ReMake the Holidays

Bend, twist, light, sculpt and taste a new version of the holiday season. Workshops, demos, artist installations and food science explorations will present a wide variety of ways to engage and leave your mark on the holidays at NYSCI. Each day of ReMake the Holidays will focus on a different theme. Most activities are free with NYSCI admission. Some projects require a small materials fee.

DECEMBER 27 – LIGHT

Giant Lite Brite
noon – 4 pm, free with NYSCI admission
Collaboratively create a giant lite brite board to help NYSCI ring in the New Year!

Seeing the Light
noon – 4 pm, free with NYSCI admission
With folks from Skraptacular, rescue holiday packaging destined for the trash by transforming molded plastic into objects of beauty.

Crystal Demonstrations
2 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Learn about the properties of crystals with NYSCI Explainers.

Bill Bywater's Ice Sculpting Tools Demo
2:30 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Ice sculptor Bill Bywater shows how to carve masterpieces out of ice.

Bill Bywater's Ice Sculpting Apprenticeships
3 – 4 pm; $12 plus NYSCI admission for one child and one adult ($10 members)
Sculpt ice with heating elements and contribute to a group ice sculpture. Sessions held outside with ice sculptor Bill Bywater. Space is limited to 6 participants/projects. Recommended for ages 8 and older. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

USB-charged LED Grow Light Terrariums
11:30 am – 1:30 pm and 2 – 4 pm; $20 plus NYSCI admission for one child and one adult ($15 members)
Learn how to solder and work on a circuit board, while creating a LED grow light system. Space is limited to ten participants/projects per session. Recommended for ages 8 and older. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

DECEMBER 28: SOUND

Recycled Rockband
noon – 4 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Create your own tissue box guitar with RePlayground.

Noiz-Makers of Tomorrow
noon – 4 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Musician and educator Suzanne Thorpe shows you how to work with circuits, transducers, paper clips, and old boxes to make a musical instrument that uses your own body to connect circuits and create a unique sound.

Recycled Orchestra
noon – 4 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Marvel at artist Nick Yulman's interactive installation that presents the unexpected noise-maker made from recycled every day objects.

Percussion Sculpture
noon – 4 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Using found objects such as buckets, boxes, pvc pipe, and sheet metal, collaboratively build a drum kit sculpture with artist Ben Garthus. The sculpture will be used for jam sessions through the day.

Crystal Demonstrations
2 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Learn about the properties of crystals with NYSCI Explainers.

Bill Bywater's Ice Sculpting Tools Demo
2:30 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Ice sculptor Bill Bywater shows how to carve masterpieces out of ice.

Bill Bywater's Ice Sculpting Apprenticeships
3 – 4 pm; $12 plus NYSCI admission for one child and one adult ($10 members)
Sculpt ice with heating elements and contribute to a group ice sculpture. Sessions held outside with ice sculptor Bill Bywater. Space is limited to 6 participants/projects. Recommended for ages 8 and older. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

DECEMBER 29: PAPER

Dream Outside the Box Mobiles
noon – 4 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Celebrate the box by giving it a place of honor in your mobile. Using small-scale boxes that are unique in shape or eye catching in some way, staff from Skraptacular show you how to create a beautiful mobile.

DIY Greeting Card Frames
noon – 4 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Upcycle holiday greeting cards and paper with RePlayground and transform them into a fun frame.

Origami
noon – 4 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Staff from Creased magazine show you how to fold your way to all sorts of new paper creations.

Crystal Demonstrations
2 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Learn about the properties of crystals with NYSCI Explainers.

Bill Bywater's Ice Sculpting Tools Demo
2:30 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Ice sculptor Bill Bywater shows how to carve masterpieces out of ice.

Bill Bywater's Ice Sculpting Apprenticeships
3 – 4 pm; $12 plus NYSCI admission for one child and one adult ($10 members)
Sculpt ice with heating elements and contribute to a group ice sculpture. Sessions held outside with ice sculptor Bill Bywater. Space is limited to 6 participants/projects. Recommended for ages 8 and older. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

DECEMBER 30: WATER

Sail the High Seas Water Cruisers
noon – 4 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Skraptacular helps you design and create show-stopping boats by seeing beyond the trash and upcycling everyday disposable items into nautical cruisers.

Soda Tab Bracelets
noon – 4 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Upcycle the tabs from soda cans into a trendy bracelet with this great project from RePlayground.

DIY Holiday Beverage Spice Bundles
noon – 4 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Reinvent your winter holiday beverages with a spice bundle you create.

Crystal Demonstrations
2 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Learn about the properties of crystals with NYSCI Explainers.

Bandanna Tie-Dying
noon, 1, 2 & 3 pm; $6 plus NYSCI admission for one child and one adult ($5 members)
Twist, knot and color a bandanna to learn how to make an old item new. Space is limited to 10 participants/projects per session. Recommended for ages 5 and older. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Bill Bywater's Ice Sculpting Tools Demo
2:30 pm; free with NYSCI admission
Ice sculptor Bill Bywater shows how to carve masterpieces out of ice.

Bill Bywater's Ice Sculpting Apprenticeships
3 – 4 pm; $12 plus NYSCI admission for one child and one adult ($10 members)
Sculpt ice with heating elements and contribute to a group ice sculpture. Sessions held outside with ice sculptor Bill Bywater. Space is limited to 6 participants/projects. Recommended for ages 8 and older. Children must be accompanied by an adult.