On April 22, 2024, Liberty Science Center celebrated our latest Sensory Day!

On this day, we welcomed several school groups from New Jersey and New York to the Science Center as we made accommodations throughout the building, with extra awareness on lights, volume, and more.

Just a few of the accommodations included turning off the Hoberman Sphere in the open position; turning off the blowing nose in Microbes Rule!; covering the lights and turning off the background music of the Dream Machine; and keeping the Interactive Theater available as a Quiet Zone.

Additionally, bean bag chairs, weighted blankets, and fidget toys were available upon request. Noise canceling headphones were available in the planetarium, and the volume of music throughout the building was lowered.

Just a few of the day’s activities included Sensory Fossils, where guests played paleontologist and uncovered fossils hidden within sensory bins; Pollinator Investigation, an activity exploring the beneficial relationship between bees and plants; and the Butterfly House, a spring pop-up exhibit where visitors feel the magic of hundreds of painted lady and monarch butterflies fluttering around.

It was an amazing day! Check out some of our favorite photos from the event:

butterflies,  Sensory Day