Sponsored by HEB Grocers, this free day at the Texas State History Museum is always very well attended. With a theme of Lunar New Year, and a Full Moon on the day (Feb 1st) we brought an activity related to tracking the moon and some of our favorite Almanacs as well a perspective picture of the moon for fun photos
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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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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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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 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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