta, a contemporary artist, community activist, and fellow educator as our first Visi...
01/07/2023

This Sunday, KID welcomes Trisha Gupta, a contemporary artist, community activist, and fellow educator as our first Visiting Artist of 2023! Visitors to KID Museum will be able to engage in maker experiences designed to complement the art on display, including an artist Meet and Greet with Ms. Gupta and a new activity at the Materials Bar.

Find out more about the artist and get tickets now: https://kid-museum.org/programs/visiting-artists/

Reminder: Winter After-School starts next week! It’s your last chance to register for our programs, running Wednesdays a...
01/04/2023

Reminder: Winter After-School starts next week! It’s your last chance to register for our programs, running Wednesdays and Thursdays through the first week of March. Learn more and sign up now at https://kid-museum.org/programs/after-school/

Don’t forget: KID is open tomorrow, 12/30, from 10 AM - 2 PM. Come by and help us celebrate the last day of making this ...
12/29/2022

Don’t forget: KID is open tomorrow, 12/30, from 10 AM - 2 PM. Come by and help us celebrate the last day of making this year! Get tickets now: https://kid-museum.org/visit/

KID will be closed Sunday, December 25 & January 1, but  OPEN on Friday, December 30 from 10 AM - 2 PM for one last day ...
12/21/2022

KID will be closed Sunday, December 25 & January 1, but OPEN on Friday, December 30 from 10 AM - 2 PM for one last day of making in 2022! Get tickets now at https://kid-museum.org/visit/

We’ve got an exciting range of after-school programs starting in January, designed for K - 7th grade creators and invent...
12/14/2022

We’ve got an exciting range of after-school programs starting in January, designed for K - 7th grade creators and inventors. Join us Wednesdays for Story Makers, Jr. or Thursdays for Maker Club & Maker Club, Jr. ❄️

Register now at kid-museum.org/programs/after-school/

What a night! Last week, KID Museum hosted our annual fundraiser, Fête for the Future, and honored four extraordinary ch...
12/12/2022

What a night! Last week, KID Museum hosted our annual fundraiser, Fête for the Future, and honored four extraordinary changemakers: Yehimi Cambrón, Seth Goldman, Julie Farkas, and Dr. Karriem Watson.

Thank you to our honorees and donors for helping us light up the possibilities for the young innovators of today.

Learn more about our honorees and their stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeeyfM87BXo&list=PLCx1qORKxYHB09ujE33G23hAxTlEk0kD6

Why take a break from making? We’ve got an awesome array of Day Camps on offer this winter, where kids can explore every...
12/09/2022

Why take a break from making? We’ve got an awesome array of Day Camps on offer this winter, where kids can explore everything from 3D printing to medieval armor. We’ll also need all the help we can get for our New Year’s Eve party on the 29th!

Register for Day Camps now at kid-museum.org/programs/day-camps

Day Camps are available for students in K - 7th grade.

Photos from Councilmember Gabe Albornoz's post
12/08/2022

Photos from Councilmember Gabe Albornoz's post

12/02/2022

Fête for the Future is right around the corner… but we couldn’t resist getting the party started a little early. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the fun we’ve planned for our annual fundraiser!

If you’re ready to be a kid for the night, purchase your tickets now at kid-museum.org/fete

On , your support can light up the lives of countless children! A donation to KID Museum will help give all kids the con...
11/29/2022

On , your support can light up the lives of countless children! A donation to KID Museum will help give all kids the confidence and creativity to invent the future. Donate now at kid-museum.org/donate

KID Museum is open tomorrow from 10AM - 4PM. After a few days of friends, family, food, and fun, creative time at KID is...
11/26/2022

KID Museum is open tomorrow from 10AM - 4PM. After a few days of friends, family, food, and fun, creative time at KID is the perfect way to cap off a holiday weekend.

If you haven't visited our space recently, we've got a new collaborative latch hook project taking shape in the Textiles Studio and new robots humming about in Tech Arena. We hope to see you tomorrow!

Learn more and get tickets at kid-museum.org/visit

We’re piecing together a brighter future, and we want you to be part of it. Discover the wonder of Ozobot at this year’s...
11/25/2022

We’re piecing together a brighter future, and we want you to be part of it. Discover the wonder of Ozobot at this year’s Fête for the Future, where you get the chance to be a KID for the night!

Get your tickets to our annual fundraiser now at kid-museum.org/fete

We are incredibly thankful for our entire KID community today and every day. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy, he...
11/24/2022

We are incredibly thankful for our entire KID community today and every day. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy, healthy, and safe holiday! 🧡

And this year's Fête for the Future honorees are...Yehimi Cambrón, artist, activist, and storyteller; Seth Goldman & Jul...
11/22/2022

And this year's Fête for the Future honorees are...

