COSI - Columbus, Ohio's Dynamic Hands-On Science Center

Science exploration for children ages 18-36 months

Investigate the world around you and your toddler through hands-on activities, take-home materials, and lots of time creating and exploring together. Workshops meet twice for 45 minutes.

Upcoming Toddler Workshops

Rockets & Stars  |  Based on Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton & Ant Parker
Early Friday Session: November 6 and 20, 2009, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Friday Session: November 6 and 20, 2009, 10:45am to 11:30am
Early Saturday Session: November 7 and 21, 2009, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Saturday Session: November 7 and 21, 2009, 10:45am to 11:30am
Explore the mysterious things we see at night: the moon, stars and darkness.

Light & Rainbows  |  Based on What Makes a Rainbow? by Betty Ann Schwartz & Dona Turner
Early Friday Session: December 4 and 18, 2009, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Friday Session: December 4 and 18, 2009, 10:45am to 11:30am
Early Saturday Session: December 5 and 19, 2009, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Saturday Session: December 5 and 19, 2009, 10:45am to 11:30am
Discover the colors of the world and learn how to make rainbows.

Snowballs  |  Based on Snowballs by Louis Ehlert
Early Friday Session: January 8 and 22, 2010, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Friday Session: January 8 and 22, 2010, 10:45am to 11:30am
Early Saturday Session: January 9 and 23, 2010, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Saturday Session: January 9 and 23, 2010, 10:45am to 11:30am
Snowballs are wet and cold. Explore cold and wet as we discover winter fun!

BIG & small  |  Based on Panda Big, Panda Small by Jane Cabrera
Early Friday Session: February 5 and 19, 2010, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Friday Session: February 5 and 19, 2010, 10:45am to 11:30am
Early Saturday Session: February 6 and 20, 2010, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Saturday Session: February 6 and 20, 2010, 10:45am to 11:30am
How big is BIG? How small is small? Compare, measure, and explore what it means to be HUGE or little, LARGE or tiny!

Our Hands  |  Based on My Hands by Aliki
Early Friday Session: March 5 and 19, 2010, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Friday Session: March 5 and 19, 2010, 10:45am to 11:30am
Early Saturday Session: March 6 and 20, 2010, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Saturday Session: March 6 and 20, 2010, 10:45am to 11:30am
Rolling, squishing, clapping or patting - all are things I can do with my hands! Develop fine and gross motor skills while exploring what our hands can do.

Caterpillars & Butterflies  |  Based on The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Early Friday Session: April 9 and 23, 2010, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Friday Session: April 9 and 23, 2010, 10:45am to 11:30am
Early Saturday Session: April 10 and 24, 2010, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Saturday Session: April 10 and 24, 2010, 10:45am to 11:30am
Explore different types of bugs and discover where butterflies come from!

Apples & Bananas | Based on Fruit Salad by Andrea Butler
Discover the different tastes of fruits and vegetables and make your own fruit salad.
Early Friday Session: May 7 and 21, 2010, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Friday Session: May 7 and 21, 2010, 10:45am to 11:30am
Early Saturday Session: May 8 and 21, 2010, 9:30am to 10:15am
Later Saturday Session: May 8 and 22, 2010, 10:45am to 11:30am

Cost and Registration

COSI Members: $20 per child ($54 per child for three workshops reserved together)
Non-Members: $27 per child
To Register: Call the COSI Call Center at 614.228.2674

An adult must accompany children in Toddler Workshops and is included in the cost. Participants must be registered prior to the date of the workshop. Availability of time, date, and topic is on a first-registered, first-served basis.

Workshops are often messy, so please dress your child (and yourself) appropriately! Please make other arrangements for siblings not registered in the workshop.

Cancellation Policy

Please contact COSI’s Call Center at 614.228.2674 as soon as you know you cannot attend; we'll do our best to assist you. Please call by the end of the day of your child's scheduled workshop to transfer the credit to another session. If we do not hear from you by the end of the day the ability to transfer the credit to another session is forfeited. Credits may only be transferred to workshops scheduled within two months of original workshop date. COSI will not reschedule a missed workshop session more than one time. Additionally, we cannot guarantee we will be able to reschedule within the same topic if the other sessions are sold out. Sorry, refunds for Early Childhood Workshops are not available.

Have Questions?

COSI Call Center
614.228.2674
Email the COSI Call Center (questions only, please call for reservations)