Science + Art Workshops

A hands-on science and art workshop you do together. Come with your child, make something real, and take it home the same evening.

New this September

Create it. Take it home.

A 1.5-hour workshop for grown-ups and kids together, with a new science-inspired theme each month. Everyone works on their own piece and takes it home at the end.

September: Fossil Stories

Science and Art Inspired by Deep Time

Unearth, sculpt and create your way through the prehistoric past with a new take-home art experience each week.

A finished Dino Dig box made at BioTroopers, its lid painted with an erupting volcano.

📅 Thursdays and Saturdays, 6:30 to 8:00 PM👥 All ages. Children come with an adult.🙋 Kids 9 and up may come on their own if you'd rather.💵 $35 each, or $50 for two🎨 All materials included📍 1900 Appleby Line, Unit 5, Burlington

The same project runs both evenings. Pick whichever one suits you.

A handmade fossil being excavated from a plaster dig at BioTroopers.

WEEK 1 · SEPT 10 & 12

Build Your Own Fossil Dig

Create a miniature prehistoric excavation site with handmade fossil bones embedded in your own decorated dig box, a complete mini fossil excavation to take home.

Prehistoric creatures drawn in charcoal on tea-stained paper, made in a BioTroopers science and art workshop.

WEEK 2 · SEPT 17 & 19

Prehistoric Cave Art

Create your own cave-wall-inspired artwork using natural pigments such as charcoal, ochre and clay. Experiment with animal forms, hand stencils and prehistoric symbols to create a textured piece to take home and display.

A hand-painted Cambrian Explosion puzzle box made in a BioTroopers workshop.

WEEK 3 · SEPT 24 & 26

Puzzle Through Deep Time

Choose a favourite period from Earth's geological timeline, from the Cambrian seas to the Jurassic or Ice Age, and illustrate the prehistoric world that existed then. Turn the finished artwork into a handmade jigsaw puzzle and puzzle box to take home.

A dinosaur skeleton sculpted from coloured clay in a BioTroopers Cubism workshop.

WEEK 4 · OCT 1 & 3

Cubist Dinosaur Skeletons

Sculpt individual dinosaur bones from clay and arrange them into an abstract skeleton inspired by Cubism, creating a unique piece of prehistoric artwork for display.

A new science and art theme every month. Spooky Science and Art starts October 8.

Read before you book

Everyone taking part needs their own spot, including the grown-up.
Children come with an adult, and the adult joins in on the project.
Kids 9 and up may come on their own if you'd rather.
Not a drop-off program.

Biology Workshops for Private Groups

Kids step into the shoes of forensic biologists, molecular biologists, and paleontologists, no matter where the lab is set up.

We bring our lab to a space picked by you, your backyard, community centre, or anywhere else. Hands-on biology experiences for kids 5-12, perfect for neighbourhood groups, scout troops, and homeschool co-ops.

Ages 5-12Mobile (we come to you)Customizable group size

Looking for workshops delivered in your classroom? See our school workshops →