Mother Goose & the Cabinet of Wonder

Orchestra Explorers

From 9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Family Matinee attendees have access to an array of free Orchestra Explorer Activities inspired by Mother Goose rhymes, located on floors 1-5 of the Symphony Center Rotunda and in Grainger Ballroom.

Floor 2: Hey Diddle Diddle — try a string instrument at an Instrument Petting Zoo

Floor 3:

• Queen of Hearts — participate in a group dance led by a Chicago Children's Theatre teaching artist
• Old King Cole — take a photo with props in a photo booth

Floor 4:

• Little Miss Muffet — color spiders for our web
• Jack Be Nimble — make and jump over a Lego candlestick

Floor 5:

• Humpty Dumpty — sing along with Civic Orchestra viola Sava
• Hickory Dickory Dock — race a mouse car down the clock
• Rhyming Town — read a story in an independent reading nook with selections from the Mother Goose Goes to the Symphony book list, created in partnership with Chicago Public Library