Write, draw, and paint to your heart's content. Wanna-be carpenters can try their hands at designing and building in our new Glenlord Junior Builders' Construction Corner. Kid Space also boasts a mini-diner where our littlest chefs can make a gourmet meal. New in 1997, this room is dedicated to children from infancy to 4 years of age. Designed as a 1940's style Michigan farm, children can play in the barn and slide down the silo into the corn crib.
Children can use the hand pump and send water rushing into the duck pond complete with waterfall.
Interactice murals along the walls depict beloved Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes. Infants will be safe while they explore the fish pond and crawler area. Books and toys related to farming are also available, encouraging interactive learning between children and adults. Examine Carnegie Museum dinosaur replicas, be a paleontologist and dig for dinosaur bones and fossils, make your own fossil or watch a dino video. This simulated kid-sized apple orchard introduces young visitors to the magic of Michigan agriculture.