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Puzzlets combines digital and physical play to get kids thinking like programmers. Included in the kit are a game board, a tablet and stand, game pieces, and instructions. The game app Cork and the Volcano are already loaded on the tablet and ready for a hands-on coding experience. Look for the kit on the Littles Lab shelves. Though designed for grades K-2, even older kids who are new to...

How many Code stamps have you earned? Make stamps? This week in Littles Lab we started to count them up! To enter for prizes, you need to have collected a minimum of 20 stamps. The Do Space Summer programs ends on Monday, July 31st. Inside the back cover of the Summer Passport is the contest entry form. Fill out all the information and take your passport to the Information Desk. A staff member...

Do Space is always looking for new Tech Kits to add to our shelves. In July we’re introducing Cubetto, the friendly robot from Primo Toys that teaches coding without using screens. We’ve been playing with Cubetto in Littles Lab programs since December and we think everyone should try it out! Cubetto moves like Bee Bot, a Littles Lab regular, but instead of programming with buttons on the...

Wondering how to fill up that new Summer Passport? Looking for a way to fill a few hours at Do Space? Here’s an example of how one member could earn five stamps in only one day. (We checked, and six just isn’t possible - but five is the next best thing!) Here’s how: Member arrives at Do Space around noon and goes to the Littles Lab to look for the Osmo Tech Kit. She takes the box...

Look what just arrived: Do Space Summer Passports! For several months, the Do Space program team has been working on a way to make summer learning at Do Space even more fun and exciting. We started with the classic idea of a passport and, along with help from the creative team at Fruitful Design, we can finally show you the finished product. It looks even better in person! Here’s how it...

This year Do Space hosted our first Girls Who Code club, joining over 40,000 clubs across the nation! In August, we asked for applicants between the ages of 11 and 14, and then selected 22 members. The girls were divided into two groups, each lead by a fantastic volunteer instructor. (Alex and Juliet, we love you!) The girls committed to 40 curriculum hours that took place over the course of...

Summer tours at Do Space are now available for booking! We’re planning some big things for summer this year, including some new family-oriented afternoon programs, a new I Heart Do Space contest and a Summer Passport, but we’ve still got plenty of room for some youth group tours in our summer lineup! Do Space is offering a limited number of Youth Tours this summer between June 1 and July 31....

You’ve asked and we’re here to answer! What’s going on at Do Space this summer? More info to come, but here’s a teaser list: Summer Passport - Get rewarded with passport stamps for the things you try at Do Space. Collect enough and you could win a prize at the end of the summer! Summer Youth Tours - We’re opening a limited number of summer youth tours for organizations...

What is a Maker Faire? And why should you care? You may have heard us mention we’re hosting a Mini Maker Faire on Saturday, April 15, from 9 AM to 4 PM. But are you still wondering what a Maker Faire is? Let’s start here with a brief history (including video) from MakerFaire.com. Our version is called a Mini Maker Faire. It’s the community-based version of Make Media’s flagship and...

Have you listened to StoryCorps on NPR? Watched an animated version of one of their interviews? In 2015, StoryCorps founder Dave Isay won the TED Prize and “the StoryCorps app and StoryCorps.me [was] created as a global platform for listening, connecting, and sharing stories of the human experience.” This Thanksgiving, Do Space is offering members the opportunity to learn about recording...