Power of Play (PoP) Children’s Museum

20/20 vision means the eye can see normally at 20 feet. 20/15 is better; the eye can see at 20 feet what another eye sees at 15 feet.

PoP Children’s Museum is a place of play and learning

PoP is open the same hours as Sci-Port Discovery Center and is included with Sci-Port Discovery Center’s general admission.

About PoP – Power of Play

Play is the work of childhood, and the power of constructive play helps children discover the world around them!

It’s a kid-sized version of Shreveport-Bossier City!
With spaces and exhibits for 6 months through 8 years of age
Learn more about the intentional design of PoP
PoP’s exhibits are science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) related

Explore the world of PoP!

(click on the activity area to learn more)

Paint Shop/Maker Space

Barn

Duck Pond

Garden

House

Pet Vet

Library

Tree House

Department Store

Grocery Store

Café

Water Table

Dentist

Medical Center

Bank

Paint Shop/Maker Space

Children develop an appreciation for visual arts from different cultures and create various forms of art in this space
Children develop the ability to carry out scientific inquiry processes (ask questions, predict, make and explain observations and draw conclusions)
Children develop familiarity with writing, conventions, and emerging skills to communicate through written representations, symbols, and letters
Children make open ended creations using various materials

Barn

Children develop small muscle control and coordination
Children participate in a variety of physical activities to enhance strength and stamina
Children develop the ability to carry out scientific inquiry processes (ask questions, predict, make and explain observations, and draw conclusions)

Duck Pond

Birth – 2 yrs.

Designed for very young children to explore sensory development through exploration of textures, colors, objects, and mirrors

Garden

Children work on large muscle control and coordinate movements in their upper/lower body
Children explore their ability to use Scientific Inquiry
Children practice effective communication skills
Children learn about organisms and their environments
Children explore the concept of “Farm to Table.”

House

Children explore their ability to use Scientific Inquiry
Children explore physical science and properties of objects and materials
Children explore forms of energy

Pet Vet

Children practice effective communication skills
Children demonstrate healthy ways to communicate needs, wants, and feelings through verbal and non-verbal communication
Children explore life cycles of organisms
Children learn about mammals and reptiles
Children explore roles and experiences through dramatic play

Library

Children explore, use, and expand language
Children explore and use complex and varied vocabulary
Children explore stories and information from books and other print materials

Tree House

Children acquire scientific knowledge related to physical science (properties of objects and materials)
Children develop small and large muscle control and coordination

Department Store

Children develop an appreciation for visual arts from different cultures
Children create forms of visual arts
Children explore roles and experiences through dramatic art and play

Grocery Store

Children develop ability to carry out scientific inquiry process (ask questions, predict, make observations, explain observations, and draw conclusions)
Children explore an awareness of basic economic concepts
Children develop small and large muscle control and coordination
Children develop healthy relationships and interactions with peers and adults
Children express feelings and beliefs that they are is capable of successfully making decisions, accomplishing tasks, and meeting goals
Children explore roles and experiences through dramatic play

Café

Children demonstrate awareness of culture and other characteristics of groups of people
Children develop appropriate health and hygiene skills
Children explore healthy eating and nutrition habits
Children develop healthy relationships and interactions of peers and adults
Children express feelings and beliefs that he/she is capable of successfully making decisions, accomplishing tasks, and meeting goals
Children explore roles and experiences through dramatic play

Water Table

Children acquire scientific knowledge related to physical science
Children recognize, understand, and analyze a problem and draw on knowledge or experience to seek a solution
Children explore concepts of sink and swim
Children develop the ability to carry out scientific inquiry processes (ask questions, predict, make and explain observations and draw conclusions)

Dentist

Children acquire scientific knowledge related to life sciences
Children explore and develop appropriate health and hygiene skills
Children explore roles and experiences through dramatic play

Medical Center

Children identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health
Children recognize that there are multiple dimensions of health
Children identify sources of valid health information
Children demonstrate healthy ways to communicate needs, wants, and feelings though verbal and non-verbal communication
Children explore roles and experiences through dramatic play

Bank

Children understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, and relationships between number and quantity
Children understand basic patterns, concepts, and operations
Children understand attributes and relative properties of objects
Children explore roles and experiences through dramatic play

Activity Areas

Within the Power of Play Museum, there are 5 activity areas to promote fitness as children participate in a variety of physical activities to enhance strength and stamina. Find our mascot, Lolly the Weasel, to explore the following prompts:

Count how far you can jump
Hop like a Frog/Bunny
Sway like a Tree
Walk like a duck/crab
Simon Says