The 10 Best Free Stem And Building Clubs For Kids in Utah County

For most families, the right choice is the simplest one: a plain drop-in LEGO club where kids build freely from a bin of bricks, with nothing else required. The real decision only comes up if that’s not quite enough — if your kid wants more variety of materials, more structure, or a single big event instead of a recurring outlet. Four alternatives cover those cases.

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The default: open LEGO building

An unstructured LEGO club is built for free play rather than instructions — kids build whatever they want from library-supplied bricks, with no particular skill level assumed. Whitmore’s LEGO Club is this format in its plainest form: bricks, a room, and no agenda beyond building. Details and registration. Several other branches run the same open format if this one doesn’t work for your schedule.

If your kid wants more than bricks: a broader STEM program

Tyler’s STEAM Scene program is aimed at kids who’ve outgrown open LEGO play. Instead of sticking to one medium, it rotates through different tools — button making, robotics, 3D printing — and it’s pitched specifically at ages 8 to 12. Pick this over a plain LEGO club if your child is curious about how things work mechanically or digitally, not just about building with bricks.

If your kid wants a goal, not a blank bin: a themed challenge

West Valley’s LEGO Club sets a different building theme or challenge each month rather than leaving kids to build whatever they want. That suits a kid who does better with a constraint — build the tallest tower, build a vehicle — than with an open bin of bricks and no direction.

If you want variety beyond LEGO: a general craft-and-STEM mix

Draper’s Discovery Time isn’t LEGO-specific — it folds building in alongside crafts and other STEM activities. That’s a better fit for younger elementary kids who want a different kind of activity each visit, or for families who’d rather have one recurring activity than choose between a craft club and a building club.

If you want a one-time event, not an ongoing club: BrickSlopes

BrickSlopes is a different category of thing from the branch clubs above — a large LEGO fan convention with builder displays and exhibits from Adult Fans of LEGO, open to the general public rather than just kids. Treat it as a one-off outing, not a substitute for a recurring building outlet: it’s not something a kid can drop into regularly the way a library club is.