Yehimi Cambrón, artist, activist, and storyteller; Seth Goldman & Julie Farkas, social entrepreneurs and activists; and, Dr. Karriem Watson, NIH Community Engagement Officer, All of Us, Research Program.

Join us in celebrating this year's honorees, who exemplify the power of creativity and innovation to invent a brighter future, at our annual fundraiser on Dec. 7, 2022.

For tickets and more information, visit kid-museum.org/fete.

Photos from Infosys Foundation USA's post
11/22/2022

Photos from Infosys Foundation USA's post

❄️ Day camps, workshops, and after-school... oh my! We're thrilled to release our winter suite of programming so you can...
11/19/2022

❄️ Day camps, workshops, and after-school... oh my!

We're thrilled to release our winter suite of programming so you can plan your next season of making. Whether you want to add some creativity to your child's winter break or enhance your family's visit to KID on a Sunday, we've got maker activities for everyone.

Check out the full schedule at kid-museum.org/visit.

We can't wait to see what you make next.

Who’s ready to light (bright) up the future? Here’s a glimpse at just one of the activities debuting at this year’s Fête...
11/17/2022

Who’s ready to light (bright) up the future?

Here’s a glimpse at just one of the activities debuting at this year’s Fête for the Future where you get the chance to be a KID for the night.

Get your tickets to our annual fundraiser now at kid-museum.org/fete!

Be a kid for the night! Join us in just three weeks for our annual fundraising event — a celebratory evening of legendar...
11/15/2022

Be a kid for the night! Join us in just three weeks for our annual fundraising event — a celebratory evening of legendary changemakers, cocktails, and hands-on creativity.

December 7, 2022
6:30-9:00 PM

Purchase your tickets now at kid-museum.org/fete

Photos from Hispanic Heritage Foundation's post
11/15/2022

Photos from Hispanic Heritage Foundation's post

In honor of Veterans Day, and as a special thank you, free admission to KID Museum will be available this Sunday, Nov. 1...
11/11/2022

In honor of Veterans Day, and as a special thank you, free admission to KID Museum will be available this Sunday, Nov. 14, 2022, for active duty service members, veterans, and their families.

General admission hours are 10 AM - 4 PM – be sure to drop-in for some maker fun!

Free admission is available in person with a military I.D. Learn more about visiting KID at https://kid-museum.org/visit/

Photos from Infosys Foundation USA's post
11/11/2022

Photos from Infosys Foundation USA's post

Even with schools closed, the learning (and fun) never stops at KID. Our Infrastructure Engineers are making some of the...
11/07/2022

Even with schools closed, the learning (and fun) never stops at KID. Our Infrastructure Engineers are making some of the tallest towers we’ve ever seen – and over in Prime Your Robotics, students are hard at work learning how to code using LEGO robots! Miss out on camps today? Sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss the next ones: https://kid-museum.org/email-signup/

LatinxMaker - Hispanic Heritage Foundation
11/07/2022
LatinxMaker - Hispanic Heritage Foundation

LatinxMaker - Hispanic Heritage Foundation

Latinx Educator Maker Lab: Making CS Accessible Join KID Museum and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation for a professional development experience focused on Maker-

Come by KID tomorrow from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM and help make this giant latch hook rug. Believe it or not, this collaborat...
11/05/2022

Come by KID tomorrow from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM and help make this giant latch hook rug. Believe it or not, this collaborative piece takes up almost the entire Textile Studio! Get your tickets and get ready to be creative: kid-museum.org/visit

"At our 'Girl Powered' robotics event last month, I heard a girl say, 'I don’t really like science at school. But I love...
11/03/2022

"At our 'Girl Powered' robotics event last month, I heard a girl say, 'I don’t really like science at school. But I love it here!' As delighted as I was to hear this, it amplified what’s lacking in traditional education, and reinforced the need to rethink how we are teaching STEM to our girls."

Read the latest Futurist from our Founder & CEO as we rethink how we teach to girls: http://ow.ly/MjQT50LtFSp

Join us for our annual fundraising event — a celebratory evening of legendary changemakers, cocktails, and hands-on crea...
11/01/2022

Join us for our annual fundraising event — a celebratory evening of legendary changemakers, cocktails, and hands-on creativity – and light up the future with KID.

Purchase tickets now at kid-museum.org/fete

Combine chemistry, creativity, and cabbages with pH Painting at KID Museum — one of the many exciting activities we’ve g...
10/29/2022

Combine chemistry, creativity, and cabbages with pH Painting at KID Museum — one of the many exciting activities we’ve got waiting for you to explore this Sunday! Get your tickets now at kid-museum.org/visit

We're celebrating International  with a group of amazing girls here at KID Museum. Women make up only 27% of the  workfo...
10/11/2022

We're celebrating International with a group of amazing girls here at KID Museum.

