Toddlers take over the museum during Baby Bloomers! 

Baby Bloomers is a special program during which the museum is open exclusively for visitors ages 0–3 years and their families. 

On Friday and Saturday mornings from 8 – 10 am. Baby Bloomers provides caregivers and early learners the chance to experience Thinkery together in an environment focused solely on them.

The program takes place on the second floor and backyard of the museum and includes two-story times, parachute play, and free play that supports the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of our earliest learners. 

Baby Bloomers is a special program that is not included in memberships. Members receive a discounted ticket price. Reserve your tickets in advance to enjoy open-ended explorations and learning through play. 

$7 Member | $9 standard | $3 Museums for All tickets

Fall on the Farm!

Fall is here, and Baby Bloomers is ready to explore! Celebrate the changing season with hands-on activities that spark curiosity, grow language skills, and build early STEAM learning for your little one

Currents: 

• Let’s Get Messy! The pigs on the farm have been playing in the mud! Engage your senses as you give pretend pigs a scrub-a-dub-dub!   
• Harvest Season: Chase autumn vegetables through the water. Scrub them with brushes and drain the water with colanders.  

Story Nook
Join us for Story Time at 8:30 AM & 9:30 AM for songs & stories about fun in the sun!

Let’s Grow! 

• Farm Workbench! Engage in dramatic play with your little one! Pretend you work on the farm while using kid-sized tools to tinker! Dramatic play is a great tool for language development and can strengthen the bond between you & your child!  
• Dancing Colors: Watch colors fly as leaves are blown through a wind tunnel. Toss leaves in the air and watch them fly in the wind tunnel! Observe how moving air makes these colorful leaves soar!  
• Autumn Exploration! Pour, scoop, and engage all your senses! Can you find the Autumn veggies hiding in the sensory bin?  

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• Harvest Hunting: Search the room for fruits and vegetables! Look high and low, describing what you see along the way!  
• Fall Gardening: Plant and harvest root vegetables on our garden bench, located along the back wall.  
• Sensory Sheep! Feel the textures of the farm! Build vocabulary as you describe what you feel. 

Fortastic Adventure (Upstairs)

• Fall on the Farm Fun! Bond with your little one and challenge their gross motor skills by jumping, rocking, and moving to the music! Dancing together encourages pro-social skills.  
• Parachute Play: Join us at 9 am for Parachute Play with a barnyard boogie twist!  

Our Backyard (Outside) 
Floating Fun! Chase leaves as they float through our outdoor springs!