The pumpkin patch is headed to the CMTM teaching kitchen! Dissect a pumpkin, roll out pumpkin ravioli, create a pumpkin quesadilla, and cook up fanciful food based on fairytale pumpkins. Along the way, we will get artistic in decorating gourds and doing experiments, including germinating pumpkin seeds to take home and using a chemical reaction to inflate a pumpkin balloon! Families are invited to the last class to taste a special pumpkin treat.

Snacks with Jack (O-Lantern) runs six weeks: 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29. 

$225 per person 
10% off for CMTM members. Additional discounts do not apply. 
Reservations are required.
FMI or for scholarship reservations: guestservices@kitetails.org 

Use CMTM's open-ended MakerSpace materials and tools to create a miniature world on the move! Dive into the ocean depths to create a mini-submarine. Blast off to the moon with a pint-sized, self-propelling rocketship! Use your imagination to make the mini mountains, forests, and deserts for us to explore along the way. At the end of the last day of Afterschool, families are invited to explore the tiny world creation and all of its moving parts.

Tiny Town Travelers runs five weeks: 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, and 10/23. 

$225 per person 
10% off for CMTM members. Additional discounts do not apply. 
Reservations are required.
FMI or for scholarship reservations: guestservices@kitetails.org 

MakerSpace is throwing a party! Set the party stage by engineering a ping pong rollercoaster, using tools to create a carnival game, and building paper mache puppets. Projects will explore simple machines and the design process while giving children the opportunity to express their unique creativity. Lastly, work with Artist in Residence, Lisa DiFranza to contribute to a mixed-medium self-portrait mural. Families are invited to the end of the last day of class for a marvelous makers' parade showcasing the party posters, puppets, and games!

Marvelous Makers runs six weeks: 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, and 12/18. There is no class on Wednesday, November 27. 

$225 per person 
10% off for CMTM members. Additional discounts do not apply. 
Reservations are required.
FMI or for scholarship reservations: guestservices@kitetails.org 

Do you know what rocks and rice-crispy treats have in common? Come find out as geology meets cooking in this special Afterschool class, exploring the earth by making edible and yummy treats. Make trace fossil crackers, strawberry volcanoes, layers of the earth parfait, sugar crystals, and rock cycle rice-crispy treats! Real science tools will accompany our exploration as we examine soil samples, examine CMTM’s rock and crystal collection, and check out replica dinosaur fossils.

Geo Food Lab runs six weeks: 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, and 12/17. 

$225 per person 
10% off for CMTM members. Additional discounts do not apply. 
Reservations are required.
FMI or for scholarship reservations: guestservices@kitetails.org 

Why does dough rise? Does dry ice melt? How can you make a ball float in mid-air? Discover the answer to these questions and more as we explore scientific concepts like changes in matter, air pressure, and microscopic life. Additional science experiments will include separating strawberry DNA, creating invisible ink, and making moving marshmallows. Discover that what looks like a magic trick is really science!

Science Mysteries runs five weeks: 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, and 12/16. 

$225 per person 
10% off for CMTM members. Additional discounts do not apply. 
Reservations are required.
FMI or for scholarship reservations: guestservices@kitetails.org