Winter Wonder Lab

December 6, 2026

❄️Celebrate the Joy of Winter! ❄️

Saturday December 6, 2025 - Monday February 16, 2026 • All Timed Entry Sessions

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Visit the Winter Wonder Lab, featuring wintry decorations and special activities all season long! Embark on an arctic animal expedition, create an animated story with stop motion in the Tinker Shop, and put your slime to the test at the Experiment Bar Slime Factory. If you catch the pop-up Home Sweet Home event in the Bio Zone, you'll learn how animals stay cozy in their habitats all winter...and then design your own!

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Engineering Expedition with the YAB

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Friday, March 20, 2026

National Cherry Blossom Festival at the Lab

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Friday, March 20, 2026

Blossom Bash

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Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates the Children's Science Center Lab at Fair Oaks Mall and STEM programs traveling to schools and other community venues across the region. The Foundation is also developing the Northern Virginia Science Center in Dulles, VA, a world-class, interactive regional science center for families, students and learners of all ages made possible through a pivotal public-private partnership. Learn more about our mission today at childsci.org and our vision for the future at novasci.org.

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