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Bonnie Noble believes in the
Power of Play.
That’s why she has chosen the
campaign to build a children’s
museum and playhouse at Glen
Oak Park to receive the $10,000
award from The Peorian if she is
selected winner of the inaugural
The Peorian of the Year Award.
The idea for the Peoria Play-
House Children’s Museum came
from the Junior League of Peoria,
which then joined forces with
the Peoria Zoo to raise funds to
create “a day-long destination for
learning through play — one that
equips local kids with the tools
they need to succeed before they
enter the doors of our schools,”
said a Power of Play news re-
lease.
It further said that studies
show a community the size of
Peoria needs a children’s mu-
seum because “85 percent of
brain development occurs by age
3, and kids learn more between
ages 4-5 than ages 6-18 combined.
The Peoria PlayHouse is designed
for children ages 0-8, featuring
six themed exhibit areas that
offer hands-on learning for boys
and girls of all abilities. Galler-
ies created by world-renowned
designers and education experts
meet Illinois Early Learning
Standards, and special programs
and traveling exhibits encourage
repeat visits.”
The project will include a new
“grand entrance” to the Peoria
Zoo that will also serve to con-
nect the zoo and the museum,
which is slated for the Glen Oak
Park Pavilion.
“The synergy of the zoo, the
museum, the (Tricentennial)
playground, the lagoon — all
of those are building blocks we
can use to keep this park a real
anchor for the community,” said
Noble, executive director of the
Peoria Park District.
The Junior League of Peoria
was responsible for the Tricen-
tennial Playground at Glen Oak
Park, which was built in 1991.
The organization said the Play-
House Children’s Museum is its
largest project to date.
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Peoria Playhouse Children’s Museum
Local Not-For-Profit chosen by Bonnie Noble