Bright Sparks Play Lab

Bright Sparks Play Lab Sensory science for curious toddlers in Mountain View, CA

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Bright Sparks Lab, founded by an occupational therapist, former teacher, and mom, helps toddlers grow through hands-on STEM play and joyful parent–child connection.

04/18/2026

Pull. Drop. Look. Repeat. ✨

Tiny scientists testing what happens next 🧪
Lift it up. Let it go. Watch it fall.

Again. And again. And again.

One simple machine and a whole lot of learning happening in real time.

Come play with us 🩷

04/11/2026

Not to be dramatic, but walking water is elite toddler science.

Squeeze. Pour. Watch. Wait.
“IT’S MOVING.”

That’s not just cute. That’s work.

🧪 fine motor
✨ visual tracking
⚡ attention + regulation
💖 shared wonder

OT sneaking in wearing a rainbow wig.

Also… someone will make swamp juice



04/07/2026

We set out one “mud pie” and the kids said… cool, we’ll take it from here 😂

Suddenly it’s a construction site.
Then a garden.
Then a full storyline where you’ve been assigned “hold this” and absolutely no creative control.

This is child-led play 🧪✨
Layering ideas, building worlds, and pulling us in along the way.

Come see it in real life at Open Lab.

Messy, creative, and fully run by tiny directors.

Sunday, April 12 @ 10am | Sylvan Park, Mountain View

04/06/2026

Homemade play dough = taste-safe (because toddlers)… still not a snack 🧪

Kneading, scooping, squishing = brain-body skills 💪

Open Lab this Sunday
10am • Sylvan Park, Mountain View

Friends, Family and Neighbor caregivers take home a Squish Lab on us thanks to FIRST 5 Santa Clara County 🖐️ We appreciate all you do for our tiny scientists

POV: you came for a cute tunnel… and accidentally signed your toddler up for a full nervous system workout 🌈Crawling = b...
04/06/2026

POV: you came for a cute tunnel… and accidentally signed your toddler up for a full nervous system workout 🌈

Crawling = bilateral coordination + strength
Tunnel vision = focus + body awareness
Popping out the other side = confidence

We call it play.
Your toddler’s brain calls it important research ✨

Open Lab 4/12 + Spring series spots are live
Saving you a spot for some toddler chaos 🧪

04/01/2026

Tiny scientists. Big color chaos. 🌈🧪

We’re turning flowers into experiments at our Rainbow Carnation Lab
(yes, someone will try to make brown and we support that journey)

Open Lab • Sun, April 12 • 10am • Sylvan Park
With First 5 SCC
$10/family for materials

Come play. Bring your people.

Flowers drinking a rainbow.In Bloom Lab we place white flowers into colored water and watch the petals slowly change. It...
03/15/2026

Flowers drinking a rainbow.

In Bloom Lab we place white flowers into colored water and watch the petals slowly change. It feels a little like magic, but it’s really just plants doing what plants do.

Toddlers are very into checking on them every few minutes.

We’ll be setting this one up at Bright Sparks Open Play Lab on Sunday, April 12 at Sylvan Park in Mountain View.

In partnership with First 5 Santa Clara County.

Register here: brightsparksplaylab.com/community-events 🧪

12/18/2025

Nine community agencies were awarded funding as part of our recent Request for Applications (RFA) that identified organizations that can support and uplift Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) caregivers. Congratulations to Bright Sparks Play Lab, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, ICNA Relief, Joyful Learning Educational Development Center, ParentChild+, Reaching Hearts Preschool, Sacred Heart Community Service, the San José Public Library Foundation, and Sunday Friends. Thank you for your commitment to supporting FFN caregivers who provide accessible and trusted child care to families with young children.

“Push. Pull. Repeat.”Toddler life and magnetism in a nutshell. 🧲This week in the Bright Sparks Lab, our tiny scientists ...
11/09/2025

“Push. Pull. Repeat.”
Toddler life and magnetism in a nutshell. 🧲

This week in the Bright Sparks Lab, our tiny scientists explored invisible forces, discovering that some things attract, others repel, and sometimes… you just need to try again from a new angle.

✨ Magnet mazes in play dough, magnetic sensory bin, and bridges that only stood if you worked together.

💖 Every ‘push and pull’ moment builds curiosity, coordination, and connection through science and social-emotional magic all rolled into lab.

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Sylvan Park, 600 Sylvan Avenue , Mountain View, CA 94041
Avenue , CA
94041

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