Member’s Night at Imagination Station, Thursday, September 23, 2010, 6-8pm

Members get a sneak peek at the Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe Exhibit before it opens to the public. Read more…

VOTE FOR KIDS

Pepsi Refresh Project: Inspire a love of science in Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo kids

Each month, The Pepsi Refresh program accepts 1,000 ideas that benefit the community and posts them on its website. The projects that receive the most votes win. Our project was chosen and is entered under the “Education” category. We will receive $5,000 to carry it out if we are one of the Top 10 Projects. But before we can help the Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo kids, we need your help.  Read more…

Get an EXTRA 30 days of membership – FREE!
If you become a member of Imagination Station by August 2, 2010, you’ll receive an extra 30 days of membership absolutely Free! That’s 720 hours, or 43,200 minutes, or 2,592,000 seconds of unlimited admission to Toledo’s amazing hands-on science center. Read more…

Saturday, August 7, 2010
1:00 – 3:00pm

Dr. Scott Sampson, the Paleontologist -
Personal Appearance at Imagination Station

Dr. Scott Sampson, science advisor and host of PBS’s Dinosaur Train, will be taking kids on an exciting and entertaining journey about dinosaurs from inside our summer exhibition, The BIG DIG. Following his presentation, visitors will get to meet Scott during a Meet & Greet session, where kids of all ages can ask him questions about dinosaurs, paleontology or Dinosaur Train. This is a truly unique opportunity to meet one of sciences most intriguing paleontologists.

Summer Day Camp 2010 -
Catapults, Coasters and Cars!

Imagination Station’s Summer Day Camp has just entered its 4th week and has given our campers a unique opportunity to learn about Aerospace, Industrial, Mechanical, Civil, Structural and Material Engineering.

In this weeklong camp, campers have been experiencing engineering through hands-on creative investigations, design challenges and building activities. They’ve invented, built rockets, catapults, zip-lines, bridges and even paper roller coasters. All week long campers prepare for a “Design Show” for the last day, so that visitors to Imagination Station can view their creations on site.

There are 2 weeks still remaining if your child is interested in attending this dynamic, exciting week of fun!

Cost is just $165 (Members), $195 (Non-Members)

Weeks remaining:
July 26-30
August 2-6

Summer Day Camps are supported by:

Get an EXTRA 30 days of membership – FREE!
If you become a member of Imagination Station by August 2, 2010, you’ll receive an extra 30 days of membership absolutely Free! That’s 720 hours, or 43,200 minutes, or 2,592,000 seconds of unlimited admission to Toledo’s amazing hands-on science center.

Already a Member?
There’s an added bonus for you too!  If you recommend us to a friend and that friend becomes a member by August 2 – YOU get an extra 30 days added to your membership, too!

To activate your extra 30 days, join now!

There’s still time to explore -

The BIG DIG:
Footprints to Fossils

It’s a summer of discovery as we explore fossils! We’re digging up bones, reconstructing skeletons and testing your dinosaur knowledge. Visitors can dig through local Devonian era shale and find fossils that they can keep. They can make fossil rubbings, excavate bones and reconstruct dinosaurs. They can even spend some time exploring our interactive maze. Answer the questions right and find your way out. This summer we put the ROAR back in dinosaur!

Now through September 6, 2010

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Coming this Fall -

Hubble Space Telescope:
New Views of the Universe

The exhibition immerses visitors in the magnificence and mystery of the Hubble mission. A scale model of the HST is the focal point of the installation. “Satellite” units incorporate hands-on activities about how the telescope works, and a “Space/Time” section features Hubble’s contributions to the exploration of planets, stars, galaxies and the universe.
Opening October 2, 2010

Scott D. Sampson, Ph.D.

Scott Sampson is a Canadian-born dinosaur paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and educator who presently serves as Research Curator at the Utah Museum of Natural History, University of Utah.  After receiving his Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Toronto in 1993, he spent a year working at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, followed by five years as Read more…

Saturday, August 7, 2010
1:00 – 3:00pm

Dr. Scott Sampson, the Paleontologist, made a personal appearance at Imagination Station.

Dr. Scott Sampson, science advisor and host of PBS’s Dinosaur Train, took kids on an exciting and entertaining journey about dinosaurs. Following his presentation, visitors got to meet Scott during a Meet & Greet session, where kids of all ages asked him questions about dinosaurs, paleontology, Dinosaur Train and his new book Dinosaur Odyssey. This was a truly unique opportunity to meet one of sciences most intriguing paleontologists.

Scott D. Sampson is a dinosaur paleontologist and science communicator. He served as science advisor and on-air host of the Discovery Channel series Dinosaur Planet, and is presently serving the same pair of roles in the new hit PBS KIDS series Dinosaur Train, produced by the Jim Henson Company. He recently completed a book – Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life – which is the first general audience review of dinosaur paleontology in a generation. Read Dr. Sampson’s full BIO.

This weekend at Imagination Station!

