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Programs and Events

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Thu,

Mar 27
Exhibit Explorations with Patty 		Exhibit Explorations with Patty

Thu,

Mar 27 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Discover new ways to play!

Join Patty every Thursday between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm for a guided adventure through KidsPlay’s exhibits. Explore hands-on activities, unlock creative ways to interact with exhibits, and learn tips to enhance your family’s playtime experience.

Thu,

Mar 27
Late Night Thursdays 		Late Night Thursdays

Thu,

Mar 27 | 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Play after hours!

Fri,

Mar 28
AI Literacy Day! 		AI Literacy Day!

Fri,

Mar 28 | 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Explore AI in a hands-on, accessible way with tailored sessions for business professionals, educators, and families!

Fri,

Mar 28
Sensory Friendly Playtime 		Sensory Friendly Playtime

Fri,

Mar 28 | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Sensory Friendly Playtime provides a sensory-friendly and judgement-free environment for play and learning.

Museum News

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Exhibit of bank vault with green trim and a heavy looking vault door open.

Town Center

Modeled after our own city of Torrington, Connecticut, the town center provides community staples including a diner, grocery store, dentist office, bank, Pick’n Patch Garden, a stage designed after Torrington’s very own Warner Theatre, and much more. Perfect for dramatic play and big imaginations!

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Exhibit of Literacy Tree House with stairs leading to rope netted platform.

Literacy Tree House

Discover the beauty of language and reading set in a native Connecticut forest where you can climb up, cross bridges, and slide down our rope slide! Follow along page by page in our monthly StoryWalk® featured book along with a series of interactive activities to promote STEM learning and literacy.

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Three young children playing with a tube sloping down and attached to a wall

Arts & Innovation Zone

Children are exposed and encouraged to explore artistic and scientific creation, innovation, and experimentation. They can develop the skills that can help to improve communication, collaborative skills, team working and perseverance in the combined setting of a science center and art studio.

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Physical Phenomena

Discover properties of air, lift, & weight at the Air Tubes and Bernoulli Box;  hone your motor & navigational skills on the Traverse Climbing Wall; play with the properties of light with our Light Lab and giant Lite-Bright; and challenge yourself and your children with the Wind Power exhibit to see how much energy you can generate!

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