Women make up only 27% of the workforce and we want to help change that! Today at KID, girls got to dive into coding and robotics during a hands-on workshop offered in partnership with Robotics Education & Competition Foundation and Google. They also had a chance to see themselves in STEM careers, with help from three inspiring women: Cori Lathan, PhD, CEO and Co-founder of AnthroTronix; Shanika Hope, PhD, Director, Tech Education at Google; and Shelli Brasher, Senior Administrator at Robotics Education & Competition Foundation.

Cheers to the powerful girls who took part in our event!

10/07/2022

We had so much fun celebrating National Manufacturing Day with help from our good friends at Xometry!

KID Museum and Xometry teamed up to introduce kids to modern manufacturing – kids used TinkerCad and 3D printers to design objects using different materials.

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Moving the race equity needle forward through creative partnerships! Montgomery County based KID Museum is partnering with Nickelodeon and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation to develop hands-on maker activities that provide kids with a deeper understanding of Latinx culture, combat hate and promote social change. Discover more about it --> https://bit.ly/3vKeuL0
Nickelodeon has partnered with KID Museum and Hispanic Heritage Foundation to create an Anti-Hate guide for Latinx, focusing on parents and educators. The Anti-Hate Latinx guide is part of Nickelodeon’s Talk & Take Action: Anti-Hate Guides series, which seeks to empower kids with tools, information, and inspiration to help them navigate their world.

“We are thrilled to partner with a worldwide brand for children and parents who also have a strong social conscious in Nickelodeon along with our friends at KID Museum in developing a guide for educators, parents and children to increase the understanding, appreciation and respect for the Latinx community,” said Jose Antonio Tijerino, President and CEO of Hispanic Heritage Foundation. “We understand the importance of breaking the cycle of discrimination and hate in our world and any movement starts with youth, but also the adults that influence them. We applaud Nickelodeon’s vision and leadership in offering these resources.”

“We urgently need to give kids better tools to move the needle as culture makers and changemakers of the future,” said Cara Lesser, Founder and Executive Director of KID Museum. “That’s why we’re proud to team up with Nickelodeon and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation as part of Nickelodeon’s ‘Talk and Take Action Campaign,’ to give teachers and families tangible, hands-on ways to combat hate and promote social change.”
Read more: https://bit.ly/3hqwCRJ
The Anti-Hate Latinx guide: https://bit.ly/36TX989
We are very proud to share that our own Kojo Nnamdi has been honored by KID Museum as the recipient of this year's Community Maker Award. Here he is pictured with KID Museum founder and executive director Cara Lesser.

Join Kojo virtually this Thursday at 7 p.m. as he hosts their annual Fête for the Future event.

RSVP here: https://kid-museum.org/fete-future/
We are so proud to partner with the KID Museum. The maker learning experiences they provide help young people explore the world with empathy and develop the creative problem-solving skills they need to invent the future. Please check out this article about what it means to be a and join us on December 9 for the virtual celebration during KID Museum's Fête for the Future: https://bit.ly/3oeKF0S Antonio Tijerino KID Museum
We are so proud to partner with the KID Museum. The maker learning experiences they provide help young people explore the world with empathy and develop the creative problem-solving skills they need to invent the future. Please check out this article about what it means to be a and join us on December 9 for the virtual celebration during KID Museum's Fête for the Future: kid-museum.org/fete Antonio Tijerino
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This summer, KID Museum connected Montgomery County Public Schools students with hands-on STEM learning opportunities on the USG campus. In this episode of , Dr. Anne Khademian chats with Cara Lesser, KID Museum Founder and CEO, about the organization's goals, mission and more. Watch now: https://bit.ly/kidmuseumpodcast
August is National Inventors' Month! Our Build-a-Bot program with KID Museum at Long Branch continues today. Young inventors will learn how a circuit works, make their own simple circuit using a motor & use that skill to create their own simple moving robots, or wiggle bots!
At this pivotal moment in education, we have the opportunity to reimagine learning as never before. To help our community advocate effectively and promote Invention Education opportunities, KID Museum partnered with Nation of Makers, with the support of The Lemelson Foundation, to create the InventEd Field Guide.

This comprehensive resource provides data, stories, key messages, as well as practical strategies to build momentum and promote opportunities for all learners.
USG Executive Director Dr. Anne Khademian was on WJLA 7News DC's "Good Morning Washington" this morning with
John Gonzalez 7News, discussing the return to campus. WJLA was also here to feature a KID Museum summer inventing workshop program for middle school students, held at USG.
Wake up early with USG tomorrow, August 5! We look forward to welcoming WJLA 7News DC to feature both USG and the KID Museum summer inventing workshops on campus. Watch "Good Morning Washington" between 5:30-7:00 a.m. on channel 7 or at https://wjla.com/watch.
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