Build It
The building block is one of the most universally loved and most versatile toys with which children can engage.
Sponsored by the Pepper Family Foundation.
Activities
- Test the limits of your creativity with big blue Imagination Playground blocks
- Connect Duplo blocks and build in 3 dimensions, including up a wall
- Explore how magnets affect the strength and stability of your structures
- Discover how light affects your creations with translucent Magna-tile blocks
Educational Benefits
- Conceive, plan, and adjust engineering plans based on available materials
- Make predictions about structure stability and test hypotheses
- Explore patterns and symmetry with block materials
- Create representational structures and overlay dramatic play
Good to Know
Exhibit Type
Ongoing
Focused Field Trips Aligned with this Exhibit
This exhibit is aligned with Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards.