Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Experiment, explore, and explain how water cycles work, how to keep water clean, and how to play with water. Prepare to get wet!

December 26: What is Water? ……….….................$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 27: Water on Earth…………...................$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 30: Water Density…………….................$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 31: How Does the Ocean Get so Salty?.$60 Members; $65 non-members
January 2: Keeping our Water Clean……................$60 Members; $65 non-members
January 3: Fun Water Experiments………...............$60 Members; $65 non-members

Wizarding in winter! Take a potions class and learn chemistry, make brooms fly, and discover magical creatures. Challenge your wizarding science skills to escape a locked dungeon room, solve a mystery, or complete a chocolate frog scavenger hunt.

December 26: Hats and Houses…………...............$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 27: Camouflage and Potions.................$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 30: Levitation Adventures……..............$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 31: Forbidden Forests and other Special Places.....$60 Members; $65 non-members
January 2: Wizarding Games……...........................$60 Members; $65 non-members
January 3: Harry’s Escape………............................$60 Members; $65 non-members

Learn about local waters and discover what it takes to keep our oceans sustainable for our future.

December 26: Habitat and Global Temperatures.........................................................$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 27: Target Creatures and Adaptations............................................................$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 30: Camouflage and Communications.....................................................$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 31: Climate Change Effects..................$60 Members; $65 non-members
January 2: Human Impact Challenges....................$60 Members; $65 non-members
January 3: Trapped in a Submarine........................$60 Members; $65 non-members

Develop your robot building skills and create improved versions through your imagination, embellishments, and learning.

December 26: Doodlebots.................................$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 27: Bristlebots...................................$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 30: Steady Eddy Challenge...............$60 Members; $65 non-members
December 31: Handy Robots..............................$60 Members; $65 non-members
January 2: Toy Engineering.................................$60 Members; $65 non-members
January 3: Calling All Rovers...............................$60 Members; $65 non-members