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The Amazing Castle comes to Minnesota Children’s Museum of Rochester
Mon, Feb 4th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Arts & Culture
Posted in Rochester Arts & Culture
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Rochester, MN — Celebrate with us as we bring to life more hands-on adventures with the opening of The Amazing Castle. The Amazing Castle is designed for visitors of all ages and will be at Minnesota Children’s Museum of Rochester February 21, 2013, through May 26, 2013. Visitors to The Amazing Castle are transported to a magical place inside the castle’s stone walls to a happy and peaceful community where every citizen has a special job to do. Children can dress in costumes and role-play by becoming lords and ladies and castle villagers. After picking vegetables in the garden, kids can tote them to the Great Hall to cook up a royal meal or visit the tower to wake “Herald,” the sleeping dragon! Children will experience the interconnectedness of individuals as they interact with friends, family and new acquaintances.
Exhibit Entry and Big Book – From the moment visitors walk through the entrance to The Amazing Castle, they are transported to a magical time and place—and the fantasy begins! “Lord Ben” and “Lady Evolent” welcome children and adults and make sure the castle is a safe and healthy place to live. Visitors can begin their adventure by reading the story of The Amazing Castle, which introduces the castle citizens and depicts the interconnectedness of those living in the castle.
The Keep – The Keep is a fortress sure to be enjoyed by our youngest royals. Toddlers can create a miniature, magical community in a castle-inspired dollhouse; build their own fortress out of “stone” blocks and play with a castle busy wall.
The Great Hall and Garden – Friends and family can take a seat at the royal table while children prepare a wonderful, magical meal with “Kipper the Cook.” They can put on an apron and select ingredients from a larder stocked with bread, vegetables and fruits, and choose a main course! Or, they can put on a garden smock and join “Posey the Gardener” in the royal garden, where visitors can pick and plant vegetables and gather eggs from a hen in the garden shed. To prepare and cook their meal, children can use wooden bowls, cooking utensils and a fireplace complete with a glowing fire, a spit and a cauldron. When the meal is ready, kids can serve their friends and family a heaping helping on wooden plates.
Royal Puppet Theatre – Children and adults will become castle entertainers when they visit “HiJinx the Jester” in the Royal Puppet Theatre. Visitors present a puppet show using castle character puppets. Children can pick out a fancy robe, pull up a throne and become the Lord or Lady, or don the jester’s costume and entertain the Lord and Lady.
The Royal Workshops – In the Tailor Shop, children and adults can play a game and design costumes, from sensible to ridiculous, by mixing and matching puzzle pieces. Children can also create their own outfits and discover how silly their costumes appear when they look at themselves in a distorted mirror!
After visiting the Tailor Shop, children and adults can head over to the Carpenter’s Shop, grab a work apron, and help “Gable the Carpenter”.
After assisting Gable, children can join “Synge the Blacksmith” in the Blacksmith Shop and help her affix a metal patch to the hole in Kipper’s big iron cauldron.
The Dragon Tower – The Dragon Tower is home to “Herald the Dragon,” who announces important information to the citizens of The Amazing Castle. But Herald keeps falling asleep and needs to be awakened frequently. Visitors will love waking Herald, who rises from the top of the tower, by matching each of the six electronic castle character puzzle pieces with his or her appropriate tool or symbol.
Volunteer Opportunities – Rochester residents can help with the set-up of The Amazing Castle by emailing Kipp Hanson: khanson@mcm.org.
General Information
Minnesota Children’s Museum Rochester provides fun, interactive learning experiences for children ages six months through 8 years. Visitors enjoy hands-on traveling exhibits that change throughout the year. The Museum will be closed February 14-17 during the exhibit set-up and will re-open on February 21.
Exhibit Entry and Big Book – From the moment visitors walk through the entrance to The Amazing Castle, they are transported to a magical time and place—and the fantasy begins! “Lord Ben” and “Lady Evolent” welcome children and adults and make sure the castle is a safe and healthy place to live. Visitors can begin their adventure by reading the story of The Amazing Castle, which introduces the castle citizens and depicts the interconnectedness of those living in the castle.
The Keep – The Keep is a fortress sure to be enjoyed by our youngest royals. Toddlers can create a miniature, magical community in a castle-inspired dollhouse; build their own fortress out of “stone” blocks and play with a castle busy wall.
The Great Hall and Garden – Friends and family can take a seat at the royal table while children prepare a wonderful, magical meal with “Kipper the Cook.” They can put on an apron and select ingredients from a larder stocked with bread, vegetables and fruits, and choose a main course! Or, they can put on a garden smock and join “Posey the Gardener” in the royal garden, where visitors can pick and plant vegetables and gather eggs from a hen in the garden shed. To prepare and cook their meal, children can use wooden bowls, cooking utensils and a fireplace complete with a glowing fire, a spit and a cauldron. When the meal is ready, kids can serve their friends and family a heaping helping on wooden plates.
Royal Puppet Theatre – Children and adults will become castle entertainers when they visit “HiJinx the Jester” in the Royal Puppet Theatre. Visitors present a puppet show using castle character puppets. Children can pick out a fancy robe, pull up a throne and become the Lord or Lady, or don the jester’s costume and entertain the Lord and Lady.
The Royal Workshops – In the Tailor Shop, children and adults can play a game and design costumes, from sensible to ridiculous, by mixing and matching puzzle pieces. Children can also create their own outfits and discover how silly their costumes appear when they look at themselves in a distorted mirror!
After visiting the Tailor Shop, children and adults can head over to the Carpenter’s Shop, grab a work apron, and help “Gable the Carpenter”.
After assisting Gable, children can join “Synge the Blacksmith” in the Blacksmith Shop and help her affix a metal patch to the hole in Kipper’s big iron cauldron.
The Dragon Tower – The Dragon Tower is home to “Herald the Dragon,” who announces important information to the citizens of The Amazing Castle. But Herald keeps falling asleep and needs to be awakened frequently. Visitors will love waking Herald, who rises from the top of the tower, by matching each of the six electronic castle character puzzle pieces with his or her appropriate tool or symbol.
Volunteer Opportunities – Rochester residents can help with the set-up of The Amazing Castle by emailing Kipp Hanson: khanson@mcm.org.
General Information
Minnesota Children’s Museum Rochester provides fun, interactive learning experiences for children ages six months through 8 years. Visitors enjoy hands-on traveling exhibits that change throughout the year. The Museum will be closed February 14-17 during the exhibit set-up and will re-open on February 21.
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