Please note, the museum is currently closed for construction. We’re taking the PlayHouse on the move so you can enjoy our programs during the construction. Learn more here!
Come create art with us! Join us each week to explore how illustrators bring imagination to life through various artistic processes. Each month features a different theme. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Come play with numbers! Family Math is a new program that invites families with children ages 5-8 to explore math through creativity, imagination, and hands-on fun. Each session is full of open-ended activities designed to help children see math as something playful, expressive, and part of every day life--from patterns in nature to shapes we build to rhythms we move to. Families will work together, sharing ideas, experimenting, and discovering new ways to look at… Read Full Post
Come create art with us! Join us each week for an open studio experience where creativity takes center stage. Explore a variety of art forms—like painting, illustration, collage, and more—each inspired by a new theme. Come experiment, create, and have fun! This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Come create art with us! Join us each week to explore how illustrators bring imagination to life through various artistic processes. Each month features a different theme. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Join us for a fun, sensory-friendly night with dimmer lights, less noise, and sensory toys. Open to children of all needs and abilities, and their families. Sensory Packs with noise-canceling headphones, fidget toys, sunglasses, and other materials are always available at the front desk. No pre-registration is required. Cost: Regular admission rates at $10 per person or $4 with WIC/Link
Come create art with us! Join us each week for an open studio experience where creativity takes center stage. Explore a variety of art forms—like painting, illustration, collage, and more—each inspired by a new theme. Come experiment, create, and have fun! This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Ready… set… PLAY! Bring out the whole family to a day filled with excitement and entertainment – exploring all there is to do in the outdoors at Glen Oak Park! PNC Worldwide Day of Play is full of activities and attractions designed to excite kids of all ages. Keep in mind – there’s more to explore! Head to the Glen Oak Lagoon to check out the Clyde West Fishing Derby starting at 9:00am. The Peoria Zoo and… Read Full Post
There's more to explore at the PlayHouse this summer! Join us and Peoria Zoo for Wild Encounters on the Porch: Second Saturdays, special monthly program where Zoo educators bring amazing animals and nature lessons to the PlayHouse! Happening every second Saturday from May through September, a new topic highlights an exciting animal group or environmental theme through up-close animal presentations, fun facts, hands-on activities, and nature-themed crafts where educators from the Peoria Zoo bring the… Read Full Post
Come create art with us! Join us each week to explore how illustrators bring imagination to life through various artistic processes. Each month features a different theme. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Come create art with us! Join us each week for an open studio experience where creativity takes center stage. Explore a variety of art forms—like painting, illustration, collage, and more—each inspired by a new theme. Come experiment, create, and have fun! This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Come create art with us! Join us each week to explore how illustrators bring imagination to life through various artistic processes. Each month features a different theme. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Join us for a fun, sensory-friendly night with dimmer lights, less noise, and sensory toys. Open to children of all needs and abilities, and their families. Sensory Packs with noise-canceling headphones, fidget toys, sunglasses, and other materials are always available at the front desk. No pre-registration is required. Cost: Regular admission rates at $10 per person or $4 with WIC/Link
