Bubble Wrap Honeycomb
Using yellow paint and bubble wrap, create a little hive scene. Add bee stickers!
Moonlight Hours
Play with us for free, then head over to Farmers’ Market on Higuera Street for dinner and entertainment.
The Janssen Youth & Youth Sports Fund is sponsoring the Moonlight Hours activity: plant sunflowers to take home!!
“The Honeybee Highway” Book & Activity
We’ll be reading Shanna Upchurch’s charming adventure detailing how important commercial honeybees are to our food system. We will then use Jello to demonstrate pollination. Come find out how!
Help the Bees: Plant Sunflowers to Take Home
Bees love sunflowers! Decorate a mesh grow bag, add soil, then plant sunflower seeds from a variety of flowers. Take it home to plant and nurture.
Meeting in the Middle
Join Cal Poly Child Development seniors in a kid-friendly discussion & puppet show promoting relationships between children with and without neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Bee Kind Rocks
Use paint pens to decorate rocks to look like bees. Write kindness messages on the back, then “plant” in your neighborhood to spread happiness.
In The Studio: Fluffy Poodle
Poodles have hair, not fur, that is often trimmed by a groomer to look like round puffs. Use glue and pom poms to design your show dog.
Moonlight Hours
Play with us for free, then head over to Farmers’ Market on Higuera Street for dinner and entertainment.
The Janssen Youth & Youth Sports Fund is sponsoring the Moonlight Hours activity: make a Mini Rainforest Terrarium!
In The Studio: T-Shirt Braided Chew Toy
Braid and knot strips of t-shirts to make a tug toy for dogs. If you don’t have a dog of your own, we will donate your creation to Woods Humane Society!
The Great Puppy Project
Saturday, May 16
11:30 AM–1:30 PM
We’re learning what it takes to be a responsible pet owner. Select a little plush puppy for adoption, then decorate their dog house. Don’t forget to name your new pet and sign the adoption certificate!
In The Studio: Dog Paw Print Garden
Press paw-shaped stamps onto paper. Add stems. Do your paw prints resemble flowers? Crazy!
Meet Puppies-In-Training!
Saturday, May 9
11 AM
Join Guide Dogs for the Blind - San Luis Obispo Puppy Raisers to meet their puppies, and learn what’s involved with being a puppy raiser. Have you ever wondered how a dog knows when to cross a street safely? Or get its partner to work? Let’s find out!
Sensory Night
Thursday, May 7
5:00–7:00 PM
Free dedicated time for neurodivergent kiddos and their adults. Join us!
Big thanks to the Central Coast Women’s League for making this possible!
In The Studio: Paper Chain Slinky Dachshund Puppy
Create a sweet puppy face, then make a paper chain body. How long will YOUR Dachshund be?
Community Pet Pantry
Woods Humane Society — Let’s Support Their Community Pet Pantry and Feed Pets in Need
All Month!
Score two admissions passes for a future visit by donating a 3.5 lb bag (or larger) of either cat or dog food. Their Donation Fire Hydrant will be at admissions during May!
In The Studio: Dalmatian Fire Dog
Dalmatians are born with pure white fur but, within ten days, black spots begin to appear. Add black spots to a white puppy print using your finger dipped in paint.
In the Studio: Let's Paint Together!
Group project time! Paint a tabletop collage made of an assortment of recycled materials.
Mini Rainforest Terrarium
After placing rocks, soil, a bit of moss and a plant into a clear container with a lid, take your mini rainforest terrarium home to care for it and observe its growth.
In the Studio: Watercolor Spray Art
Create unique nature prints using leaves, rocks, greenery, watercolor paper and a mist of water.
In the Studio: Little “Recyclables” Robot
Use new and recycled materials - plus some imagination! - to build a little robot.
In the Studio: Earth Day Hand Prints
Celebrate Earth Day by creating a print using your hands dipped in blue paint (representing water) and green paint (representing land). Remember: Small Hands Can Change the World!
In the Studio: Flapping Wing Robin
March 26–30
Flapping Wing Robin
Robins appear in our parks and yards in the spring. Color and cut out a robin template, then attach a string. Its wings will flap as you pull the string!
Moonlight Hours
Play with us for free, then head over to Farmers’ Market on Higuera Street for dinner and entertainment!
The Janssen Youth & Youth Sports Fund is sponsoring the Moonlight Hours activity: celebrate spring by decorating wooden eggs using a process called decoupage.
In the Studio: The Cutest Bee Ever!
March 19–23
The Cutest Bee Ever!
As spring flowers bloom, you’ll notice more bees about. Make your own bee to hang from a tree using a pinecone, yellow yarn and delicate paper wings.
Decorative Decoupage Wooden Eggs
Decorative Decoupage Wooden Eggs
Saturday, March 14
11:30 AM–1:30 PM
Decoupage is the decorative art of cutting out paper or fabric, pasting it onto a surface like wood, then sealing it for a polished finish.
Join us in The Studio to create decoupage eggs to celebrate Spring!
In the Studio: Feather Painting
March 12–16
Feather Painting
Dip a toothbrush into paint, then create fluffy feather “barbs” using outward strokes.
Storytime with Cuesta Students!
Storytime with Cuesta Students!
Saturday, March 7
1:00 PM
As part of a class assignment, Cuesta students authored books about historical figures who broke racial boundaries. Join us to learn the fascinating life stories of Jackie Robinson (baseball), Gene Rambo (rodeo), and how we are alike in more ways than we may realize!
In the Studio: Cozy Bird Nest
March 5–9
Cozy Bird Nest
Glue feathers, yarn and sticks to a rolled paper lunch bag to create a cozy bird nest. Add a little feathered friend!
In the Studio: Lunar New Year: Fire Horse
February 27–March 2
Lunar New Year: Fire Horse
The Fire Horse is the Chinese zodiac sign for 2026. It’s associated with energy, action and independence. Make a fire horse by cutting out and coloring the shape of a horse, then adding clothespin legs and a yarn mane.
Moonlight Hours
Play with us for free, then head over to Farmers’ Market on Higuera Street for dinner and entertainment!
The Janssen Youth & Youth Sports Fund is sponsoring the Moonlight Hours activity: make seed bombs!
In the Studio: Lunar New Year Red Envelopes
February 19–23
Lunar New Year Red Envelopes
Hongbao envelopes (Red Envelopes) are gifted to children during the Lunar New Year. They symbolize good luck and prosperity. Color, cutout and assemble a hongbao YOU can give to someone.