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Children's Discovery Museum, Normal, Illinois


$6.00 per person
ages 2 & over. Children under the age of 2 are free.
 
Children 12 years of age and younger must
be supervised by an adult, 16 years or older, at all times.

101 E. Beaufort
Normal, IL 61761
(309) 433-3444
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      to Central Illinois Premier Children's Museum located in Normal, Illinois

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Fetch Spring and Summer Schedule

FETCH!™ Lab Activities at the CDM

Ages 5-10
Here is the schedule of activities for the Museum’s FETCH!™ Lab. These activities take place each day at 10 a.m. and are free with paid admission.

June 29-July 5  Eat Like a Bird

Step up to the bird-beak challenge. Try out different “beaks” to collect different types of “food” and learn how important the shape of a beak is for survival!

July 6-12  Stack ‘Em Up

Challenge gravity and build towers as high as possible with paper cups, marshmallows and toothpicks.

July 13-19 Float My Boat

Investigate floating and sinking. Build a tinfoil boat and load it up with as many pennies as you can!

July 20-26 Toy Chemistry

Mix up a gooey solid that you can mold and stretch into weird shapes. This is chemistry at its craziest!

July 27-August 2 Blow it Away

Construct a car, design a sail and discover how moving air makes it go!

August 3-9 Operation Espionage

Think like a detective as you learn how to write and decode secret messages!

August 10-16 Set it Straight

Challenge a tabletop see-saw and construct a balancing bird toy while you learn about the science behind balancing.

August 17-23 Canine House of Cards

Build a two-story building for Ruff out of index cards using just one shape. Then test its strength with dog bones!

August 24-30 Rescue Mission

Challenge your engineering skills while you design and test a hook that will rescue a sunken capsule.

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The Children's Discovery Museum is a division of the Town of Normal Parks and Recreation Department.