Strong National Museum of Play

You are never too old to have fun! On Thursday, April 7th, our Immersion group visited the Strong National Museum of Play, located in Rochester, New York. With over 150,000 square feet of space, the Strong Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of toys, dolls, games, and other items that celebrate play. Strong also offers a wide variety of family friendly games, activities, and services, such as summer camps, school eating areas, and age specific playing areas. Some of the exhibits that they offer include a Butterfly and Discovery Garden, Sesame Street and Berenstain Bears play land, Reading adventure land, American Comic Book Heros, Toy Hall of Fame, Coral Reef Aquarium, Strong Express Train, rides on an original Herschel Carrousel, and shopping at a mini sized “Wegman’s” complete with “W-Kids” and functional cash registers.

Although “playing” might not be what most 7th and 8th graders are into these days, the creative individuals in our Immersion group kept our selves occupied and happy the entire day with our favorite activities including:

Meghan: Mini Wegman’s
Zach: Zero-Gravity House
Jasmine: “Old Fashioned” Arcade
Mia: Virtual Racecar Driving
Anna: Flashing Game Floor
Nico: Super Hero Wall Scaling
Seychelle: Dance Lab
Naomi: Life Sized Kaleidoscope
Trevor: Rope and Ball Pulley Systems

The thoughts on the museum were unanimous “When are we coming back!”