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The 10 Best Free Stem And Building Clubs For Kids in Weber County
Weber County has more free STEM and building clubs for kids than anyone realises, scattered across venues and buried in calendars that are a chore to search. These are our picks — the ones that run on a schedule you can plan around, for school-age children.
Every one of these clubs is free, so the real decision isn’t which is “best” — it’s which kind of building or STEM experience fits your kid. Broadly, the branches split into three types: plain drop-in LEGO building, open-ended building with more than one material, and broader STEM programming that goes beyond bricks entirely. Start with your child’s age and interests, then match to the type below.
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If your kid wants more than bricks: Tyler’s STEAM Scene
For ages 8 to 12, Tyler’s STEAM Scene isn’t built around LEGO at all. It rotates through drop-in activities like button making, robotics, and 3D printing, with all materials supplied. If a child has outgrown basic brick-building and wants to try tools and tech they don’t have access to at home, this is the clearest step up from a standard LEGO club.
If you want open-ended building with more than one material: Bingham Creek
Bingham Creek’s LEGO® Build isn’t limited to LEGO bricks — it also puts out magformers and tinkertoys. That mix matters most for younger kids, or kids who get bored fast with a single building system: having magnetic tiles and stick-and-connector pieces alongside bricks gives them another way to switch tactics instead of hitting a wall with one material.
If you want building folded into a broader craft/STEM mix: Draper’s Discovery Time
Draper’s Discovery Time is aimed at elementary-age kids and rotates crafts, STEM activities, and LEGO building rather than sticking to one format. It’s the better fit if your child likes variety from one visit to the next, or if LEGO is just one interest among several rather than the main draw.
If your kid likes a goal to work toward: West Valley’s LEGO® Club
West Valley sets a different theme or challenge each month instead of leaving the bin fully open-ended. That structure suits kids who like a defined problem to solve over kids who’d rather build whatever comes to mind.
If you just want a standard drop-in LEGO club
Daybreak, Granite, Kearns, Millcreek, Tyler, and Whitmore all run straightforward LEGO® Clubs: bring the kids, dump out the bricks, build. There’s no meaningful difference in format between these — Tyler runs its plain LEGO Club separately from its STEAM Scene program, so it’s an option for either kind of visit. Whitmore’s version meets in the Storytime Room upstairs rather than a general activity space, which is worth knowing if you’re choosing between it and another plain LEGO club. Details and registration
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