# Maker Studio STEM Challenge: Wind Tubes & Rigamajig Engineering > Event for families in the Providence–Warwick area (RI / MA). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Nov 7 – Nov 8 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Where: Providence Children's Museum, 100 South St, Providence, RI 02903 - Ages: Ages 1–11 & families - Price: $14.00 General Admission (Free for children under 12 months & museum members) - Status: Ended (last date Sun, Nov 8). - Organizer: Providence Children's Museum - Official page: https://childrenmuseum.org/tickets/ - Last checked: Fri, Nov 6 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/maker-studio-stem-challenge-wind-tubes-and-rigamajig-engineering--listing-8cccd886ecc79560b0fe20d9 ## About Head to Providence Children's Museum for a dynamic weekend of hands-on STEM exploration inside the Maker Studio and Innovation Lab. Young engineers will dive into interactive vertical wind tubes to test custom parachute and hovercraft prototypes, construct large-scale movable architectural structures using Rigamajig wooden planks, pulleys, oversized wing nuts, and brackets, and investigate fluid dynamics and vortex swirling in the Water Ways splash gallery. Specially designed for curious little hands and creative minds, every maker station encourages open-ended trial, problem-solving, and joyful collaboration between children and caregivers. Beyond the featured maker workshop, families can explore the outdoor garden courtyard climber, play grocery shopping in the Children's Friend Play House, and build magnetic kinetic ball runs across the discovery walls. The museum provides premier family amenities throughout the facility: complete ADA accessibility across all exhibition floors via spacious elevator banks, dedicated indoor stroller parking bays in the welcome lobby, smooth wheelchair and stroller ramps, family restrooms equipped with hygienic diaper changing stations on each level, and a dedicated, quiet nursing and sensory break room equipped with soft gliders, electrical outlets, and calming lighting for feeding parents and soothing restless infants. With wide corridors, tactile exhibits designed for curious toddlers, and plenty of seating throughout, families will find an engaging, stress-free space that sparks imagination and scientific curiosity all weekend long. ## Similar picks coming up in Providence - [WaterFire Arts Center Holiday ArtMart & Family Maker Studios](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/waterfire-arts-center-holiday-artmart-and-family-maker-studios--listing-6599d6ecb5db55c386b5f338) — Dec 12 – Dec 13 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · WaterFire Arts Center · All ages · Free · checked Nov 5. 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