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January 3, 2025

Squonking in the Library Part 2

This workshop offered by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh enables children to explore science and art.

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Squonk’s Lindsay Herring and Mia Taylor will lead the workshop, which is aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 13. In the workshop, participants will use Rube Goldberg Machines and learn how to harness the flow of energy, using everyday objects to create quirky, complex contraptions with chain reactions.

The event will run from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 25 at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburg’s Hazelwood branch, located at 5006 Second Avenue.

For more information, visit the library’s website.

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March 18, 2019

Rube Goldberg: Painting on the Floor

Embrace Rube Goldberg’s innovative and wacky ways of utilizing everyday objects to complete a task. Join the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to create a collaborative work of art using unexpected objects and invent our own “Epic Way to Paint a Picture.”

This program is inspired by the Rube Goldberg exhibit but will take place in the Nursery.

This program is designed for our youngest learners (0-5) but is suitable for all ages. The event is drop-in, so guests may come and go as they please!  For more information, visit the event page!