Barcelona Activa is launching a special Christmas program to bring science, technology, and creativity to children during the school holidays. The initiative, developed in collaboration with the Consorci de Biblioteques de Barcelona, includes workshops from the EstàsON program and offers hands-on activities designed for learning through experimentation and play.

The program is aimed at two age groups, 6 to 8 years old and 9 to 12 years old, and will take place in 11 libraries across different neighborhoods of the city. A total of 20 sessions are scheduled between December 22 and 31, with workshops combining crafts, ingenuity, robotics, and an introduction to programming.

For ages 6 to 8

Challenge force and create a hovercraft (3 sessions)

• 12/22, 10:00 AM – Sant Gervasi–Joan Maragall Library

• 12/23, 11:00 AM – Camp de l’Arpa Library (outside Punt Xarxa)

• 12/24, 11:00 AM – Gabriel García Márquez Library

Paint with the colors nature gives us (5 sessions)

• 12/23, 11:00 AM – Can Fabra Library

• 12/23, 5:30 PM – Trinitat Vella Library

• 12/24, 10:00 AM – Guinardó–Mercè Rodoreda Library

• 12/24, 11:00 AM – Nou Barris Library

• 12/30, 11:00 AM – Vila de Gràcia Library

Robots as protagonists of a fantastic story (2 sessions)

• 12/22, 5:30 PM – Vila de Gràcia Library

• 12/30, 5:30 PM – Guinardó–Mercè Rodoreda Library

The hidden secrets of science (1 session)

• 12/23, 5:30 PM – Zona Nord Library

For ages 9 to 12

Electric paper animals (4 sessions)ç

• 12/24, 11:00 AM – Can Fabra Library

• 12/29, 11:00 AM – Guinardó–Mercè Rodoreda Library

• 12/29, 5:30 PM – Bonnemaison Library

• 12/30, 10:00 AM – Trinitat Vella Library

Create a hologram projector (3 sessions)

• 12/22, 11:00 AM – Jaume Fuster Library

• 12/22, 5:30 PM – Bonnemaison Library

• 12/31, 11:00 AM – Nou Barris Library

The basics of programming (2 sessions)

• 12/23, 10:00 AM – Sant Gervasi–Joan Maragall Library

• 12/29, 5:30 PM – Jaume Fuster Library

Through these workshops, Barcelona Activa reinforces its commitment to scientific and technological outreach for children, promoting vocations and bringing knowledge closer through hands-on experiences. During the school holidays, the EstàsON workshops become creative and accessible learning spaces where children can experiment, build, and discover in local environments such as the city's libraries.

Check the full program and all the details of the activities on the Consorci de Biblioteques de Barcelona website.