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February 4 - May 13, 2012
TINKERTOY®: Build
Your Imagination™ is an educational exhibit that
combines the open-ended and inventive play qualities of the
timeless TINKERTOY® construction set with GE’s innovative
technologies that enrich our lives and our global community.
Giant TINKERTOY® building pieces create a fantastic
framework for all of the exhibit’s activities, and real
TINKERTOY® construction sets take center stage in an
awe-inspiring collection of TINKERTOY® pieces featured in a
creative play area. A special welcome gallery and nine
unique activity stations invite children and families to
explore contemporary topics like renewable energy and clean
water technology, to experiment with ideas and create their
own inventions, and to work as collaborators in the
exhibit’s hands-on environment. Each activity promotes
important developmental skills and reflects the high
standards of our exhibit partners.
TINKERTOY®: Build Your Imagination™ exhibit was developed by the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum
in collaboration with PLAYSKOOL® and
GE. TINKERTOY is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. and is used
with permission. © 2011 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
Sponsored locally by
The Jennings & Rebecca Jones Foundation
The ODL Company
Tiffani & Justin
Hutchens
R.G. Anderson.
Click on a picture to download a hi-res version.
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May 26 - September 7, 2012
Spend some time hanging out in the trees! Immerse yourself
in an indoor tree house and explore firsthand who lives in
trees through stereoscopic viewfinders, tracking clues,
natural artifacts, and sound.
The lively setting will have visitors roaming from tree to
tree to house as they discover the many habitats that trees
provide for animals large and small—and people, too.
Visitors will uncover fascinating facts about who actually
lives in trees, what kinds of animal clues to look and
listen for in the forest, and how people use trees for their
homes. While evoking the playful spirit of childhood tree
houses, this exhibition challenges visitors to play inside
the tree houses. The centerpiece of the exhibition is two
tree house structures built of sustainably-harvested and
locally milled wood. Visitors enter via a universally
accessible
ramp.
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September 17, 2012 - January 6, 2013
Maze Mania
challenges visitors with 10 mazes of varying types and
levels of difficulty. The exhibit’s most prominent maze — a
680 ft. fabric banner maze, constructed of large,
neon-colored panels that hang from the ceiling — provides
visitors with an immersive and positively puzzling
experience.
Mazes
include:
• A rope maze, which consists of three different colored
ropes strung between six poles. Clip on, then climb under
and over ropes to follow this maze to the end.
• An arrow tile maze, invites a solution to an intricate
path puzzle facilitated by directional arrows.
• A labyrinth, much like examples found worldwide, is
reconstructed in this unicursal stone maze.
• Build your own maze, in this open-ended tabletop exhibit
that allows visitors to set up maze walls on a
custom-made board and construct puzzles of their own. •
Visitors can also take a crack at solving the exhibit’s
geometric puzzles, meant to challenge participants to think
spatially and creatively.
• Colorful wall mazes and tabletop mazes add to this
exhibit’s interactive and challenging experience.
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