Tag Archives: 2013

Learn to make your own bars of soap using a glycerin base that you can easily melt and pour. This project can be completed in a matter of minutes. Participants choose the color, fragrance & toy for their soap, and pour it into a soap mold where it needs to set. After they have set they are ready to use! Each person will go home with a completed soap, instruction sheet and reusable soap mold for future soapy projects. This is an easy, fun & creative project that is great for kids!

Austin Area Homeschoolers Science Team is making a name for itself among the large middle- and high-school science teams. One of the AAH science teams finished in second place for Science Bowl – one spot away from progressing to national competition! Last year the AAH high school team won our regional Science Olympiad competition and performed in the top five statewide in several events.

The high school AAH science team is completely run by the students, who make the travel arrangements, enter the competitions, and organize their competitions and events. For the middle school team, parents serve as mentors and coaches for all events.

A central goal of the team is to build a greater interest in science and to make it a fun and social activity. Membership on the team also allows students to practice public speaking and to use the competitions to learn about teamwork and sportsmanship. While the team’s activities provide some great science education opportunities, the team is not a substitute for a science curriculum or home-directed study.

Is it a time machine? A MIDI controller? An art sculpture? Yes! We just call it awesome.

The Type 40 Mark III console is an interactive sound sculpture.

The console surface is covered interactive controls that trigger samples, loops, and other sounds. You can also modify tempo, tone, pitch, and apply different sound filters.

We invite you to explore and play – create your own dynamic soundscape!

The heart of creativity is curiosity, playfulness and wonder. Tiny Creative Acts are all about seizing the moment and making something—anything!—with what you have in front of you (rock, leaves, flower petals, paper clips, you name it!), then capturing it and sharing it with others. Come and play hands-on with the most unlikely of art supplies. Be a part of a group art installation that you share with your friends—and the world!