Construct and Create at Discovery Center

ROCKFORD, IL – Imagination and creation take center stage at Discovery Center on Friday, August 4 for Construct and Create – the final event of the museum’s Summer Family Friday series.

Discovery Center has the materials…you bring the imagination. Choose from cardboard, recycled materials, Lego blocks, giant foam blocks, K’Nex, Thinker Linkers, and more to create and construct.

All Construct and Create activities are ongoing from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm and included with museum admission – $10/person for the Public and FREE for Members and all children age 1 and younger. Kona Ice Food Truck will be onsite from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Construct and Create is possible thanks to support from Constellation Energy and a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

About Discovery Center Museum

Discovery Center Museum is an interactive children’s museum providing hands-on math, science and art experiences for all ages with over 250 hand-on exhibits, planetarium, special area for children under five, and an outdoor science park. Discovery Center Museum is the nation’s 5th Best Museum for Families according to USA TODAY/10Best.com, and one of 12 museums included in Forbes.com’s article, The 12 Best Children’s Museums in the U.S. The Museum is located inside Riverfront Museum Park, 711 North Main Street, Rockford, Ill.  General admission to the Museum is:  $10 adults, $10 children (ages 2 to 17) and free to Museum members and children age 1 and younger. Discovery Center is open Tuesdays – Sundays from 9:30 am -4:30 pm. For additional information, call (815) 963-6769 or log onto our website at www.discoverycentermuseum.org