There’s a lot of math happening in Florida! From community events and partnerships to Math Rooms and Open Play Kits, MathHappens is finding lots of ways to bring hands-on, playful math into communities across the state. A Growing Math Community This October, MathHappens is attending the Fall Convening of the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (CFEF). This gathering will kick
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This past Sunday, Austin’s museums opened their doors for Museum Day, inviting the community to explore, discover, and experience something new. We participated at both the Bullock Texas State History Museum and the Neil Cochran House. At the Bullock Texas State History Museum, visitors could dive into several of our favorite hands-on activities, including 21st Century Pattern Blocks, Bubble Tiles,
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Guest Post by Alexa Hernandez and Jaiden Suda, MathHappens intern in Austin, TX. Recently, the MathHappens team attended the Bullock Texas State History Museum for Bob Bullock’s Birthday Bash! Over 1,200 visitors joined in on the festivities. MathHappens interns Julie Wu, Jaiden Suda and Alexa Hernandez Lopez provided an interactive workspace where kids and parents could explore hands-on math activities.
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We had a great time at ACM Interactivity 2026 in San Diego! Throughout the conference, we hosted a booth in the ACM Marketplace, where we reconnected with so many people we met last year. It was especially meaningful to hear how the past year has gone for so many of you who have started Math Rooms or used our Open
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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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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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