Child Creativity Lab is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting creativity and STEAM for elementary school-age children. At their depot in Santa Ana, there is a makerspace where kids can creative whatever they can imagine. They use only upcycled materials to build projects--kids renew, reuse, re-imagine while helping the Earth. CCL offers open-studio sessions, camps, and hosts private groups for birthday parties, Scout troop outings, homeschool groups, etc. They also bring their STEAM programs to schools and community centers. People can buy materials at the depot to use in their own creativity projects. CCL accepts recycled materials donations--see their website for a list of accepted materials.
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Just had a birthday party for my 5 year old. All the kids and parents had a blast. Everyone was so engaged in the robot making activity and loved being able to create with all the materials available to them. It was such a fun way to celebrate our son's birthday. The parents were also so impressed and loved being able to create with their kids as well. Many of the parents wanted to come back. The staff was so kind, caring and attentive. They made us feel so welcome and were so helpful with the kids. They really encouraged the kids to be creative and were so positive. Will be back soon! (Renee C.)
I brought my 8 1/2 year old granddaughter to a Wednesday afternoon workshop. She enjoyed being able to pick her materials. She used the materials that intrigued her to come up with her plan. The plan kept growing as she constructed. In the end she wanted to put it all on wheels and we had a great talk about how wheels work. Erika was very helpful in locating specific parts. My granddaughter was so happy to be in control of the hot glue gun. It was a fun way to spend time together. (Pam R.)
Here on a field trip now with four middle schools from our school district, and the tech geniuses are super engaged completing the Zip Line Challenge given a few odds and ends. Objective: Use all of the materials to design and build a ball carrier that can go all the way down a zip line without dropping the ball. Creativity unleashed and problem solving skills employed! Mission accomplished!! (Miriam P.)
