Gateway Science Museum

Summer 2022

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Visitors of all ages are welcome to experience Imagination Playground's Big Blue Blocks this summer. The blocks are intended to inspire children to design their own inventions, environments and activities. It is child-directed and open-ended and encourages self-expression through deep, joyful play.

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Imagination Playground is different from other playgrounds because it is an "interactive, transformable environment that prompts children to manipulate their environment and create a playspace of their own."

"Kids need to be active on many levels, and they need to exercise their minds as well as their muscles."



Imagination Playground is a breakthrough play space concept designed to encourage child-directed free play.

Benefits Include:

Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, Self Expression, Social Skills, Problem Solving, Release, Relaxation, Fine & Gross Motor Skills, Accomplishment, Focus, Determination

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Imagination Playground was conceived and designed by award-winning architect David Rockwell,
who was inspired by watching his own children play.

Read more about Imagination Playground on their website.

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