{"id":23200,"date":"2026-07-14T15:39:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/playground-that-challenges-kids-creativity-opens-at-dcs-national-building-museum\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:39:48","slug":"playground-that-challenges-kids-creativity-opens-at-dcs-national-building-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/playground-that-challenges-kids-creativity-opens-at-dcs-national-building-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Playground that challenges kids\u2019 creativity opens at DC\u2019s National Building Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"\">\n<style>#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 20px 10px;background: #D30000;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #fff;border-radius: 5px;}.exco_video_caption{margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top:0; font-size: 14px; color: #272828;  font-weight: 600; text-align: left;}<\/style>\n<div style=\"display:block;min-width:100%;min-height:100px\">\n<div id=\"tnvbNcaMHUrl\" style=\"display:none;\">This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.<br>In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker.<\/div>\n<div id=\"42e90ec8-224b-4c84-994b-2946ff2263b8\" data-exs-config='{\"videos\":{\"sources\":[{\"id\":\"053bd789-58a4-44f7-a140-61dcb73bd3c1\"}],\"isExternalVideosOnly\":true}}'><\/div>\n<div class=\"exco_video_caption\">Inside &lsquo;The Playground&rsquo; at the National Building Museum<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the heat and thunderstorms the D.C. region is facing this summer, it may be hard to make it to the playground to let the kids run out some energy. The National Building Museum is making it a little easier as its Great Hall is now home to a 14,000-square-foot playground designed to thrill young ones and encourage their creativity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Widget WidgetList WidgetRelatedStories alignright\">\n<h3 class=\"Widget-title widget-title-related-stories\">\n\t\t\tRelated stories\t\t<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"Widget-list\">\n<li class=\"Widget-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"Widget-itemTitle\">Special AI art installation honoring the Smithsonian comes to the National Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Widget-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"Widget-itemTitle\">Special AI art installation honoring the Smithsonian comes to the National Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Widget-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"Widget-itemTitle\">DMV Foodie Guide: Collab dinners and other delicious events in July<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s pretty great. There&rsquo;s a lot of different things to do,&rdquo; said Micah Venteau-Kock who just climbed a wooden rock wall with his younger brother.<\/p>\n<p>The Playground, designed by New York-based Snarkitecture, features nine distinct activation areas that highlight construction materials like plywood, scaffolding and construction framing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;We are about buildings and we are about the process of building,&rdquo; said Cathy Frankel, the museum&rsquo;s deputy director for interpretive content. &ldquo;You can understand the process of building while you&rsquo;re playing here at the playground.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the features include an adventure yard where kids can build objects themselves using child-friendly tools and materials.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s got real building materials, plywood and pieces of pipes to create marble runs and all sorts of fun things with small motor skills, large motor skills. There are sculptures for them to add to, a great way for kids to sort of get their hands dirty, so to speak,&rdquo; said Frankel. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a kids-only zone. We want kids to experiment on their own. Parents can watch from the sides.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallerySlider Entry-gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallerySlider--for-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"gallerySlider-for\">\n<figure><figcaption>\n                              The National Building Museum&rsquo;s Great Hall is now home to a 14,000-square-foot playground designed to thrill young ones and encourage their creativity.<br>\n(WTOP\/Luke Lukert)                            <\/figcaption><div class=\"gallery_photo_credit\">\n                                WTOP\/Luke Lukert                            <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Jul-09-2026-12-00-42-PM-1672x1254.jpg\" alt=\"The Playground at the National Building Museum\"><figcaption>\n                              The Playground features nine distinct activation areas that highlight construction materials like plywood, scaffolding and construction framing.<br>\n(WTOP\/Luke Lukert)                            <\/figcaption><div class=\"gallery_photo_credit\">\n                                WTOP\/Luke Lukert                            <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Jul-09-2026-11-49-52-AM-1672x1254.jpg\" alt=\"The Playground at the National Building Museum\"><figcaption>\n                              Children can also run through a maze of winding, curving building frames and relax in hammocks after hours of play.<br>\n(WTOP\/Luke Lukert)                            <\/figcaption><div class=\"gallery_photo_credit\">\n                                WTOP\/Luke Lukert                            <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Jul-09-2026-11-35-18-AM-1672x1254.jpg\" alt=\"The Playground at the National Building Museum\"><figcaption>\n                              The Playground will run in the National Building Museum until Aug. 30.<br>\n(WTOP\/Luke Lukert)                            <\/figcaption><div class=\"gallery_photo_credit\">\n                                WTOP\/Luke Lukert                            <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"gallerySlider-pagination\"><br>\n                (<span class=\"gallerySlider-current-count\">1<\/span>\/4)            <\/span>\n        <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallerySlider-nav\">\n<div class=\"gallerySlider-nav-item\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Jul-09-2026-11-58-47-AM-260x174.jpg\" alt=\"The Playground at the National Building Museum\">\n                <\/div>\n<div 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class=\"accessible-text\">share on linkedin<\/span><br>\n                        <i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                        <span class=\"accessible-text\">share on email<\/span><br>\n                        <i class=\"fa fa-paper-plane\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                        <span class=\"accessible-text\">print<\/span><br>\n                        <i class=\"fa fa-print\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Orit Underwood tried to build a wooden table, but she said it did not go well.<\/p>\n<p>She also tested that giant plywood hill at the center of the playground.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the slides were a little bit bumpy, but everything else was pretty fun,&rdquo; Underwood said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The hill that is the centerpiece of the playground. We have spanned over our fountain,&rdquo; added Frankel. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s both a space for sitting and resting and contemplation. But there&rsquo;s also a couple slides and there is a very low tunnel that goes through it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Children can also run through a maze of winding, curving building frames, dig in the sand pit, test their basketball skills at the indoor basketball court and relax in hammocks after hours of play.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No bugs in here, unlike other playgrounds,&rdquo; Frankel said. &ldquo;Lots to see and lots to do and we&rsquo;re hoping people come back over and over again this summer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for The Playground and the museum can be bought online. Several time slots during weekends have already sold out.<\/p>\n<p>The Playground will run in the National Building Museum until Aug. 30.<\/p>\n<p>Source<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Playground that challenges kids&rsquo; creativity opens at DC&rsquo;s National Building Museum<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. 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