Enchanted Park Theater
This exhibit was donated in loving Memory of Robert Lux, Jr. This exhibit made possible by: Walla Walla Symphony, Wa-Hi Art Dept. Jackey's Flowers, Pat Matthews, Cathy Mebes, Cyndy Knight, Melissa Winger, Terri Croghan and Jeanette McKibben. 2007 sponsorship still needed $1000
All children are born entertainers. With the Enchanted Park Theater, we hope to offer all children the opportunity to interact, pretend, dress in exquisite costumes, and perform like life is their stage. Children can use puppets in a life size tree puppet theater constructed especially for CMWW. As children perform on stage they will be able to view themselves on a TV monitor. Patrons learn music appreciation and conducting skills. They will experience creative play through dramatics and pretend play.
Bug Patch Party Room
This exhibit made possible by: Altrusa of Walla Walla, Toni Groff, Sonja Groff, Karene Gonzalez, Cyndy Knight, Terri Croghan
and Tiffany Jenes.
2007 sponsorship still needed $1000
Celebrate your child's special occasion in our large party room. Included with your birthday rental is two free hours within the Museum exploring the hands-on experiences! The overall theme of CMWW is everything Walla Walla/ Northwest Woods motif. The party room will be adorned with large flowers, blades of grass, and various insects.
Our Powerful Valley
This exhibit made possible by a collative effort by the following: Corp. of Engineers, Whitman Mission, Walla Walla Basin
Watershed Council, Reiff Manufacturing, Columbia REA, FPL Energy, National Weather Service NOAA, Bonneville Power Administration, Knight and Carver Yacht Center Wind Blade Division, Oregon Scientific, Jane Roberts, Heidi Wells, Mike Dedman, Tom Osborne, Anne Walsh, Carl Knaack, Craig Newcomb, Bob Chicken, Dennis Hull
and David Reiff.
This exhibit
continues to be sponsored in 2007 by Columbia REA and Pacific
Power
The concept for the exhibit is this: "How does snow in the Blue Mountains turn on the lights in my house?" The exhibit will take children through this conceptual process via hands on models of the Walla Walla Watershed and a working dam. The exhibit will also feature additional lessons of wind power, fish & wildlife, weather and electrical safety.
Wee Walla Walla Harvest Market
This exhibit made possible by: Loney's Harvest Foods, Sonja Groff, Vanessa Prull and Sharon Puller Draperies.
2007 sponsorship provided by Gregg Loney ($400) & Grocery Outlet ($100) still needed $500
The grocery store exhibit is a mock-up of a supermarket sized for the younger visitors. Shelves filled with stocked goods, a counter filled with meat and poultry, fruit and vegetable bins and a cash register as part of the checkout. Each part of the supermarket offers the visitor a fun, role-playing experience as well as helping them develop knowledge about themselves, nutrition, sorting, measuring and counting.
Wee Walla Walla Doctor's Office
This exhibit made possible by: The Walla Walla Clinic, Dept. of Pediatrics. Exhibit Designers: Melissa Winger and Sarah Poyen. New materials provided by Eden's Gate Academy
Here your child is able to switch roles as you play the patient and they look after you. There are several bandages, crutches and even a teddy bear to cure everything! The "doctors" have real instruments and x-rays to help with their diagnosis.
Wee Walla Walla Italian Restaurant
Exhibit Designers: Lindell McWhorter, Julia Swan, and Bev Shiffer. 2007 Sponsorship still needed $1500
All Wee Walla Walla exhibits will house many components children see in their own towns. Using painted store facades; Wee Walla Walla will depict miniature buildings with each structure and business serving a variety of purposes. Each will entertain with the importance of pretend play as well as bring important educational value. Each "business" will focus on making each exhibit as authentic as possible. Important topics such as Music, Cultural Diversity, History, and Art/Crafts will be spotlighted throughout each exhibit.
Civil Service Exhibit
Exhibit made possible by: Blue Mountain Community Foundation, Building Services of Washington, Washington State Pen. Building Program, Jeff Biddlescombe, BM Safe Kids Coalition, Walla Walla Local #404, Lightfoot's Towing, McDonalds, Gregory and Stan Heller, Joe Gonzalez, George Peters, Cathy Mebes and Debi Allesio.
2007 sponsorship still needed $1000
The main focus of this exhibit is the authentic, life size fire truck and brass fireman pole that will allow children to learn about that profession through Pretend Play. Children get the opportunity to dress in Firefighter turnouts and sit behind the wheel of their own fire truck! Children will learn the importance of fire safety and will receive a myriad of hands-on learning opportunities throughout this long-anticipated exhibit.
Construction Junction
This exhibit made possible by: Narum Construction, Koncrete Industries, Walla Walla Electric, Washington State Pen. Building Program and Jennifer Farrens.
Our 2007 sponsorship is pledged by Raymar Construction
Museum goers get the opportunity to work on age appropriate tasks that allows the child to take home a finished product reinforcing their self esteem and the self-gratification of "Look what I constructed" mentality. Children work with large builder boards to construct their own houses, dog house, castle or whatever their imaginations decide to create. This exhibit is sure to be a museum favorite.
