Treehouse Childrens Museum

Treehouse Children’s Museum will design and implement The Storybook Diner on Main Street for families and underserved communities. The project includes the designing and building of a 1950’s-style diner with a storybook theme for children and families to explore together. Programming will complement the exhibit and the other existing and planned structures that will fill Main Street. The project will strengthen the museum’s exhibit and programming offerings and use trained teen volunteers who will serve as “Main Street Mentors,” modeling ways parents can support their child’s dramatic play. The exhibit and programming will not only support the development and practice of family literacy and numeracy skills as a natural part of play, but also will also deepen and prolong the dramatic play of children resulting in more “deliberate learning.”