Exhibits

CWCM isn't just about children. It's a place where children and adults have a safe and fun environment for interaction. Children stretch and gain confidence through role-play and experiential learning. Adults see firsthand the potential of children as they interact together in the exhibit areas. Beyond that, children and adults have the opportunity to meet and interact with other children and adults. All exhibits are built and sized for children and adults.

Babies and toddlers are always welcome to enjoy and grow here at CWCM! In the Robin's Nest is the perfect area to feel cozy and secure, and begin to explore the world around you - especially for children three and under. Featuring plastic animals, wooden puzzles, a nest, and books, this area is perfectly designed for the smallest hands and feet. Enjoy the opportunity to see a larger-than-life Robin.

Create-It! Art Room - Sponsored by Seramur Family Foundation, Inc. CWCM has it all when it comes to creative art projects, and building on school-ready skills! Our Create-It! Art Room is overflowing with art materials for the aspiring artist, or a young child just learning to hold a paint brush and identify colors. Each week, special themed art projects are available, and include directions for self-guided play. This room is perfect for building on fine-motor skills using scissors, crayons, paint brushes, and more. Great for all ages!

Down on the Farm CWCM visitors will find a unique opportunity to explore more about the life as a farmer, and learn about Wisconsin's strong agricultural heritage. Children will learn by harvesting crops - such as potatoes, loading up a wheel barrow, and milking a cow with milking pails and stools. Feel how hard farmers work to grow vegetables important to Wisconsin and a healthy lifestyle.

Life in a Pine Log - Sponsored by Stevens Point Room Tax Committee Young explorers love experiencing the "great outdoors". Come and see how a giant tree has fallen in the Museum and is now "rotting" on our floor. Learn how a giant 8-foot "log" helps to sustain a forest life cycle, and explore the many creatures living inside a decaying log. Play a leaf identification game, try an animal habitat puzzle, and role-play as a camper along the Wisconsin River, complete with a boat, life-vests, and a tent. Exhibit created by kryout ARTS.

Sponsored by the Women's Fund of Portage County. A quiet resource room designed for parents, caregivers and young children. This area gives families a quieter space: a perfect setting to nurse or rock a baby to sleep. Parents, caregivers and young children are comfortable in this room - sitting on a glider rocker, playing with soft toys and age-appropriate books, as well as parent resource books.

Healthy Heroes - Sponsored by Ministry Saint Michael Hospital and Medical Staff CWCM is proud to give children the chance to build on their physical abilities, and strengthen their confidence in what their bodies can do! Designed for healthy play, the large-motor activites here encourage children to burn off all that great extra energy! Build strength on the rock wall, use the balance boards for toning muscles, and more. Come and be a healthy hero!

Good to Grow Grocery Children love the experience of filling their shopping carts with healthy foods! Come to the Good to Grow Grocery, and discover child-sized grocery shelves stocked with whole grain foods. Select healthy dairy and lean meats from the "refrigerated" case. Select colorful, vitamin-packed fruit and vegetables. Then, ring it all up at the pint-sized cash register! Everyone will walk away feeling healthy and inspired for healthy eating.

Sponsored by Delta Dental of Wisconsin, children role-play and stretch their imaginations as they pretend to be a gentle dentist. Children learn a further understanding of the importance of healthy teeth. Children experiment at their own pace, and enjoy wearing a lab coat, checking x-rays, sitting in a dentist's chair, and use tooth-shaped chairs, and more!

Sponsored by Worzalla Publishing, Chuck and Vikki Nason, SPAN Publishing. See where a children's imagination can take you....Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Dorie who loved to read in the closet of her parent’s store. See how, through young imaginations, a "janitor's closet" can transform into a magical forest where stars twinkle overhead, words and letters dance on a wall, and books come to life. Dorie’s Storie's is a special place for children and their adults to share the magic of books together. Enjoy playing with puppets that can bring books to life.

Children go beyond their ordinary play, and explore their future potential. Children can pretend to put on the local news and nightly weather show, be a radio DJ, or film a music video! Complete the show using a stage, musical instruments, and dress-up clothes.

Exhibits

Take a closer look at our great exhibits!