Toddler Meadow
This exhibit made possible by: Blue Mountain Community Foundation, BMAEYC, Lawson and Cyndy Knight, Vicki and Ron Langrell, Walla Walla Symphony and Valley Vision and Cyndy Knight. 2007 sponsorship still needed $1000
This exhibit is designed to enhance the lives of the Museum's youngest visitors and the adults who love them. Toddler Meadow offers exciting and developmentally appropriate activities for children from birth to three years old. This exhibits impressive components are sure to be a wonderful resource for parents and caregivers. Texture, sound and smell identification will be a major part of this exhibit. Children squeeze a bottle and out comes an aroma... "Can you guess that smell?" Scents from chocolate to lemon to lavender to strawberry will tickle the senses. This exhibit is sure to promote well-being and development of the museum's youngest visitors.
Creative Play Forest Art Nook
This exhibit made possible by: Coffey Communications, The Kid’s Place, Jane Roberts and Vanessa Prull.
2007 sponsorship still needed $2000
Enter a world of imagination and creative play! A vivid fantasy life helps children explore a wide range of emotions and practice newly learned social skills. The Creative Play Area helps encourage their growth by providing theaters and props for their play. Equally important is a space to relax quietly. Let your child set the pace and have fun at whatever he’s doing.
Me and My Shadow
This exhibit made possible by: American West Bank, Scott Smith, George Peters, Joe Gonzalez, Superior Pole Building, Doyle Electric, Building Services of Washington, Kristy Heisey and Cathy Mebes.
2007 sponsorship still needed $1000
Press the flash button, walk over to the wall, pose, and, flash! your shadow remains on the wall. The material on the wall of our Frozen Shadow Room absorbs light energy and re-emits it for several seconds. Where you made shadow, less light hits the wall and less light is re-emitted. Your shadow remains after you move away.
Native American Exhibit
This exhibit made possible by: Wild Horse Resort and Casino, Whitman Mission, Wa-Hi Wood Shop Class, Washington Army National Guard, George T. Welch Trust and Mark Mebes.
2007 Sponsorship provided by
Nelson Irrigation & Fraternal Order of Eagles
Native American Life Exhibit for CMWW consists of an Indian village that includes a life size "Plateau Tipi", native music and rawhide hand drums for the kids to drum along with, native clothing for dress up, "Coyote's Story Rock" and a mural of the seasons of the year depicting familiar local scenery.
Science Sector
2007 Sponsorship provided by Pelo Foundation
To maintain public interest in the Science Sector, the exhibits are scheduled to rotate among topics approximately every six weeks. Future exhibit subjects include the science of sound, forces, magnetism, optical illusions, critters, chemistry, the human body, and weather.
Exhibit Designer is: Don Larson
2007 Sponsorship provided by the Blue Mountain Community Foundation, Key Technology & The Reece Family Magical Mirrors has been designed to encourage children to interact with mirrors of various shapes and sizes so they can begin to learn the basic physics of mirrors. Explanations and diagrams are posted for easy understanding. Mirror, mirror, on the wall...
Sasayama Exhibit
Sponsored by the Blue Mountain Community Foundation for 2007.
Special Japanese workshops funded by the Rotary Club of Walla Walla. Exhibit Designers are: Lindell McWhorter, Robert Keatts, and Maxine Narum.
Our Sister City in Japan was the inspiration behind this sensational exhibit. Children can try their hands and using chopsticks, listen to Japanese music, learn how to write Walla Walla in Japanese, dress up in a kimono and Happy Jacket, and play Furakawa, a Japanese version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Perhaps the most fun of all is going on a scavenger hunt to find Inokey and having your photo taken at the end. Inokey will be leaving us at the end of March to go back to his homeland. Our new friend will be Hobatan.Earthquake Simulation Exhibit:
Exhibit designers: Jessica Hahn, WWC Engineering Department, Don Riley
2007 sponsorship still needed $1000
A computer is set up to a model city. When the knob is pressed, the amount of vibration response is recorded on the computer monitor. Children can see how great an earthquake can be. Materials about earthquakes are available. Children can also build a structure on a an earthquake model and see if the structure will hold when the platform is moved.
Huff n' Puff House; Is being designed by the Sustainable Living Center, Lindell McWhorter, and Washington State University.
2007 sponsorship still needed $5000
This exhibit will be based on The Three Little Pigs and be a house with straw insulation. It will have sustainable living features, solar energy, and much more. The area will be landscaped with area native plants.
Mini Palouse Falls This exhibit will have a sideways climbing wall and a replica of the Palouse River made from recycled tire rubber painted blue. There will be a sand box with many different kinds of mounted play toys that children can pour sand into and watch parts move.
2007 sponsorship still needed $5000
Wee Walla Walla Animal Clinic
Designer: Dr. Norris
2007 sponsorship by the Walla Walla Animal Clinic.
This exhibit will be a mini-veterinarian clinic where stuffed animals can receive tender, loving care. There will be animal cages, an examining table, as well as medical equipment used in a vet's office for hours of pretend play.