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Sidewalk Art

Join the Perrysburg Area Arts Council as they create sidewalk art around Imagination Station. Participating artists will be Michael Provenza, of Three Trees Studio and Valerie French of Studio-Eclectic. Other local artists will join in to lend a hand creating chalk drawings based on the work of these two artists. Additionally, children will be able to do some chalk drawings of their own, with the help of the PAAC volunteers! Come out and enjoy the fun!
10:00am-2:00pm

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Clifford the Big Red Dog Personal Appearance

Clifford the Big Red Dog will be making a personal appearance at Imagination Station to the delight of children and parents in the area. This lovable pup has been a popular character in children’s literature for over 40 years and is now coming to the science center for a one-time opportunity. Come meet Clifford in person and have your photo taken with him.

Clifford the Big Red Dog is an American children’s book series first published in 1963. Clifford was the runt of the litter, and was chosen by a city child named Emily Elizabeth Howard as her birthday present. No one expected Clifford to grow, but Emily Elizabeth’s love for her tiny red puppy changed Clifford dramatically. Before long, he was over 25 feet (7.6 m) tall, forcing the Howard family to leave the city and move to the open spaces of Birdwell Island.
1:00-3:00pm

There’s Still Time

If you are still looking for a really cool experience for your kids this summer, our Summer Day Camp: Catapults, Coasters and Cars! has spaces available.

Imagination Station’s Summer Camp, Catapults, Coasters and Cars!, will give campers a unique experience to learn about Engineering and dabble in some of its genres in a fundamental, yet potentially life-changing way. In this week long camp, campers will experience engineering through hands-on creative investigations, design challenges and building activities. They will invent, build rockets, catapults, zip-lines, bridges and even paddlewheel boats. All week long campers will be preparing for a “design show” for the last day, so that visitors to Imagination Station can view their creations on site. To learn more…

Have a Birthday Blast!

Give your little scientists a birthday to remember! Let Imagination Station set the stage for some super cool fun!

We have 3 Birthday Party packages to choose from. To learn more…

All Summer Long

May 29-September 6

The BIG DIG: Footprints to Fossils

If you haven’t visited lately, make sure to bring the family in to explore The BIG DIG while it’s still here!

Over 11,500 people so far have enjoyed our summer of discovery! We’re digging up bones, reconstructing skeletons and testing your dinosaur knowledge. Visitors can dig through local Devonian era shale and find fossils that they can keep. You can make fossil rubbings, excavate bones and reconstruct dinosaurs. You can even spend some time exploring our interactive maze. Answer the questions right and find your way out.

This summer we put the ROAR back in dinosaur!

Presented by:

Re-surgence – Arena Sculpture Construction

All summer long, a trio of local and regional artists, Sayaka Ganz, Greg Mueller and Steve Williams, will be constructing a sculpture at Imagination Station made from thousands of recycled blue, green and purple post-consumer items (measuring cups, spoons, toys). The artists are inviting the community to come out and lend a hand at constructing this fifty-foot long sculpture, titled Re-surgence, which will be the third work of public art to be permanently installed at the Huntington Center. The sculpture topographically depicts the Downtown section of the Maumee River.

Visitors to Imagination Station are asked to bring recycled products with them to donate to this artistic venture. Click on the picture below to see what type of items they are looking for.

Greetings Imagination Station Members!

Big Savings!

You only have one week left for giant savings on our new Imagination Station Summer Camp programs, Catapults, Coasters and Cars! at a major members-only savings.  When you sign up before May 1, you get an additional 15% off of the already reduced member rate.  That’s over $50.00 in savings off of the regular non-member price.  Click here for more information on registration for summer camp programs.

Big News!

Energy Factory, sponsored by BP and First Solar, will open May 13, 2010.  Come check out our celebration of renewable energy and learn more about how you can better your own corner of the earth.  The Energy Factory exhibits will highlight how energy is produced, refined and consumed.  Get the best of both worlds … have blast and gain some green knowledge.

Sponsored by:

Big Dig!

Imagination Station is proud to announce the pending arrival of the third exhibition in our travelling gallery, The BIG DIG: Footprints to Fossils, opening May 29 through September 6, 2010.  It’s a summer of discovery as we explore fossils.  Excavate and assemble bones; challenge your dinosaur knowledge in our interactive maze; and dig through shale in search of fossils.  Reigning World Champion Sand Sculptor, Carl Jara, kicks off the BIG DIG, by carving a larger-than-life dinosaur scene out of 25 tons of sand.

And be sure to put The BIG DIG members-only event on your calendar for June 3, 2010 from 6 – 8pm.  Get an exclusive up close and personal look at The BIG DIG exhibition and meet Carl Jara as he discusses his gigantic masterpiece and gives a brief workshop on the fine art of sand sculpting!

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Big Thanks!

Again, thank you so much for supporting Imagination Station.  Your membership helps us inspire in children the wonder of science and technology, preparing them for lives and jobs in our knowledge based economy.

If you want to share summer camp savings, the Big Dig opening, our new learning world or any of the other benefits of Imagination Station membership with your friends and family, feel free to forward this message to them.  Joining Imagination Station is as simple as CLICKING HERE.

Scientifically yours,

John F. Hopkins

Membership Manager

Dear Imagination Station friends,

Guess who couldn’t get enough of his new pal Gizmo or Imagination Station’s exciting Animation exhibit and has decided to come back for a visit?  Give up?  It’s our old pal, Scooby Doo!  On Saturday, March 27, 2010, Scooby Doo will be stopping by to say Read more…

Greetings friends!

What a great time to be a member at Imagination Station!  We’re adding benefits all the time!

The latest NEW benefits are: Read more…