Magnet Wall

Get hands-on with physics and engineering at the Magnet Wall! Kids can design their own ball runs and gear systems using interchangeable magnetic pieces—tubes, chutes, slides, and gears—that stick to a giant vertical wall. Create a path, test it out, then redesign to make it even better. It’s an ever-changing canvas for creative thinking and problem-solving.

How can YOU Play, Learn, and Discover at the Magnet Wall?

Play

Children arrange magnetic pieces to build ball tracks and gear chains, then test their creations by sending balls through their custom-designed paths. With endless configurations, every visit brings a new challenge—and a chance to knock it down and start again!

Learn

Motor Skills:
Fine motor development through precise placement of pieces on the wall
Gross motor use as kids stretch, squat, and reach to build across the full height
Hand-eye coordination while aligning tubes, gears, and slides for smooth ball movement

Social-Emotional Development:
Collaboration and communication while building alongside others
Resilience and adaptability when designs don’t work as expected
Pride and ownership of creations and problem-solving achievements

STEAM:
Engineering principles like gravity, momentum, and force
Scientific thinking through hypothesis, testing, and iteration
Mechanical understanding of gear movement, direction, and speed

Discover

What happens if you change the angle of a slide?

Can you make the ball go slower or faster?

How do gears need to be placed to move together?

Can you create a chain reaction that really works?