Recent Activities
Shining Pennies
After being passed from person to person, hand to hand, it is no surprise that pennies can get quite dirty. If you’ve ever seen a brand new penny, it is a shiny copper color, but they will eventually turn brown. This is because of dirt and grime, but also because of copper oxide.
Let’s Make Glow in the Dark Slime!
Making glow-in-the-dark slime is a fun and exciting activity that combines chemistry, creativity, and sensory play.
Design Your Own Mug
No more settling for mugs that don't match your vibe! Have some fun creating your very own personalized mug, perfect for yourself or as a heartfelt gift for your special Valentine!
Skittles Rainbow Spectacular
With just a pack of your favorite candy, Skittles, you can create a fun experiment.
Dancing Corn
Some of the best parts of autumn are the leaves, the pumpkins and the corn. This month, we’re putting a scientific twist on fall by sparking a chemical reaction with things in our kitchen. Follow along with an adult to add a little magic to the season.
Paper Planes
Now that we're no longer in the classroom, this is the perfect time to practice our paper plane making skills. Here is a simple airplane you can make at home.
Egg-straordinary Experiments (Part 2)
Have you ever wondered why eggs have a shell and a transparent membrane? How could you remove the shell without breaking it or without boiling the egg? We can do that using some basic chemistry.
Egg-straordinary Experiments (Part 1)
Have you ever wondered why eggs have a shell and a transparent membrane? How could you remove the shell without breaking it or without boiling the egg? We can do that using some basic chemistry.
Baking Soda Experiments
Learn about chemical reactions using simple materials at home! Download – Baking Soda Experiments
Paper Magic
Would you believe me if I said that you could cut a hole in a sheet of paper that’s large enough for you to pass through? Or even that you could make a sheet of paper stretchy? It’s true!
Homemade Puzzles (Part 1)
Staying at home these weeks has been very challenging for all of us, and we need to find new and fun things to find joy in our days. Making your own puzzle is a fun activity and a great workout for our brains.
Upcycled Holiday Decorations
These eco-friendly ornaments are easy to make and zero waste! Download – Upcycled Holiday Decorations
Get Involved
Partnerships
Tinker Lab partners with local schools and community organizations to provide STEAM enrichment in a variety of in-school and afterschool residencies, outreach events, workshops, and family tinker festivals. Current partners include P.S.56 Lewis Latimer School, P.S.22Q, I.S.237Q, Queens Public Library, and the Child Center of New York Latimer Gardens, among others. Contact us to partner!
Birthdays
You can host a birthday at the Tinker Lab. Children can participate in the Hebocon activity.
Hebocon is a robot sumo-wrestling “competition.” It is a competition where robots–that have been built out of re-use materials –gather and somehow manage to engage in odd, funny battles.