Children s Museum of Phoenix PAL Guide. A tool to help you communicate, navigate and have a great time at the Museum!

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1 Children s Museum of Phoenix PAL Guide A tool to help you communicate, navigate and have a great time at the Museum!

2 I can visit the Children s Museum of Phoenix! There are 3 steps before I can explore.. I will arrive at the Museum I will see some friendly staff members I will get a stamp on my hand

3 I can navigate

4 I can visit all of the museum floors I can take the stairs I can take the elevator

5 I can communicate things I need A break The bathroom Help To go outside

6 I can communicate things I want A drink A snack To stay To move on

7 First floor exhibits -Climber -Whoosh!

8 What it looks like What I feel The Climber I can visit the Climber! The Climber is a big structure I can climb on. I can enter the Climber on my own or with my friends and family. I can only go in and out of the Climber on the bottom. If I get scared or need help, a staff member can help me.

9 What it looks like. What I feel. Whoosh! I can visit Whoosh! Whoosh! has tubes that air moves through. I can put scarves in and watch them float to the ground or catch them. I can change the way the scarves go by turning the knobs. Whoosh! can get noisy. If I do not like this, I can move on.

10 Second floor exhibits -Art Studio -Move It! -Pedal Power -Building Big

11 What it looks like. What I feel. Art Studio I can visit the Art Studio! In the Art Studio I can make artwork using many different materials. I can paint on the caste or I can make an art project at one of the tables. I might get messy in this room, and that is okay. When I am painting the castle, I can wear a smock so that my clothes don t get messy. If I get messy I can wash my hands in the sink.

12 What it looks like What I feel Move It! I can visit Move It! Move It! is an outdoor play area. I can see some things to jump on, some things to climb through and a maze. Sometimes Move It! is closed. If it is closed, it is okay, I can visit another time. It can be hot at Move It! If I do not like the heat, I can move on.

13 What it looks like... What I feel Pedal Power I can visit Pedal Power! In Pedal Power I can ride a tricycle or scooter through a car wash. Many children like this area, so I may have to wait for my turn with the tricycle I want to use. In the car wash, some of the water flaps may touch me. If I don t like this, I do not have to go through the tunnel.

14 What it looks like What I feel Building Big I can visit Building Big! In Building Big I can make forts with lots of different materials. Sometimes other children might want to help me build my fort. If I don t want them to join me, I can tell them that I want to build my own fort.

15 Third floor exhibits -Noodle Forest -Someplace -Book Loft -Pit Stop -Grand Ballroom -Texture Café -Market -Place for Under Threes

16 What it looks like What I feel Noodle Forest I can visit the Noodle Forest! The Noodle Forest is a forest of pool noodles hanging from the ceiling. I can walk through the Noodle Forest. The noodles may touch me. If I do not like the noodles touching me, I can move on. It may be dark and noisy inside the Noodle Forest. If I do not like this, I can move on.

What it looks like What I feel Someplace I can visit Someplace! Someplace is a place where I can enjoy using my imagination. I can use words to make sentences on the wall.

17 What it looks like What I feel Someplace I can visit Someplace! Someplace is a place where I can enjoy using my imagination. I can use words to make sentences on the wall. I can build using the magnetic tiles on the light table. If I want a calm, darker place, I can crawl into one of the sounds pods to relax for a short time and listen to the music.

18 What it looks like What I feel Book Loft I can visit the Book Loft! In the Book Loft I can read or take a break. I can pick a book to read from one of the tables or from a shelf on the wall. When I am finished, I can put the book back where I got it. If I ever want to stop playing and rest for a bit, I can come here.

What it looks like What I feel Pit Stop I can visit Pit Stop! At Pit Stop I can race cars on tracks. The cars are found in the boxes at the bottom of each track.

19 What it looks like What I feel Pit Stop I can visit Pit Stop! At Pit Stop I can race cars on tracks. The cars are found in the boxes at the bottom of each track. It is important to remember to walk in this area, since there are many children playing here. If I want to race a car, I can get one car and take it to the top of the track I want to race it on. I can wait my turn to let my car go on the track.

What it looks like What I feel Grand Ballroom I can visit the Grand Ballroom! The Grand Ballroom is a room with a lot of movement and noise where balls go on various tracks.

20 What it looks like What I feel Grand Ballroom I can visit the Grand Ballroom! The Grand Ballroom is a room with a lot of movement and noise where balls go on various tracks. If I do not like all of the movement and noise, I can move on. I can put the balls on different tracks and watch as they go down. I can even use the magnetic pipe pieces to make my own ball track.

21 What it looks like What I feel Texture Café I can visit the Texture Café! In the Texture Café I can pretend to cook using the pots and pans. I can use the fabrics to make pretend food. There are some instruments in this room that may make some noise. If I don t like the noise, I can move on.

What it looks like What I feel Market I can visit the Market! The Market is a pretend grocery store where I can pretend to shop or work. If I want to shop, I can get a cart to use.

22 What it looks like What I feel Market I can visit the Market! The Market is a pretend grocery store where I can pretend to shop or work. If I want to shop, I can get a cart to use. Lots of children like to use the carts. I can wait for my turn with a cart. If I want to be a worker in the store, I may have to wait for my turn with the cash register or the stock cart. When I am done playing in the Market, I can help put the groceries back on the shelf.

23 What it looks like What I feel Place for Under Threes I can see a Place for Under Threes. This is a safe place for little kids. If I am over three I cannot go in. I can stay and watch the younger kids play from behind the gate, or I can move on.

24 What it looks like What I feel Gift Shop When it is time to go, I can go to the exit on the first floor. I can exit through the gift shop. The gift shop has items for visitors to purchase. I may or may not get a gift, and that is okay.

25 What it looks like What I feel Goodbye! I want to come back soon I am ready to leave I had fun! I am sad to leave I can tell my friends and family all about my experience at the Children s Museum of Phoenix!

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