![]() The Park Dentzel Carousel was once the darling of the now-no-longer Woodside Amusement Park. If group activities are more your thing, check the schedule for read-aloud storytime or sing-songs activities that take place here, too. The museum has its own storytime cabin tucked away in the corner, filled with favorite books and a faux fireplace. Keep an eye out for the art programming scheduled throughout the day. If you’ve got an art fiend on your hands, they’ll love this spot where kids of all ages (even adult kids) can get creative with arts and crafts materials. ![]() RELATED: The 15 Best Children's Museums in the U.S. The area (thankfully) comes fashioned with hand dryers and smocks to keep messes at bay. The Nature’s Pond Toddler area is perfect for littler ones. Kids can pump, switch locks and dams to adjust water flow and play with a plethora of toy boats and ducks. Your kiddo can practice their STEAM skills in a mini version of Philly’s Schuylkill River that S-curves by the museum cafe (with convenient bathrooms if you have to do a quick splash change). There’s a hedge maze to navigate, a hall of mirrors filled with plenty of optical illusions, and a Fairytale Garden area for toddlers. My daughter’s all-time favorite part of the museum is the Alice in Wonderland section which is housed under a giant pretend tree (home to the Cheshire Cat, of course). It claims to be in the business of building brains and the motto is refreshing: “where lifelong learning begins, curiosity is encouraged, and every child is always welcome.” If you’re eager to check it out with your family, here are some ways the museum is truly like nothing else out there.Ĭourtesy of Visit Philadelphia 3. ![]() The philosophy of the museum is just as impressive as its facade. (It was originally built in 1876 for the United States Centennial and World’s Fair.) Nothing patronizing or garishly plastic about it. When we tumbled out of our cab and onto the grand steps, everything about the place felt different than your average children’s museum. The prospect of a museum inviting my family to put our hands all over it was too good to miss. So when the Instagram hype around Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia came to a fever pitch, my boyfriend, daughter, and I packed up our gear and jumped the next Amtrak to the City of Brotherly Love to experience this new-fangled children’s attraction. Parents are always telling their kids not to do things: Even when “no” isn’t always the best response, it’s just too hard to resist when an enticing stove, knife, or questionable pigeon is just in reach of your child’s curious hands.
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