Einstein’s Workshop

Einstein’s Workshop is a creative kid’s dream. It’s basically an indoor play area, filled with creative type toys, as well as a computer room where every kid plays, you guessed it, Minecraft.
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There are lego tables, tables for Kinex toys, others whose names I forget. Two ramps for testing out lego car creations. A 3D printer, printing stuff. Neat room. Off to the side are other classrooms or private rooms for parties. The kids mainly hung out in the main room working on legos, and others stayed on Minecraft for the whole time.
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My one caveat was that it’s very boy-​oriented stuff. The girls we took didn’t find much interest in legos or Minecraft. So, they weren’t that thrilled to be there.
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There is a 3D scanner in an adjacent building; you can have your body scanned and turned into a 3-​D sand sculpture. Creepy/​cool!
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It is nice open space with lots of stimulating «brainy» activities but was personally disappointed to find that activities were sparse for my two year old. Just some blocks and puzzles which we have at home. Did not feel that it was worth it for a child as young as mine (we paid $ 12 even though it says under 3 is free. The receptionist explained that at least $ 12 has to be collected per family). So I paid thinkin we will just check it out. Yeah, not worth it and kind of felt misled about the admission fee. But I think if you have older children it might be worth it.

Einstein’s Workshop is one of those places that every parent wishes they discovered ages ago. A clean, friendly, educational environment where kids are free to roam? Yes, such a place exists!
We brought the kids (ages 2.5 and 5) here before to play during drop-​in hours, and they loved it so much that we decided to have my daughter’s birthday party here. Turned out to be a great decision. For $ 199, we had the place to ourselves, two friendly employees helping out with toys, setup, cleanup, etc., and full use of all their supplies. Magnatiles, Legos, K’nex, blocks… you name it, they’ve got it. Oh, and they gave my daughter a t-​shirt too! The kids had a blast! We would definitely have another party here, especially in the winter when parking is tough in the city.
They have all sorts of classes for older kids too, so this is a place we can come back to for years.

This is a great place for encouraging math and science skills in a fun and sociable setting! My son could easily play with Legos, kinex, or snap circuits at home, but coming here on occasion adds a nice social dimension to it. So far we’ve just done drop-​ins, but they have some really interesting classes as well that we may look into. Plus, they let kids in for free the week of Halloween if they wore their costume. Love it!

Outstanding — great staff, great offerings. Signed my nephew up for a week-​long Lego/​robotics class (for grades 4 to 8).
Was concerned that it might be too advanced for him (he’s just going into 4^th grade this fall). The instructor (Sarah — she’s terrific) assured me he’d do great. And she was right — he loved it. At the end of the week I asked him to rate his experience on a scale of 1 to 10. His answer — ‘infinity!‘
Next up — I’ll be signing him up for a Mindcraft/​into to electronics class.
Can’t recommend this place highly enough.

We visited here this past weekend. We came with our 3 year old. The place is a bit hidden so make sure to keep an eye out while driving. After signing in we were given the tour of the floor. My first impression was that this place is better suited for kids ages 6+. Our son did like the magna tiles & watching the 3d printer in action. Other than that he wanted to play with toys that we already own. I think we will give this place another go in a few years.

Our son had a Minecraft Birthday Party at Einstein’s Workshop. We had 12 guests and the cost was $ 390, not including cake, decorations, pizza, favors, etc. The party was for two hours. 90 minutes playing Minecraft and 30 minutes in the party room. Two young technical guys were in charge of the party. I was told the party would begin right at noon, and that I could tell guests to arrive early as too take full advantage of the 90 minutes of Minecraft playing we were paying for. At or after 12:00 one of the guys began turning on computer monitors for the party. I got nervous at 12:05 because I thought the party should have already started. I asked the guy if I could call the kids and we could start the party. He said I could, but then the system wasn’t working and there was no «shared world» as there should have been. At 12:15 they fixed the system, and it was smooth sailing from there. I was SO nervous when all of this was going on. I was afraid that we had invited all of these kids, 10 different adults driving to Burlington to drop them off, and they wouldn’t actually get to play Minecraft. Its stupid when you put it in perspective, but during those minutes I grew gray hair! Also, I knew I was paying $ 390 for a party, and that 15 minutes was worth $ 50 dollars. Why didn’t they have all the computers turned on and working at 11:30? I found this disrespectful of the amount we were spending for the party. Outside of this problem, I would say that the young men who ran our party were excellent. We’ve had parties at a lot of places, and we’ve never had party organizers work as hard as they did at Einsteins Workshop. They dealt with 12 boys and girls asking constant questions about Minecraft and computers, they served pizza, cake, water. They cleaned up everything, packed it for us to leave. I was impressed and thankful.

When we first visited, I thought we’d only stay a little bit to check out the Lego wedo system and then come back again later. Instead my 5 year old decided to play at most of tables in the play space (Legos, Zome, Kinex, etc etc). My 2 year old built his first Lego sculpture and my husband looked into Zome and bought a math book associated with it.
Einstein’s workshop offers a bunch of classes, camps, and drop in’s (free under 3). We ended up signing our son up for the Lego Wedo class, and a week long summer program. He had so much fun– it was a little intense and he’s a bit young but he really thrived and learned a lot. We’ll be back for more classes and drop in’s. There are so many classes offered that it can be a bit overwhelming (but in a good way). We haven’t even moved beyond Lego! There’s also a laser cutter, 3d printer, a microscope attached to the computer to check out bugs… not to mention all the mindteasers and games available!
They sell some snacks and coffee to help fuel parents when they find themselves unable to leave. There’s also a shopping area packed with interesting things.

My 8 year old son has taken a Mindcraft class and the Blink, Beep, Whir: Fun with Electronics class. He LOVES it! This place is amazing! The teachers are great and it’s a very creative, fun place that will get your kids hooked on Science! We moved to the East Coast from Cupertino CA. They have lots of places like this in CA but we have yet to find one like this on the East Coast. Very unique and my child loves it. He has asked to try the Mindstorm class as well. Can’t wait to enroll him again!