Bubble Room

In the bubble room, children learn about airflow, surface tension, geometric shapes, and color. Some of the fun, interactive components of the bubble room include bubble tables, bubble wands, a bubble wall, and a bubble hoop in which children can surround themselves in a giant bubble!

Toddler Room

This exhibit area is a space where small children can play freely without the competition of older children. Parents can use this space as a quiet area to rock and hold their infants, away from the zealous action of older children. Infants and toddlers require facilities tailored to their unique developmental needs, their vulnerabilities, and their capabilities. We considered the developmental milestones for infants, crawler, and toddlers through brain research data as we designed the room. All areas of the exhibit meet child safety standards for this age range and the space will only be accessible to children ages birth through 35 months, and their caregivers.

Body Basics

Does the thought of trying to teach children about the human body nearly give you an ulcer? Relief is here! Follow the Magic School Bus characters, Ms. Frizzle and Digestive Dan, on an adventure through the human body! Full of interactive components that teach complex body functions in a simple and hands-on manner, Body Basics introduces visitors to a wide range of functions from head to toe. Bright graphics and interactive components feature a crawl-through stomach, giant body parts, and large two-dimensional graphic panels that give visitors big and small the sensation of walking through a giant pop-up book of "My Body."

Toy Inventors' Workshop

This exhibit features a central workstation for children to create fabulous toys and other inventions from common household goods. Explore the artist inside you by creating a number of fun, take-home projects.

Recycling Reality Theater

This interactive game allows you to learn about recycling as you move around in the green-screen room. Watch yourself on a television monitor with a second monitor in the Toy Inventors' Workshop for viewing by an audience.

Go Figure!

Go Figure! features six large book components that start at the top of the front stairs in Gilbert House with Goldilocks and the Three Bears - you can see the front of the book very well from the landing on the steps. Right outside the door to the exhibit is a book component with activity extension brochures and information listing the books in the exhibit. As you walk in the bright, colorful room you are greeted by four additional large book components: Frog and Toad Are Friends, The Quilt, Arthur's Pet Shop, and The Doorbell Rang. Each book component has a fun, hands-on activity for children and information on the math connections for the adults.