Join us for Remake Learning Days, a celebration of innovative learning! At this festival, you can make, code, play and tinker at many learning spaces like schools, libraries, museums, outdoor play spaces, and more. Between May 2-22, 2024, there will be many free events across southwestern PA, including 22 events in Penn Hills. Learn more about these great events in your own backyard:
May 4, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)
Discover one of our region's most exciting habitats (and even meet some of its inhabitants!) with Steel City Rowing and Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh in Verona, PA.
May 11, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (EST)
Hands on STEM program with fun stations dealing with planting, growing, and composting.
May 14, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)
Join us as we explore what makes various electronic objects work by taking them apart. This event is part of Remake Learning Days.
A Celebration of STEAM with Wilkinsburg Schools!
May 16, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (EST)
Stop by for the opportunity to meet the dedicated teachers in the Wilkinsburg School District and experience a sampling of the hands-on STEAM activities that our students are doing in the classroom. This is a family event where you are sure to find something for everyone!
May 20, 2024 @ 7:15 am - 8:15 am (EST)
Fox Chapel Area students bring a special someone in to join them and their classmates (and classmates' special someones) to engage in maker activities and enjoy breakfast together.
May 23, 2024 @ 7:15 am - 8:15 am (EST)
Fox Chapel Area students bring a special someone in to join them and their classmates (and classmates' special someones) to engage in maker activities and enjoy breakfast together.
Apr 22, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (EST)
Children discover the world around them through poetry and prose.
Upcoming Local Events
Squonk in the Neighborhood 2024
Apr 27, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (EST)
"Squonk in the Neighborhood Libraries" leaders T-Funk and Lindsey will explore the
science of sound and the rhythms and joy of music via the "Sonic Science" workshop.
Grow With Me Mother's Day Event
May 3, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)
Celebrating one of the most important people to us all – our Moms! In this workshop, kids 3 and up can make something special for mom by painting a pot just for her and planting a bloom that shows their love for her is always growing. The event is FREE and includes all supplies.
No Sew DIY: Grocery / Reusable bag
May 4, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Participants will learn how to upcycle an old t-shirt into a reusable bag
May 7, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Craft and decorate a mini foam surfboard and test its buoyancy in water
Teen Time – Jasmine Cho Artivism
May 8, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Teens will create a portrait based on Jasmine Cho's style
Remake Learning at The Frick Pittsbrgh
May 11, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST)
Join us for a day filled with collaborative art making, historical exploration, and opportunities to investigate the natural world during Remake Learning Day at The Frick!
May 11, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (EST)
Join Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media Papermaker/Teaching Artist Katy DeMent to create your own unique archival collage without glue!
World Migratory Bird Day at Frick Environmental Center
May 11, 2024 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
World Migratory Bird Day is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats--come to the Environmental Center for a morning of bird-related hikes and activities.
VEX GO Ocean Science Exploration Competition
May 17, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Third, fourth, and fifth grade finalists from all three elementary schools in Woodland Hills School District will compete head to head to crown a grade level VEX GO Champion!
Featured Local Businesses
May 17, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (EST)
BootUp will explore empower the next generation of designers with through a BootUp workshop for Black Youth to learn the fundamentals hands on
May 17, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (EST)
Join members of the Alumni Theater Company for a fun filled evening of acting and improv games
May 18, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (EST)
Using recycled materials to create art projects
Homewood Children's Village Presents: Re-imagining Art
May 21, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (EST)
Come join the Homewood Children's Village and the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse for a fun, funky, scrappy, reuse art workshop!
May 22, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
This Teen Time program will help teens experiment with collaborative composition and demystify the process of creating their own music
Pogopalooza 2024: Big Air, Tech, Kids Bounce Off Comp
Jun 22, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm (EST)
Pogopalooza is the Biggest Pogo Stick Event on the Planet. Combining thrilling competition with free family-friendly fun, this event is truly a one-of-a-kind experience that will leave you in awe. Learn how to pogo and show your skills in the "15 and Under Bounce Off" competition.
To learn more about Remake Learning Days and the 350 fun and FREE events across southwestern PA, visit us at https://remakelearningdays.org/southwesternpa/. Families with kids of all ages can easily find hands-on learning activities. Build robots, create art, try new technology, enjoy outdoor learning and more. You can filter events by recommended age, learning themes (arts, maker, science, tech, outdoor learning and youth voice), date and cost. (The majority of events are free!) Students can also earn a Career Ready PA badge from the PA Department of Education at select events. Let's explore, wonder and learn together.
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