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Hands On House

Roll up your sleeves and help construct a beautiful new house, both inside and out.

Activities

  • Use wheels and pulleys to move materials
  • Crank soft-sculpture rocks on a conveyor and drop them down a chute
  • Choose stucco, wood, or brick panels to finish the exterior of the house
  • Pretend to paint the house
  • Shingle the roof
  • Install wallpaper and carpet inside the house
  • Pick up soft rocks using a digger

Educational Benefits

  • Identify properties of objects: quantity, size, shape, weight, color, pattern, position, length, and width
  • Operate simple machines
  • Recognize, investigate, and solve a design problem
  • Engage in cooperative play and problem solving

Good to Know

Exhibit Type

Ongoing

Focused Field Trips Aligned with this Exhibit

Sensational Senses

Simple Machines

This exhibit is aligned with Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards.

Location

2100 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, IL 60026
(847) 832-6600

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V.I.P. (Very Important Play) Sessions available for reservation. The Museum is currently not open for general admission.

The Museum is closed for these holidays:
New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

All Museum coupons and passes expiring in 2020 or 2021 will be honored through 2022.

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