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Center Of Imagination

Activities for Children
Children 0-5: Build with blocks; create art rubbings of saints, angels and nature; ring the bells; play dress up; and watch Bible stories under a tent.
Children 5-8: ring the bells; discover melody selections from Catholic hymnals; and create an electronic stained-glass window.
Children 8 & up: participate in a scavenger hunt, available at the Admissions Desk.


  

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Gallery of Imagination

Faith is shaped by how we uniquely and imaginatively express our journey of faith with others. In the Gallery of Imagination visitors engage in creative activities that bring them closer to God, their faith and other visitors.

In some of the activities in the gallery, visitors collaborate to create a communal expression of faith. Visitors have a hands-on opportunity to "Ring the Bells!" which is a group effort in which they interact with the Center and discover melody selections from Catholic hymnals. Another activity is the "Currents of Creativity," a large video wall on which groups of visitors create dynamic works of art using a collage of images inspired by the Center's word of the day. Visitors can also create an electronic stained-glass window.

With the tools to expand the limits of our imagination, visitors see the relation of creativity and faith. This gallery unleashes the creative potential that lies within the mind and offers engaging exercises that bring out the creative side in all of the Center's visitors.

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