
June 24, 2025
Connecting Families Through Music
Through the Lullaby Project, parents separated by incarceration are finding new ways to be present in their children’s lives. Connecting...

June 11, 2025
Volunteer Spotlight: Diana Wolgast
Volunteer Spotlight: Diana Washburn Rural junior Diana Wolgast is one of our wonderful volunteers who brings positivity and energy to the...

June 10, 2025
Discovery Center Opens Two New Exhibits
Two new permanent exhibits explore how our communities take shape — from the flow of rivers to the rise of skylines. June 10, 2025 - The...

May 16, 2025
The End of an Era for "The Little Gallery that Could"
19 special exhibitions later, the beloved MMG gets a permanent resident this summer With the closing of Thomas and Friends: Explore the...

May 16, 2025
Thank You, Exhibit Volunteers!
Our amazing exhibit volunteer team moved the final traveling exhibit out of the current building! Packing up a great traveling exhibit is...

May 9, 2025
Discovery Center Opens New Accessibility Spaces
The Nest, infant, lactation and special care room, The Cocoon sensory room, and a remodeled family restroom with a universal changing table...

April 15, 2025
Eggy Engineering: Discovery at Home
Scrambling for a fun, hands-on activity that cracks open creativity and learning? This egg-cellent play idea is sure to hatch some serious...

April 2, 2025
Discovery Center Unveils New Visiting Room at Ellsworth Correctional Facility
For the first time in Kansas, children impacted by parental incarceration will be welcomed into visiting spaces specifically designed to...

March 28, 2025
Thank you, Topeka Correctional Facility Residents!
Residents raise funds for Play Free program to support children with incarcerated parents.Residents at Topeka Correctional Facility held a...

March 20, 2025
Discovery Center Breaks Single Day Attendance Record
Attendance record comes as building addition is under construction Topeka, Kansas, March 20, 2025 – The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center...