The day is here! Jack-O-Lantern Lane is officially open for the season. Visit us before Sunday, Nov. 5 and check out over 50 artisan-quality pumpkins and new energy-themed hands-on activities, including using thermal cameras to observe different heat signatures.
For more information and to buy tickets, visit davincisciencecenter.org/halloween. #SpookyScience

Ready or not, Halloween has come. Join the Da Vinci Science Center for the second annual, newly-designed Jack-O-Lantern Lane experience. Follow over 50 artisan-quality jack-o-lanterns through the family-friendly Halloween Town as you learn about different forms of energy. Guests will explore a variety of activities:

-Use special chromadepth glasses in the not-so-spooky forest to witness colors pop from the walls.
-Explore the mechanics of electricity at the uniquely-designed, color-changing circuit house.
-Discover how quickly sound travels across the exhibit at the expansive funnel tree.
-Observe different heat signatures with thermal cameras.
-Test Newton’s Third Law of Motion first-hand at the giant Newton’s Cradle.
-And much more!

For more information and to buy tickets, visit http://bit.ly/2xKINnt.

Scout Leaders, register today for our Tiger Day Program: Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries on Saturday, Oct. 28. Available in a morning and afternoon session, scouts will learn the science behind magic tricks, decode secret messages, and perform a magic show as they earn this belt loop in one day. Enjoy all the fun of the Da Vinci Science Center at no additional cost at the conclusion of the program! Belt Loop is included. Register at http://bit.ly/2xjcvPk.

Get a close up look at fall colors! We'll have samples of different leaves to examine under magnifying glasses and microscopes during our Little Learner Activities this Monday, Sept. 25 from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. For more information, visit davincisciencecenter.org/littlelearners. #LittleLearners

Join us for the Da Vinci Science Center’s first ever After School Clubs! Each club is six weeks of hands-on, after-school fun. Spend your afternoons making slime, building roller coaster models, and much more!
Clubs are for students in grades 1-6 and take place from Oct. 2- Nov. 9. To register, and for more information, visit davincisciencecenter.org/afterschool.

Special thanks to our volunteers from The Hartford for helping us prepare for the opening of Jack-O-Lantern Lane on Saturday, Sept. 23. Jack-O-Lantern Lane is a Halloween walk-through experience for all ages! For more information, visit davincisciencecenter.org/jackolantern.

Our staff is hard at work getting ready for the opening of Jack-O-Lantern Lane! The newly-designed Halloween walk-through experience opens this Saturday, Sept. 23. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2xKINnt.

Join us for Kids Discovery Expo hosted by Senator Pat Browne today, Saturday, Sept. 16 from 11 a.m - 2 p.m. Enjoy the Da Vinci Science Center's exhibits, giveaways from special vendors, and a Red Robin lunch, all for free!

The Da Vinci Science Center will be CLOSED on Friday, Sept. 15 for Exhibit Removal. Plan your next visit and learn more about our upcoming programs at davincisciencecenter.org.

Maple seeds (also known as 'helicopters') spin as they fall from the tree. During our Little Learner Activities this Monday, Sept. 18, learn why they fall this way, and make a paper model to send whirling! Join us anytime from 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. For more information, visit davincisciencecenter.org/littlelearners. #LittleLearners

The Da Vinci Science Center will be CLOSED on Wednesday, Sept. 13 for exhibit removal. For more information on upcoming events and programs, visit davincisciencecenter.org.