Great Lakes Science Center Meetup

Looking for the perfect indoor adventure over winter break?

A new, immersive, 2,000-square-foot early childhood exhibit designed especially for kids ages 8 and younger is now open at the Great Lakes Science Center! Handle With Care is designed to support early experiences with empathy and engineering for the Science Center’s youngest guests.

The new permanent gallery incorporates STEM learning and fundamental engineering principles while fostering empathy and creativity through imaginative play. As guests enter Handle With Care, they will have the opportunity to create a personalized care package for a loved one. After assembling their care package, guests can head over to the warehouse and distribution area where they can explore a three-tiered climbing structure, sit in the driver’s seat of a scale model forklift, and manipulate their package through a 10-foot-tall pulley and conveyor belt system. Finally, guests can deliver their care package to an imaginative play neighborhood complete…