At Above & Beyond Children’s Museum, our mission is to provide “A special place for children and their families, where education and fun connect through exploration & discovery”. We support our mission statement by offering over 10,000 square feet of hands-on, interactive exhibits for those of all ages to enjoy. So whether you’re making impressions on our life-size Giant Pin Screen, voyaging in the USS Efroymson Ship, or playing Teacher in our 1900′s schoolhouse, our fun yet educational exhibits will take your imagination.
1st Floor
Flight Site, Pegboard Play, Sunshine Pinscreen and More!
The exhibits on our first floor relate to themes of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) through the lens of nature!
NEW! Pegboard Play features moveable tracks, obstacles, and tubes designed to increase fine motor skills and compel you to question, imagine, and create while you play. Curiosity Questions can be found throughout the museum. These questions encourage you to connect with each exhibit through the lens of curiosity. Adventure through the museum to find them all!
In Flinn's words: "STEAM Sheboygan is an educational movement developed by Sheboygan North High School student Flinn Opel through the Innovator Fellowship Program. It inspires youth to dream big, be curious, experiment, and feel confident in their abilities. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) education helps nurture critical thinking, teamwork, curiosity, problem-solving, creativity, perseverance, and self-expression, all important skills to succeed in today's society. Signage around the museum encourages youth and caregivers to look beyond play and connect cognitive thinking to the elements of each exhibit. It invites all to spark curious thoughts and learn about the world around them."
Mezzanine
Sky Crawl
Crawl your way from the Adventures Tree House to the Music Mezzanine and back through the rope mesh Sky Crawl high above the first floor exhibit area. If there is a longer Sky Crawl in the United States, we haven’t found it yet! This, like all the museum activities, is “grown-up safe” so parents can enjoy it too!
Whompamaphone
Whom-pa-ma-WHAT? That’s right, a Whompamaphone. Play your favorite tune on this PVC pipe organ. Learn how the length of the pipes affect their pitch. The longest pipe (for the lowest note) is over 15 feet long yet the exhibit resides in our Music Mezzanine which has a 6 1/2 foot ceiling. Sounds Like Fun Let the little musicians create their own tunes in the music room.
2nd Floor
The Culture Exchange Exhibit!
The Culture Exchange will incorporates both long-term and short-term focuses on global culture and diversity, exposing children and their caregivers to the understanding that we are part of a global society, and our differences are something to be celebrated.
There are two main capital components to the exhibit:
• House Structure – This free-standing home will be built of a permanent solid frame and façade pieces that change every two years. For each transition, ABCM will collaborate with a local community group to focus on their culture.
o For the exhibit’s first two years, the Hmong Mutual Assistance Association of Sheboygan has agreed to partner with ABCM. The house façade will feature a historically accurate Hmong home as imagined in Laos as well as interactive activities traditional to their culture back in the old country, such as rice harvesting and fishing.
o Half of the house structure will be for viewing-only, so that traditional items can be featured without fear of damage or destruction. The other half of the structure will engage guests in interactive play.
Melitta S and Joan M Pick Toddler Barnyard
The new exhibit on the second floor features a multi-level barn play-structure and slide, toys that encourage the development of children ages 0-4 in the areas of gross motor, fine motor, and cognitive skills. The project is made possible with the financial support of Melitta S and Joan M Pick Charitable Trust, a charitable organization based in Milwaukee, Wis., focused on gifts, grants, or loans to other organizations. Project partners include local businesses Custom Built Inc. and Quasius Construction
3rd Floor
Memories School House
U.S.S. Efroymson
Festival Foods Fresh Marketplace
Upcoming Events
Tiny Tides
