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MUSEUM MONDAY
You might think that a visit to the Children’s Museum is only all about fun. Having fun is a rule, of course, but there’s also tons of learning going on too! Take our Tumble Zone gallery. Using our unique Tumble Zone blocks, tiny architects can build, balance, and topple blocks on each of our 7 […]
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MUSEUM MONDAY
Sometimes we use items from the galleries in other activities like school programs. These hearty, lightweight but strong blocks are the perfect addition to some math fun! In Math Mission and Made-to Measure, two of our math school programs, Tumble Zone blocks take centre stage as students use them to practice several math learning outcomes. […]
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MUSEUM MONDAY
When designing items to live in a Children’s Museum, a word that gets thrown around a lot is “robust”. The items we use in the Children’s Museum have to withstand more than 100,000 little fingers and hands each year! A perfect example of a robust item at the museum is our Tumble Zone blocks. Made […]
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Museum Monday
The final step in creating this “a-maze-ing” experience was creating the artwork to appear on its walls. In the initial design phase, many themes were discussed, but in the end, we decided on a graphic pattern of 2D shapes that would create a sense of movement as one explored the space. And, of course, fitting […]
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Three hundred and seventy-five boxes. 1800 square feet. One artist. Four staff. One volunteer. Five days. One design. And a lot of paint. Chris Minsal, A-MAZE-D Artist and Installer, was instrumental in the success of this maze-building extravaganza. Chris arrived on Monday, and we quickly got to work with our small and eager staff team […]
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How many boxes does it take to create a life-sized cardboard maze? Well, first, you need to know how big your space is. Ours is about 1800 square feet. That’s going to be a pretty big maze. Then you need a design. This took about 7 tries, but we eventually landed on the perfect layout. […]
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Ever since he was a child, Dave Phillips has always loved mazes. He published his first book of mazes in 1976, spent many years designing and building corn and farm mazes and finally brought his love of maze design to museums in 2017 with his first cardboard box maze at the Delaware Children’s Museum. Six […]
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