Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
Sunday 11 October 2026 at 11:00AM
Walter Nash Centre
Event Description
A Rube Goldberg machine is an overly complicated contraption designed to complete a simple task through an elaborate chain reaction.
Create your own using lego, dominoes, wooden blocks and whatever other trinkets you can think up and harness your inventiveness and creativity while also learning about patience and trial and error.
When
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Sunday 11 October 2026
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Where
Walter Nash Centre
Walter Nash Centre, Taine Street
Taita Lower Hutt 5011
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Notes & Requirements
Domino set, lego, blocks, etc.
Bookings
There's no need to book your place for this event. Just meet us at Walter Nash Centre.
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