Ask just about any child ages 2-8 if you can help them do something and the usual response is “I can do it, let me do it!” As a child centered children’s museum, we decided our exhibit focus would be an I CAN theme. You and your child (ren) will have the opportunity to explore and play in the following exhibit areas.
-I CAN Create—create your own masterpiece as you visit the visual arts studio. Display your creative flair on the Town Hall Theater stage and in the Puppet Theater.
-I CAN be Healthy—discover how to be healthy by role-playing in a grocery store, a doctor’s office, a fitness center, a restaurant and by visiting a farm.
-I CAN Work—imagine what it would be like to be a firefighter, policeman, veterinarian or other community helper.
-I CAN Move—experiment with movement in the air, on the land and in the water. Navigate a lake and drive a race car as you get moving.
-I CAN Explore Underwater—pretend you are exploring an underwater world as you captain a ship and drive a submarine.
-I CAN Build—become part of a construction crew as you move bricks in the brick factory using cranes and pulleys and then design and construct your own building.
-I CAN Grow—experience a park like setting that is designed to stimulate the brains of crawling babies to children age 3. Key features include a playhouse, tummy time area, beginning walker’s obstacle course and water play.
Check the blog over the next several weeks as we explore each of the I Can theme areas in detail.
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Are you ready for some I CAN play experiences with your child? Which I CAN area do you plan to visit first?
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Post a CommentI recently took my students to the Discovery Place and they loved the Think It Up exhibit because it gave them a chance to explore and create on their own. I think the I CAN exhibit sounds great because it will allow children to experience areas of interest that they may have not had a chance to explore. It's fun to watch my students have a chance to think out of the box and be creative.
Jeannie Pawlicki - June 03, 2010