# Math Makers at Gipson Play Plaza > Event for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Wed, Nov 18 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM - Where: Gipson Play Plaza, Dix Park, 715 Biggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: Free - Organizer: Dorothea Dix Park (City of Raleigh / Dix Park Conservancy) - Official page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/math-makers-tickets-1994995941565 - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 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 Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), 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/raleigh/activities/math-makers-at-gipson-play-plaza--listing-c23613be9250a99de8a198d6 ## About Playful hands-on math for families at Dix Park, led by Natural Math and the NC Network of Math Teachers' Circles. Children and grown-ups build curious creations together while exploring how math shows up in culture and nature, and each family takes home a math kit to keep exploring. It is free; space is limited and Eventbrite registration opens two weeks before at noon. The program meets at the accessible Gipson Play Plaza, so younger siblings can play nearby. ## Similar picks in Raleigh - [Instrument Petting Zoo at Gipson Play Plaza](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/instrument-petting-zoo-at-gipson-play-plaza--listing-b7659099265f26bb98cc8386) — Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Gipson Play Plaza, Dix Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. An interactive, beginner-friendly music afternoon at Dix Park's Gipson Play Plaza with the Raleigh Music Collective. Two youth quartets perform, then everyone is invited to try… - [Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/gipson-play-plaza-at-dix-park--listing-fae6426953446cada2844a5e) — Playground open 8:00 am–9:00 pm daily; Dix Park open sunrise to sunset. Watermill… · Gipson Play Plaza, Dorothea Dix Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. An 18.5-acre play destination at Dorothea Dix Park billed as the largest adventure playground in the Southeast. Kids can climb and slide through Slide Valley, dig in the Sand… - [Science Detectives Homeschool Classes: Coastal Critters, Tropical Biodiversity and Pond Life](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/science-detectives-homeschool-classes-coastal-critters-tropical-biodiv--listing-589eff69c73335f49672aa65) — Wed, Nov 18 · 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences · Ages 5+ · checked Oct 24. Hour-long Science Detectives classes for homeschool and track-out students at the Natural Sciences museum, held in three age bands on the same morning. Coastal Critters (ages… - [STEAM Lab: Dimensions and Dodecahedrons — West Regional Library](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/steam-lab-dimensions-and-dodecahedrons-west-regional-library--listing-d88283e89ec0b51942c539f6) — Thu, Nov 12 · 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM · West Regional Library, Cary · Free · checked Oct 24. A geometry play session for 3rd–5th graders at West Regional Library in Cary. Kids play with shapes and learn how to build three-dimensional objects such as cubes and… - [Corn Grinding Tours at Historic Yates Mill](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/corn-grinding-tours-at-historic-yates-mill--listing-e88328def4b51d28678a5d0b) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Historic Yates Mill County Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Watch a historic water-powered gristmill at work. At Historic Yates Mill County Park, historical interpreters lead visitors inside the mill to see the waterwheel turn and the… - [Teen Science Café: Rhino Conservation](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/teen-science-cafe-rhino-conservation--listing-b07d63d8537fcb49e9a28b40) — Fri, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences · Ages 11–17 · Free · checked Oct 24. Teen Science Cafés are free first-Friday evenings for teenagers at the Natural Sciences museum's Daily Planet Cafe. This month Dr. Liz Kierepka, head of the museum's Genomics and… ## More for families - [This weekend in Raleigh](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Raleigh](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/raleigh.md)