Name: Kids’ Night Out: Light-Up Thanksgiving Makers
Start: 2026-11-14
End: 2026-11-14

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**Kids’ Night Out: Light-Up Thanksgiving Makers**  
  
Give your young innovator a festive evening of building, creating, and Thanksgiving STEM fun—while you enjoy a well-deserved night out!  
  
During this hands-on Kids’ Night Out, participants will explore simple circuits, engineering, and creative design as they build a light-up Thanksgiving centerpiece to proudly display on the family table.  
  
What’s Included  
  
**Light-Up Thanksgiving Centerpiece**  
Kids will design and build a festive Thanksgiving centerpiece featuring glowing LED lights and a simple circuit. Each participant will take their finished creation home to use as part of their holiday table décor.  
  
**Thanksgiving STEM Trivia**  
Participants will test their knowledge with fun, age-appropriate questions about fall, Thanksgiving, science, and engineering.  
  
**Pizza Break**  
Pizza and a drink are included so our young creators can recharge before returning to the fun.  
  
**Movie Wind-Down**  
After the activities are complete, we may finish the evening with an age-appropriate fall movie while everyone relaxes and the circuits “cool.”  
  
This instructor-guided evening combines creativity, electronics, and engineering—and every child will leave with a glowing Thanksgiving centerpiece made especially for their family table.

Kids’ Night Out: Light-Up Thanksgiving Makers

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