North Iowa Childrens Museum

AWARENESS PROMOTIONS: CREATIVE CARGO - THE NORTH IOWA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM'S (NICM) CREATIVE CARGO MOBILE UNIT CONSISTS OF A TRAILER THAT HOUSES A VARIETY OF EXHIBITS. THESE EXHIBITS INCLUDE A GIANT LIGHT BRIGHT, MAGNET WALL, DISTORTION MIRRORS, GIANT SPIN ART, SIMPLE MACHINE DISPLAY, WIND MACHINE, MAGIS SPIN CHAIR, AND GIANT BLUE BLOCKS. THESE EXHIBITS ENCOURAGE DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES INCLUDING GROSS AND FINE MOTOR ENGAGEMENT, IMAGINATIVE AND DRAMATIC PLAY, AND COLLABORATION. CREATIVE CARGO TRAVELS TO COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS CERRO GORDO COUNTY AND BUILDS SUPPORT FOR A LARGER FREE STANDING MUSEUM TO BE BUILT AT A LATER DATE. MEET A MACHINE - IN JUNE 2023, WE HOSTED MEET A MACHINE. AT THIS FREE EVENT TO PUBLIC, WE HAD OVER 20 LARGE PIECES OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN ABOUT AND EXPLORE AND REACHED OVER 1000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.HALLOWEEN BASH TRUNK OR TREAT - IN OCTOBER 2023, WE HOSTED A HALLOWEEN BASH TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT. OVER 1000 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED. IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL TRUNK OR TREAT EVENTS, CHILDREN ALSO ENGAGED WITH THE GIANT BLUE BLOCKS AND COMPETED IN A MONSTER DASH RACE. WHEN PIGS FLY FUNDRAISER - FOAM PIGS WERE DROPPED OUT OF AN AIRPLANE; THE PIGS LANDING CLOSEST TO THE TARGET WON PRIZES FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES. OVER 300 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN SLING SHOT PULLS, LIVE PIGLET PETTING ZOO, ENJOYED A CORN PIT, TRACTOR RIDES, AND ZIPLINE.