Pet Vet
Kittens and puppies and turtles, oh my! Explore our pet vet office and learn a new respect for creatures great and small.
Activities
- Nurse sick and injured animals back to health on the examining and operating tables
- Examine x-rays to determine what’s wrong with the pets
- Get play animals clean at the grooming station
- Determine what diet is best for your pet and make a healthy meal
- Climb aboard our scale to see how you compare to your pet’s ideal weight
- Help the lost pets find their correct homes by using scanners to read information on embedded microchips
- Clamber through our pet obstacle course to test strength and balance – but be careful or you’ll end up in the doghouse!
Educational Benefits
- Use imagination and role-play in the care of healthy, sick, or injured animals
- Identify basic principles of animal care
- Identify animal characteristics
- Examine specimens
- Engage in cooperative play and problem solving
Good to Know
Focused Field Trips aligned with this exhibit:
This exhibit is aligned with Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards.
Sponsored by the John S. and Norma W. Darling Foundation.