Doubling as a science room and kitchen, the Lab is a place to learn how plants grow, test your chemical hypothesis, and prepare snacks with fresh produce from the museum’s greenhouse and gardens.

The museum’s youngest visitors can play and learn in a nature themed space designed just for Toddlers.  Practice gross and fine motor skills while climbing, sliding, and wobbly walking.  An adjacent Nurture Room provides a quiet environment and facilities for caregiver nursing, pumping, and child calming needs.

Learn STEM concepts by manipulating ramps and balls on the giant magnet wall, building on the magnet and construction tables, and practicing concepts with daily programs.

Explore the St. Louis River Estuary’s wild rice paddy from inside a canoe while learning about the five stages of the sacred wild rice harvest through Ojibwe language.