HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum St. Louis is anchored by a 55-foot long, 25-foot wide, 8-foot tall human skeletal structure that serves as the first universally accessible indoor playground. This “Interactive Dude” features a leg slide; a bone balance beam; an electronic, memory-style healthy eating game that is attached to the digestive track; an all-about poop panel that passes gas; the ability to go inside a skull and learn about the different parts of the brain and their functions; and more.
Visiting children can also take a virtual 10-minute, 4D tour through the mouth, following an apple’s trip through the digestive system in The Mouth Theatre. There is also a mock medical office, dentist office, pharmacy and Farmer’s Market with tools, technology and dress-up stations to help kids transform themselves into mini-healthcare professionals or play the patient or customer. There is also a fully-functioning kitchen for cooking demonstrations and educational series, and an immersive play space using BeamTM technology to host interactive floor games. The newest Grossology series exhibits feature a Gurgle Glug sound machine, the Burp Man, Sniff Sniff, the Skin Crawl Wall, and more.
The Delta Dental Health Theatre, which was a popular fixture on Laclede’s Landing for the last 38 years, is also housed in HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum St. Louis. It serves as an interactive learning center with unique, high-energy, educator-led programming that will increase individual knowledge about the connection between personal choices and health outcomes, encourage positive health practices and turns visitors into health advocates for themselves, their families and this community. The widely-popular, world’s largest fiberglass teeth will also be on display for kids to interact with in a whole new way.