On Thursday, November 13, we were thrilled to welcome a group of enthusiastic fifth- and sixth-grade students from Kirby Hall School in Austin, Texas for a hands-on field trip filled with curiosity, creativity, and discovery. The visit began with an open exploration session using our Open Play Kit, giving students a chance to dive into math concepts through playful, creative
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Guest Post by Ricky Coates, Artistic Director of Matheatre and History Science Theatre Math is breaking. Space and time are fracturing. Someone or something is erasing numbers, rewriting equations, and opening a dreaded “ArithmeRift.” Thankfully, agents of the government’s Situationally Unstable Mathematics Mitigation (SUMM) Division have it secured. For now. They need researchers — like you! — to enter the
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We’re excited to share that the Math Room at the Louisiana Children’s Museum was the focus of a recent FOX 8 News segment! The piece highlights how families can explore hands-on math through creative, open-ended activities. We’re thrilled to see this space getting some well-deserved attention. 🎥 Watch the segment here. If you’re in New Orleans, come visit the Math
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Opening the MathHappens Math Room at the Louisiana Children’s Museum this past weekend on Saturday, November 1st and Sunday, November 2nd was so much fun! Everything came together beautifully. We started bright and early on Saturday, meeting up with the team to unpack all our models and materials and set up the space. As the museum opened, families began trickling
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Recently, we’ve been bringing balance scales out as part of our math play tables. Our colleague Yana Mohanty noticed that children were drawn to using 21st Century Pattern Blocks with the scales. So this past week, I decided to try that combination at the Children’s Museum of Discovery in Escondido. That day, most of the visitors were 2–4 years old.
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We were excited to take part in the National Math Stars Welcome Weekend this past Saturday! Throughout the day, families stopped by to explore hands-on math with our Bubble Tiles – and their creativity stole the show. We saw caterpillars, flowers, and even a pet dog named Fluffy! It’s always inspiring to see how math and imagination come together in
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We had a great time joining the Spooktacular celebration at the Bullock Texas State History Museum! Families came dressed in costumes, explored hands-on activities, and enjoyed a night full of creativity and discovery. Our team brought a few of our favorite math activities to share, and it was so fun to see kids and families diving right in – building,
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This past weekend, we launched our newest Math Room at Play Sharity in Deming, New Mexico! From the moment we arrived, we could feel how connected the Play Sharity community is. The staff greeted so many kids by name, and it was clear that this is a place where families truly belong. We’re so grateful to the amazing Play Sharity
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On the weekend of October 3rd, 2025, MathHappens celebrated the grand opening of a brand new Math Room at the Wise Wonders Science + Discovery Museum in Billings, Montana! The space officially opened with two lively shifts, one on Friday from 2–5 pm and another on Saturday from 12–3 pm, and both days saw a steady stream of families exploring,
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On Sunday, September 7th, MathHappens Foundation officially opened the doors to its newest Math Room at the North Country Children’s Museum! This exciting collaboration is part of MathHappens’ ongoing mission to create accessible, hands-on math experiences in community spaces across the country. The North Country Children’s Museum now joins a growing list of partners bringing math to life in fun,
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