Child Creativity Lab is somewhere where kids can build and create crafts and mixed media sculptures with re-purposed items and have the best time doing it. Child Creativity Lab takes donated every day items (Lego pieces, empty prescription containers, bottle caps, buttons, wine corks, new popsicle sticks as well as excess items from various companies (excess fabric, plastic bottles, paint, pins, tacks, glue, zippers, etc.) and they put them together in a package so that kids can assemble them them and create a figure like a robot or animal out of all the parts. Before COVID they used to have in house workshops, but now they take the party out to the kids in city community centers, schools, etc. My friend planned a service event here so I came over to help out for a couple of hours. All the parts for the project were laid out at various stations and we went down like an assembly line and filled bags with the items to create a project-in-a-bag for each child. If I was a kid in elementary school receiving a project bag like this to put together with other classmates, I would be totally stoked. If you are interested in donating common household items for them to use, give them a call to see what they do and don't take. You can also arrange to do a service event here with your organization, they have people come in every week to help out. We need more places like this in all communities! read more

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What a wonderful resource for anyone working with children! Great staffing, easy to work with. Highly recommend if you are looking for STEAM ideas and materials. read more

This place is amazing! I highly recommend going for a workshop, and/or going in to pick out creative and recycled goodies to make creative pieces of art! The owner is great and I'm looking forward to many future workshops for my son- including a big birthday party! Update: We had my son's birthday party here AND he just finished 2 separate summer camps! I cannot express how much I appreciate the love and support that Peter and his staff gave to my little man! An absolutely GREAT experience! read more

If you have a chance to volunteer, do so! They are organized, the tasks are not difficult, and you get to partake in kid's STEAM learning! I volunteered for a summer school camp and in 2 hours, kids were able to make some really cool robots out of donated recyclables. Kids were engaged and thought about the purpose of their creations. Most importantly, they had FUN! The staff are very friendly, efficient, and great with kids. Would definitely volunteer again and will bring family to their events! read more

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What a fun place for kids to practice and stimulate their STEAM skills. It's also love the ability to drop off plastic items like Yoplait Yogurt containers for Upcycling here. I haven't shopped here yet, but there is also a small Shop area where we can purchase some of the very pretty, fun, and crafty items which have also been donated. A win-win all around for the community. Love it. Highly recommend. read more

One of THE best places to take your kiddos to, my son never wants to leave, If he could go everyday he would. I love seeing what he comes up with, he loves building, painting and creating. Such a positive environment. Also Peter is so nice and easy to work with you can tell he loves what he has going on there. read more

Child Creativity Lab - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Santa Ana, California

Are you an artist that needs reusable materials? A teacher than needs different things for your kids to use during arts and crafts? Or a parent that wants a place where your child can explore the creative part of their minds? Then look no further CCL has all of those! They have materials that could be used in both in-class type activities or just play reusable materials that you could put into your next art work. There are also different stations for kids to explore their creative side. Plenty of materials from cloth to Legos. Come and bring the whole family and explore your creative side! Definitely will be coming again! read more

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This place is so cool! I'm way impressed by the work they do in the community. I think it's especially cool that all of their parts are recycled - bits and pieces from local companies. They have everything from leftover luggage tags, buttons, beads, washers, shoe laces, etc. It's so inspiring how they use all these leftover pieces to inspire children! I can't wait to visit them again! read more

Child Creativity Lab - Had so much fun building our robots! - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Santa Ana, California

I can feel the creativity as soon as I walk into the depot. Its wonderful to have a place that stimulates children to imagine, create and produce. I am happy to be a volunteer and commit to such a noble cause and work in a place that is making a difference in the way of thinking. I feel thankful and blessed! read more

Child Creativity Lab - My first robot! - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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This is place is a gold mine of materials to spark creativity in every child! It is a haven for anyone interested in STEAM activities. They not only have supplies from every industry, but they have even created kits for those looking for some direction in the STEAM learning. Prices are VERY reasonable, you purchase a set of units at varying price levels and then "purchase" supplies based on different unit prices. Check out their website for the schedule as well as Open Maker sessions to let your child explore all the Child Creativity Lab has to offer. read more

Child Creativity Lab - Some of the creations at the Lab! - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Santa Ana, California

This place is completely amazing!! Tons of wonderful ways for children to express their creativity in an amazing atmosphere!! My boys are 3 and 7 and adore it here!! They are so proud of the creations that they make here and it is so nice to have so much freedom to express themselves and not be boxed in with one way to do things! You will love it read more

This is probably one of my son's favorite place to come. He is free to explore and create with no limitations. The staff is incredibly helpful and kind. I feel so relaxed when I come here as well. If we could we would be here every week. Such a cool place!!! Yay!!! read more

Child Creativity Lab - So much to do!! - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Santa Ana, California

A huge shoutout for Creativity Lab. Love this place! First time here & wish it was my second home. An inspiring place for kids to be creative. The place is overwhelmingly filled with anything and everything. Kids can create anything to their hearts desire with the materials available. My 5 and 8 year olds created robotic figures from recycled materials which later were spray painted with metallic paint. LOL one of his robot has a ticking Scattergories game timer as its head. Staff are wonderful and helpful too. Thank you for creating this place. read more

Child Creativity Lab - Robots. The pieces you will find! - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Santa Ana, California

This place is an absolute gem and I am so glad to have found it. I enrolled my son for the Spring Camp and he totally enjoyed it and looked forward everyday to go the class. It taps into your child's creativity and teaches them to problem solve and build cool stuff, all relating to STEAM. All the projects he worked on were amazing. All the staff and instructors are wonderful there and made it a fun experience for him. He is already looking forward to going there for summer sessions. read more

