On Saturday, January 10th, 2026, the MathHappens Foundation joined our friends from The Contemporary Austin for their Second Saturdays Are for Families (SSFF) event at Laguna Gloria. With help from local volunteers from the National Charity League, Manuel from MathHappens guided community members in collaboratively building a “Versatile Garden” – a tessellating collage of Versatile frames filled with 21st Century
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Guest Post by Jeanette Shakalli, PhD, Executive Director of FUNDAPROMAT The Panamanian Foundation for the Promotion of Mathematics (FUNDAPROMAT) is a non-profit Foundation based in the Republic of Panama whose mission is to spread the joy of mathematics. We organize virtual and in-person math outreach events, which are free and open to the general public, which means that kids and
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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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Guest Post by Erin Baca, Math Room Coordinator at Play Sharity Children Museum in Deming, NM At Math Happens at Play Sharity, our facilitators work alongside children to make math fun, engaging, and meaningful. Facilitators ask guiding questions, encourage exploration, and support kids as they discover math through play and hands-on activities. In October, Math Happens at Play Sharity participated
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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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On Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, MathHappens joined Buda Library for the final event of their summer programming. MathHappens staff, Matt Hertel and Austin Bell traveled to the library to read, “Grandpa’s Quilt,” and with the help of library volunteers, Jessica, Liz, and Caitlin, guided two groups of 15-20 children through 3 fun mathematical activities. The kids had the opportunity to
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This past Sunday, math happened at The Fleet Science Center! MathHappens was the Fleet’s Genius in the House – a program that brings outside guests into the museum to enhance the exhibit experience. The Fleet has always been a magical place for me. Probably because I’ve been going to the Fleet ever since I was a child (here’s a photo
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MathHappens Foundation was delighted to participate in SXSW EDU 2025 right here in our headquarter city of Austin, TX. The conference provided a stimulating environment for exchanging ideas and fostering valuable connections. We participated this year as an exhibitor, and used the opportunity to recreate a Math Room! Throughout the education conference, our exhibit in the Expo Hall was a
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“This is not what we expected to be doing all morning!” That’s what one family said after playing at the MathHappens table on a sunny San Diego morning. They arrived at the Civita Park Farmers Market planning to pick up some berries but got drawn into the MathHappens table, spending over half an hour with Puzzle-a-Day. Just as they were
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