The Museum's exhibit philosophy is rooted in its mission and responds to the distinctive need for children to learn through concrete interactions — touching, exploring, manipulating and experimenting. Over 28,000 square feet of semi-permanent and travelling exhibits address the educational and cultural needs of CDM's audience through the themes of Connections, Community and Creativity. Museum Brochure and Map (.pdf) Exhibit galleries are fully wheelchair accessible, and offer multi-sensory, layered experiences for children of varying developmental stages, interests and backgrounds. As you browse our exhibits online, look for 'Connections' boxes in the upper right-hand corner of the page. These links will give you ideas for school curriculum, pre- or post-visit projects, or online interactive activities. Visiting Exhibit Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action™ May 29th through September 6th Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose will showcase Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action™, beginning May 28, 2010 through September 9, 2010. The exhibit, developed by Minnesota Children’s Museum, is designed to rediscover the fun in being physically active. Featuring the theme of action adventures popular in children’s books and movies, the homegrown exhibition invites visitors to jump into “Action Star Training” – play activities that build strength, coordination, balance and endurance. Children explore activities such as kung fu, surfing, snowboarding, yoga and horizontal climbing; the primary goal of the exhibit is to get kids into action by playing and doing things they like to do. Throughout the exhibit, kids and accompanying adults stamp the activities they tried on Action Trackers. Visitors can also take home 3-Day Mission Action Tracker – activity logs that encourage people to get physically active for a total of 60 minutes a day. Visiting Exhibit Bob the Builder™ – Project: Build It June 5th through September 10th Bob the Builder – Project: Build It exhibit brings Bob’s world to life for girls and boys and their families. Filled with colorful characters, sensational sets and imaginative and inspiring teamwork, the exhibit promotes “green” themes from the popular television series by HIT Entertainment. © 2010 HIT Entertainment Limited and Keith Chapman. The exhibit replicates Bob the Builder’s Sunflower Valley, a place where young children will feel comfortable and can interact with child-sized elements from the series. Here children will be able to fix, decorate, and pretend with hands-on activities that were inspired directly from the “Bob the Builder” animated show. All senses will be stimulated as boys and girls build, learn, and play in the Bob the Builder – Project: Build It exhibit as they help their favorite builder and his team of machines get the job done. Can we build it?™ Yes we can! Bob the Builder – Project: Build It exhibit is presented by Delta Faucet, produced by HIT Entertainment and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.