The Museum’s newest offering, the Oodleplex, opened in early 2004 as an interactive, two-way learning center for children aged two to 12 years.  Designed to develop cognitive skills and provide recreational activities at the same time, the Oodleplex is an opportunity for  kids to learn outside the traditional classroom setting.  The center offers various “experience platforms,” including a hands-on puppet theater, one-room schoolhouse, general store, costume shop, computer station, model train, full-scale boat, and much more.  Offering energy-burning educational activities for younger kids, the Oodleplex gives a greater understanding of the world we live in, an appreciation of our cultural heritage, and instills a healthy habit of visiting museums as a life-long learning process.