I volunteered at Child Creativity Lab last week. Loved it!! I have been studying Reggio Emilia early childhood education methods and actively adopting it at the child daycare center where I work. It was amazing to see those little designers made robots out of 100% recycled materials. Like all other volunteers, I myself had a lot fun working with the kids. It further convinced me how beneficial this kind of open-ended projects are for children's creativity. I believe that parents would not spend hundreds of dollars on buying fancy toys for their children anymore if they saw how much those kids enjoy creating things by using free recycled materials. Thank you for the great opportunity! I would definitely love to come back again in the future and recommend to my friends as well. read more

This place and team encourage kids and people to explore their creativity in different fields by using reuse materials. As a volunteer in some of their many activities I had the opportunity and the gift to spend time with kids in workshops where by using their own creativity they had to find solutions to problems of STEM (Science, technology, engineering and math). I need to say that since my first day I could feel the energy, positivity and devotion for the cause in every corner of the depot and the museum on wheels. This community service is like no other, their initiative to maintain creativity alive in the process of thinking makes it be a model of education. And the best part of it? You get to explore between all the different materials, shapes, textures and colors and let imagination and ideas have fun! read more

Ah. Ma. Zing!!!!! 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!! read more

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This is the most amazing place to find meaningful open ended material! Great to make counting collections as well!

Awesome place that lets kids unleash endless possibilities in creativity. I took my two sons, ages 4 and 6 and they built to their hearts content. Can't wait to go again. read more

Holy cow! This place is amazing! Came here for a community service opportunity to make toy robots out of recycled plastic and it was so much fun! I have been to places prior to this event where I paid to do arts similar to this, and here not only is it free as we brought our own recyclables but is also for a great cause to inspire the future generation! Will bring friends back for an event for sure!!! read more

Very interesting place. Had not heard about it before until my child's teacher brought it up. Loys of scraps from many things to use and be creative by building things. read more

If you haven't been here with your kids before, GO. They will love it! My daughter has attended camp here twice and her Brownie troop had a meeting here. I can't say enough positive things about the leadership, staff and the excitement your kids will get in having freedom to be creative and use their imaginations. read more

What an amazing place for everyone to open their imagination and create anything that is possible! My kids were curious and inquisitive of how things can be created and they spent quality time here today, away from the electronics. Lots of reusable materials from plastics, aluminium, fabric, wood, and more. Would definitely bring my kids here more often to let their imagination and creativity run wild. read more

Child Creativity Lab - Bins after bins of reusable materials for creativity. - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Santa Ana, California

This place is fantastic! Kids get to be creative and learn in a great environment. Peter, the artists and teachers are wonderful. Hope there are more open maker sessions in the future. read more

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place! I've been taking my 4 year old here for the past couple of weeks and eaxh time he doesn't want to leave! He has so many creative ideas. He has a mental list of the projects he wants to create. His dreams and ideas come to life here! This place makes it all possible. The staff is extremely friendly. The environment is relaxed. I'm so happy this place exists. read more

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My child really enjoyed their summer camp. They did lots of different activities and he was excited to share what they did each day. I liked that it combines STEAM topics with creativity and entrepreneurship. read more

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. Erica 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. read more

What an amazing fun creative space. So great for kids to have access to so much material and the freedom to just express. We have visited twice for the maker sessions and I am so impressed. Exactly what kids (and grown ups) need to reach their creative selves. Thank you thank you thank you. Great work you are doing!! read more

Child Creativity Lab - From my 11 year old. - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Santa Ana, California

My boys LOVE their 2 hours building and creating anything their minds can think of. I love watching their ideas come to life. My boys are 5 and 8 but we have been here to build at least once a year since they were 3 and 6 and it has always been a success. read more

My 5 and 7 year olds had a wonderful time building and creating. I love how it let them use their creativity and engineering skills to make something of their own. Wonderful two hours. read more

Child Creativity Lab - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Santa Ana, California

This place was amazing for the preschool teacher in me. So open ended. Can not wait to come back and see what's new.

Once you walk in, you want to stay and play. You want to see, feel, explore all the materials on site, and if your imagination is not already in full gear, you can look up at the walls to see some inspiration from other reuse artists. The Lab is open, airy, organized, modern and just overall esthetically pleasing. The work area is laid out well and provides good room to spread out and create, or engage in group activities. Peter and his staff are wonderful, helpful and will make your experience worthy of the drive and time. read more

Amazing place for kids! They are definitely going to enjoy the creative world there, release their imagination!!

WOW! What an amazing place! Peter has done such an awesome job creating the ideal place for a kid's imagination to run wild. From the "build your own robots" activity to the hundreds of unique objects to choose from (and they are recyclable!), you really can make it all here. Every parent needs to take their child here! Keep up the great work!! :) read more

We just had an amazing day with 16 students of all ages who worked happily and collaboratively for two hours without any electronics. There was more creativity and inspiration in the room than I've seen in one place in a long time. This was my third time bringing a group of students. I will definitely book another S.T.E.A.M. + Creativity day here. read more

This is an amazing hidden gem. The staff is awesome! Encouraging the kids the kids to be creative....and they let the parents create too!

They provided a great opportunity at our local library for our kids. The unique learning experience with the materials and kits was captivating. I would strongly recommend. read more

I volunteered with them yesterday and it was an amazing experience. The kids were so creative and had so much fun. I definitely recommend this organization. The staff was also very proffesional and easy to work with. Great experience all around. read more

Great place to pick up some very unique and cool pieces for craft projects. Nice to finally have something in Orange County! read more

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We had the CCL come to our school as part of our STEAM summer enrichment program. Peter and the staff and volunteers did wonders for their creativity and confidence. The kids were so tickled with their own creations! read more

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