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Visit the Explorer Store at DCM

Extend your Museum visit through the Explorer Store!

The DCM Explorer Store is a resource we provide to extend your Museum experience! Inside, you'll find a variety of carefully chosen, creative, fun and educational items for sale, to allow you to continue your learning fun wherever you go, individually or as a group! Our merchandise selection is based on DCM exhibits and programs and is intended to further our early childhood development mission.

The Museum's Explorer Store will captivate you as you explore games, toys, books and more that reflect our exhibits. These links show examples of items recently recommended by our staff: Explorer Store Stars and Magna-Tiles.

DCM members receive a discount. Store hours coincide with Museum hours and admission is never charged to shop the store. Ask our staff for assistance choosing the right gift, about ways we can save you money on your purchases and about the other benefits we offer you at the Explorer Store!

The store is open every day the Museum is open, but if you can't drop by to shop or would like to shop online and benefit the Museum with your purchases, please click through from this page any time--there will be no extra charge to you and your purchases will help DCM develop and maintain exhibits and programs!

Featured Product: MagnaTiles

Experience the meeting of math, science and creativity through the creative play of Magna-Tiles. These tiles are valuable manipulatives for spatial problem-solving tasks, logical thinking, and math reasoning. These unique tiles attract on all sides and make many combinations, leading from two-dimensional to advanced 3-D thinking patterns. They also provide stimulus and right-side brain training through creative play.

Dr. Toy, Early Childhood News, Parents Choice and Parenting are some of the awards widely recognized for educational excellence awarded to Magna-Tiles. CHILDREN LOVE THEM!

The Explorer Store has three different sets available; basic 32 piece set, new clear color 32 piece set, and also a new 48 piece set which offers shapes not available in the other two sets.

Prices range from $54-$70 plus shipping and handling. Call to order or, for special pricing when purchasing more than one set, at (630)637-8000 X1500.

Explorer Store Benefits:

"Explorer Bucks"

Age-appropriate items designed to stimulate brain development

Unique selection items to personalize party bags (for Birthday Parties)

Free Birthday Gift Wrap

10% Member Discount

Special Needs:

Explorer Store Staff can make specific recommendations for appropriate games, toys or gifts for children with special needs.
DuPage Children's Museum LOOK BOOK, a visual communication system for the Museum, is now available for purchase! For $12.95, you receive a 5-page 6" X 8" book with 12 detachable exhibit photos, appropriate for those with communication disorders. Now you can preview your Museum visit at home!