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Emergency!

Be a real-world hero! Drive the Olympia Police Car, Airlift NW Helicopter, Fire Engine, or Medic One Van. Work in the Providence St. Peter Emergency Room, Seattle Children's Hospital Baby Nursery, and the Wags and Whiskers Animal Hospital sponsored by Olympia Veterinary Hospital. Be sure to check out the giant Light Bright!

Special Exhibits

Every February we host the Puget Sound Dental Office in this gallery as part of Dental Health Month.

Does your child love imaginative role playing? The fun continues with lights and sounds on the stage or in the Fabulous Forest.

Exhibit sponsored by Olympia Emergency Services.

Exhibit Features

  • Olympia Police K-9 Car
  • Olympia Fire Truck
  • Providence St. Peter Hospital E.R.
  • Seattle Children’s Hospital Baby Nursery
  • Wags and Whiskers Animal Hospital
  • Medic One Van
  • Giant Light Bright
  • Airlift Northwest Helicopter
  • Doghouse

Learning Styles

  • Imaginative Role Playing
  • Dramatic play
  • Reflective
  • Full gross motor engagement
  • Collaboration
Boy making mud pies in the Mud Kitchen

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More Exhibits

Fabulous Forest
Fabulous Forest
Enter and explore a nurse log, climb up into the Tree House and make fancy flying machines at the Woodland Wind Tunnel. Tell stories around the campfire at the family campsite. Put on a play on the Forest Stage. Visit the Longhouse for seasonal activities. Moms will enjoy the quiet Nursing Mother's Nook.
Exhibit Two
Good for You
From farm to table, young visitors can role-play in the Colorful Plate Pizzeria, Under the Umbrella Ice Cream & Gelato, and Healthy Home growing, picking, cooking, and serving colorful foods.
Move It!
Move It!
It's a huge Water Tower with viewing glasses to spy on downtown Olympia. Send scarves and yarn balls through a 25-foot Airways Maze! Build and launch paper rockets at the Rocket Launcher.