Climb on the volcano and slide down the side of it… but watch for the next eruption! Assemble a kid-sized triceratops.
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Inclement weather notice: CKM/DZ may close all day, close early or open delayed on inclement weather days. If visibility is low due to snow and blowing conditions and/or roads are icy, please call the Museum before loading up the car and trekking out. Safety is our first priority. The decision to close all day or delay opening will be posted here on our website no earlier than 9am. In the event of an early closure, it will be posted at 2:30pm.
This simulated kid-sized apple orchard and farmer’s market introduces young visitors to the magic of Michigan agriculture. Pick apples from trees, fill an order by loading them into a special hand-cranked conveyer, and learn the difference between a bushel and a peck. What will the market special be today?
Curious Kids’ Veterinarian Clinic includes mini-operating tables, kid-safe operating tools, real X-rays to read and all kinds of educational animal-related activities. Kids learn to treat animals in a respectful, caring way while exploring science in an educational and memorable manner.
Climb on the volcano and slide down the side of it… but watch for the next eruption! Assemble a kid-sized triceratops.
Forecast the weather using your best TV weatherman voice (or announce your favorite football team is going to the Super Bowl) in our new TV STATION, complete with sound effects! And the crowd goes wild! WKID is now on air and ready for you to announce the biggest events, newest M&M flavor or latest Abominable Snowman sighting! Remember- you heard it here first!
An old favorite, face painting allows kids of all ages to express themselves artistically by using their faces as canvases. Face paints are now in admissions area, so be sure to ask when you’re there!
This gated room is dedicated to children from infancy to 4 years of age. Designed as a 1940’s style Michigan farm, children can play in the barn and slide down the silo into the corn crib. New to Toddle farm is Buttercup, a cow you can actually milk! (It’s really water, mom, but pretty cool!) Plant and harvest vegetables! Children can use the hand pump and send water rushing into the duck pond complete with waterfall. Interactive murals along the walls depict beloved Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes. Infants will be safe while they explore the fish pond and tadpole pond. Books and toys related to farming are also available, encouraging interactive learning between children and adults. A rocking chair located behind the barn provides Mom with a semi-private nursing nook. Baby changing table also conveniently located behind the barn.
Imagination Playground… let your inner architect run wild!! With these large easily maneuvered building blocks the sky is the limit! Blocks, chutes, and channels can be formed into, oh, so many designs!
New for Fall 2023- “Forts!” Use commonly found household items (tables, chairs, etc.) to make a super cool fort…or a series of forts!
Who doesn’t love watching wind keep a kite in the air or make the tree branches dance? Here you’ll find 2 new exhibits!
Amazing Airways is a custom-made circular room created specifically to feel the force of moving air around you.
Is it magic? No… it’s science! The Bernoulli Table allows you to suspend lightweight spheres and objects on streams of air.
A full-scaled Lighted Peg Board! The possibilities of what you can create are endless!
Howdy, pardner! Welcome to Old St. Joseph! Before packing up your wagon to head west, you’ll want to mosey along the boardwalk to stock up on sundries for the trip, send mom and dad a telegraph and check your mail before hitting the dusty trail! Maybe buy a new saddle!
