The Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center is marking its third anniversary in style.
With robots, slime and 3D printing.
Ileia Abero, a 7-year-old Riverside resident, is happy Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, after making a robot at the Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center in Riverside. The center is marking its third anniversary. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Luna Martinez, a 3-year-old Riverside resident, makes slime Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at the Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center in Riverside. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Cruz Soriano, 7, examines a paper airplane he created for Experiment Tuesdays at the Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center in Riverside on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Grace Manzo takes photos of Emily Manzo, 2, and Luna Martinez, 3, all of Riverside, with bottles of the slime they made at the Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center in Riverside on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Noah Hernandez, an 11-year-old Riverside resident, puts slime he made around his neck Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at the Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center in Riverside. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Cooper Brandt, 10, flies his paper airplane Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at the Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center in Riverside. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
James Sanchez, a 9-year-old Riverside resident, makes slime Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at the Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center in Riverside. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Amielia Alvarado, 6, left, and Kiersten Haegele, 7, of Riverside, make slime Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at the Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center in Riverside. The center is marking its third anniversary. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Ileia Abero, a 7-year-old Riverside resident, is happy Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, after making a robot at the Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center in Riverside. The center is marking its third anniversary. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The center, tucked inside Riverside’s Arlington Park, hosted these and other special youth activities this week.
Activities on Tuesday, Sept. 24, included robotics and a fun slime-making session. On Monday, Sept. 23, kids learned about aquaponics and sustainable farming. A photography class is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26.
The center, run by Riverside’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, offers free and fee-based activities.
