Dinosaur Festival: DIY Dinosaur Magnets / Aug 16 12-12:30pm

Make Your Own Dinosaur Button or Magnet! 🦖

Create your very own dinosaur keepsake! Choose from a variety of dinosaur designs, color and customize your artwork, then transform it into a mini button or magnet to take home using our button press.

Whether you wear your creation on a backpack or jacket or display it on your refrigerator, you'll leave with a one-of-a-kind prehistoric souvenir from Dinosaur Festival!

Why This Activity is Fun for Everyone:

Creative Dinosaur Designs:
Choose your favorite dinosaur illustration and personalize it with your own colors, patterns, and artistic style.

Button & Magnet Making Magic:
Watch your artwork become a real button or magnet that you can proudly wear or display at home.

Quick & Hands-On:
A fun, easy craft that's perfect for young dinosaur fans and takes just a few minutes to complete.

Create a Prehistoric Keepsake:
Take home a custom dinosaur souvenir to remember your Dinosaur Festival adventure.

Details:

Includes All Materials:
We provide everything you need to color your design and turn it into a dinosaur button or magnet.

Who Can Join:
Recommended for young dinosaur explorers who love coloring, creativity, and making their own souvenirs. Great for ages 5–12, with younger children welcome when accompanied by an adult. Our staff will operate the button press for younger participants, while older kids and adults are welcome to help press their own creation.

Registration:
No advance registration is required, but signing up helps us estimate materials. This drop-in activity takes about 5–15 minutes, so feel free to stop by anytime during activity hours.

Come color, create, and take home your very own dinosaur button or magnet to alwasy remember what a great time you had at our Dinosaur Festival! 🦕🧲🎨

Getting Here & What to Expect: 
All events take place inside the Craft Lab at Because Science, our retail shop located at 1759 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC (across from the Line Hotel in Adams Morgan).

 Look for the squiggly rainbow mural! Enter Because Science and walk to the back of the store (between the biology and anatomy sections) to find the entrance to the Craft Lab
 Metro: We're a 10-minute walk from the Woodley Park (red line) or Columbia Heights (green line) Metro stations.
 Bus: The D72, D74, C51, and C53 buses stop nearby.
 Parking: Street parking is mostly limited to 30 minutes—walking, biking, or ride share is recommended. There is a parking garage located at 2421 18th St NW, about a block away.  

If you’re running late or need help finding us, just call the store at 202-248-1366