The Dorothea Lensch:
Play It Again Theater
This theater is never “dark!” Between performances by storytellers, musicians and puppeteers, the kids direct all the action! Spend any time in this theater and children who have never met are creating plays and staging performances! Kids sit in the director’s chair and run the show. There is a real ticket booth, stage props, costumes, light and sound board. Seating for 110 on carpeted risers make this a great spot for resting grown-ups, too!
Clay Studio
Grab a piece of clay and create treasures with this amazing material! For younger children squishing and pounding the clay keeps them entranced while older children design and sculpt. Make your own creation or add something to a collaborative group sculpture. For a small fee, take home what you make today or leave it with us to have it fired in one of our kilns. Check our calendar for dates and times of special activities such as glazing, using one of our pottery wheels, raku, and other programs.
The Clay Studio is open to all ages Monday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wonder Corner- Visit our always inspiring and changing studio, the Wonder Corner. Drop in and see what we are up to, whether it is instrument making, drawing, or designing a quilt; or sign-up for one of our favorite programs like Clay and Play or Glazing. Wonder Corner is open to all ages Monday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Garage
- Join us in our recycled arts studio for an afternoon of drilling, gluing, drawing, and earth-friendly construction! In the Garage, children have the 
opportunity to explore a studio full of recycled objects and become designers as they select materials and sculpt a unique creation to take home. Just for big kids (age 5 and older) the Garage is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.
Dinosaur Revolution:
May 23 – September 1
Become a dinosaur and journey through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods; then discover evidence of *dinosaur doings* in the present–time as Junior Paleontologists! Winding passageways of the dinosaur–themed maze set the stage and begin a journey through the dramatic mountainscape. Each “experience gallery” features vivid murals and hands-on, interactive fun!.
Sponsored by: 
The Grasshopper Grocery & Butterfly Bistro
Visit the new Grasshopper Grocery & Butterfly Bistro sponsored by The Fred Meyer Foundation
Our One "Hop" Shop Is…All New!
The KidsCity Market and Cafe has been remodeled and is now the Grasshopper Grocery and Butterfly Bistro!
The store is now ready for customers and "diners" alike to select entrees from the frozen food isle, pick fresh "fruit" and produce, make a sandwich and order from the bistro menu. Practicing cashiers and food stockers are always welcome!
Bring your favorite little shopper, grab a just-for-them kid-sized grocery cart and shop away!
Kids Care
A new exhibit and a whole new way to view wellness!
Sponsor: Providence Health and Services, with additional support and materials provided by MetroWest Ambulance.
We’ve retained the favorite activities of our former clinic, but added so much more! There will be plenty of jobs to go around for our little care-takers. Feed, bathe and clothe the babies. Climb inside a mini-ambulance, or operate the emergency dispatch-center. Use puppets to talk about feelings and creative ways to manage anger, frustration or loss. Find fascinating views of hair, bugs and skin under a microscope. Kids can pull on scrubs and role-play over the operation table puzzle. Take a picture of yourself, print it on the computer and then write or draw about why your features are so splendid!
Building Bridgetown
Sponsor: the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan
Portland
A new hands-on construction exhibit! Come join the crew!! In our 17-foot-high, 2 story house, kids can panel a wall,
connect plumbing fixtures, take measurements, lay sod, and build with blocks on our custom-designed building table featuring recessed lighting and mirrors.
Check out this Activity Safety Sheet, sponsored by Riverside Homes!
Water Works Exhibit
Crank, funnel, pour, squirt, measure, float! Redirect water and see what happens. The new better and wetter Water Works features a 12-foot high waterfall, a hand-cranked "conveyor belt" that carries water in whimsical recycled objects like mugs, kitchen tools, and even an old shoe, a twirling bouquet of kitchen mops, an array of instruments that kids play by spraying with water, and the flow table. There is also a water tower high above, and new artwork that creates a setting that is authentic to the Pacific Northwest. New visitor amenities include comfortable seating, stroller parking and aprons for adults.
Sponsor: The Standard and Bank of America
Dig Pit
This gross-motor skills play space now has double the square footage and the addition of a 3-wall mural depicting a front-end loader against the backdrop of a beautiful Eastern Oregon landscape. The Dig Pit is filled with rubber "gravel," plus plenty of buckets, shovels, dump trucks and a conveyor belt.
Sponsor: The Foundation of the Associated General Contractors of America Oregon-Columbia Chapter
Baby's Garden
Explore a multi-sensory, magical forest that's designed just for our youngest visitors. Babies and toddlers can crawl into the peeper's nest; scramble over roots; follow the glass river; and enjoy the sounds and textures of falling leaves. Sponsors: The Jordan & Mina Schnitzer and Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundations
