TIME TO EXPORE

The Digestive System

In the Digestive System you ARE the food! Learn while acting out what happens to your food when you eat it. Climb into a giant mouth, crawl through tunnels and exit through a slide. Who knew the journey your food takes while digesting could be so much fun?

The Farmers Market

Stop by the Farmers Market to shop for everything on your grocery list. You can weigh, count and sort fruits, vegetables, and seafood. A trip to the nearby food truck will make your visit complete.

Under Construction

Another stop in Our Town, this exhibit encourages children and adults to design and build together. Building materials vary from Legos to boxes to Tinker Toys. Materials within this space will facilitate design, building, fixing, and thinking. Children will build self-confidence, critical thinking skills, and crucial attitudes that scaffold an interest in science, technology, engineering, and math.

The Fire Station

The Fire House and Truck, a part of Our Town, will help children learn about the importance of fire safety. Children can learn to put out the fire using a pumper truck hose, a fire pole and firefighter uniforms. This space also includes fire pole and firefighter uniforms where children can learn how to respond to an emergency.

The Diner

Stop by the 50's Diner in Our Town. Children can be the customer or waitstaff, serving up burgers and fries. Enjoy this throwback to the '50's with a menu of various food choices and pizza kitchen too!

Vet Clinic

The Animal House Vet Clinic in Our Town is an exciting place to take care of pets. Children can groom and take care of sick pets using doctor and grooming tools. Children can also play the role of the veterinarian while looking at real x-rays or examining samples under a microscope.

Auto Garage

The Auto Garage allows families to design, assemble and take apart parts of a car. Through this exhibit, children will roll play as an auto mechanic, using tools and car parts as well as cooperation to get a job done.

Backyard Experience

Enjoy a tea party and get back to nature. Search for the many creatures that live in the trees and can be present in your own backyard. Check out the nearby chicken coop and vegetable garden too for sustainable food options. Enjoy some time in the best tree house in the city!

SPLASH!

This exhibit revolves around the Great Lakes. Children can engage in water play activities and experimentation with our water gallery. Children can experiment with splashing, pouring, scooping, and soaking using cups and spoons, wheels, jets of water and adjustable flippers. Learn about water energy and control the direction and speed of water flow by making dams! Children will be invited to explore the lighthouse and its connections to the safety of boats on the water.

The imagination station

The Imagination Station is the homebase for art projects and experiments every day. It is okay to be messy, get involved, try new things, and figure out how the world works. Our studio includes art and science activities. Join us for new themes each month for exciting, personal works of art, and where we celebrate "process, not product."

Baby Bungalow

If you need a nook for your baby, this is the spot for you! Enjoy this enclosed space with plenty of books and toys to keep their curious minds busy and learning.

outdoor discovery center

Step outside and enjoy a playtime for your senses. Feel and create with sand in our sandbox. Take a walk through our sensory path where your feet will feel different textures. Play and listen to music or draw pictures on our play panels. Climb on our climbing structure. Check out the fruits, vegetables, and herbs growing in our garden beds.

Whoosh!

Get ready for flight! Send our scarves = balls through several air tunnels and interact by turning knobs to change the course of its flight path. It's fast-paced and fun!

Garden to Table

Garden to Table will empower children and families through outdoor experiential education by creating garden-based, hands-on learning. By making gardens more accessible to children, families, and educators, Garden to Table will provide an understanding of where their food comes from and the impact food choices have on living healthy lives.

Trades in Training

Our new Trades in Training exhibit in partnership with NWTC will include carpentry, electric, welding and plumbing. We will also be working closely with the focus trades to make sure weekly programming is happening. This exhibit will be designed and created by Kidzibits.

STEAMworks LAB

STEAMworks lab is an interactive space that brings STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) to the minds and hands of our visitors.

MudHut

THE SCIENCE OF MUD PLAY:

There is a growing body of research into why kids have an inbuilt need to play in mud.



There is evidence suggesting that mud play is a basic biological need, and this type of play has many physical, psychological and emotional benefits for children.

MUD PLAY is amazing, not only it delivers a great play experience for our kids, but it’s easy and affordable to get involved.