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Our Backyard
This outdoor sensory garden inviting exploration of natural elements encourages everyone to step outside the comfort of plugged-in lives to our messy, wondrous world. H2Oh! water play area open for the season.
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Community of Play: Works by Jane Pigliacelli
In the Artists' Corner, expand your idea of what art is, materials that can be used to create art, and how and why art is made.
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Bubbles
Step inside an enormous bubble and use giant wands to make a room full of bubbles, blurring the boundary between play and experimentation.
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Sound Showers
Tap, clap, bounce and dance into a world of percussion instruments and everyday objects that make sound.
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Your House, My House
Go on a fantastic journey into the homes of people around the world – no passport or luggage required!
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TotSpot
Perfect for crawlers, cruisers and toddlers, our little town celebrates the work people do in our communities. A lighthouse, farmer’s market, post office, train station and more spark the youngest imaginations.
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Community Gallery
The Community Gallery invites a dialogue with the work of the youngest of artists. The work displayed is often created by local schoolchildren.
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Tool Box
Discover and test what makes an object a tool. Children learn safety measures and the creative process while using real tools to build their own sculptures.
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Feasts for Beasts
Live animal habitats invite visitors to identify predators and prey, herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. The Animal Diner playfully tests what fits into an animal’s diet and hands-on games help examine other characteristics of eating.
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KEVA
No glue, just gravity! More than 10,000 planks plus your imagination lead to limitless design possibilities. Geometry, balance and proportion help you create cities, imaginary creatures and more.
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Communication Station
Interact with different historic and contemporary devices that humans use to communicate.
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Pattern Studio
Create beauty, find order in the universe and follow your imagination. The more we look, the more we see.
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Sandy Island
From the north shore to the south shore, Montauk to Brooklyn, below every step you take is sand. Discover its unique properties, role play in an air conditioned beach, and “fish” for the catch of the day.
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Climb-It@LICM
Both safe and adventurous, our climbing sculpture encourages independence, freedom and exploration.