Magic Tree House Exhibit at Children’s Museum of Atlanta

A new must-see exhibit, The Magic Tree House, has opened at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta.

Developed by St. Louis Children’s Museum, the exhibit is based on the beloved Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osborne.  The books’ main characters, Annie and Jack, take you and your children into a magical journey through time.

The exhibit is divided into three main parts, and each part focuses on one book from the author. The books that are featured are: Civil War on Sunday, Twister on Tuesday and Thanksgiving on Thursday.

For Civil War on Sunday, my three girls, twins age 5 and a 9-year-old, rode a cart to help Clara Barton recruit nurses during the Civil War, and one of my twins loved “napping” in the hospital tent.

My children also loved playing with the Thanksgiving feast table in the Thanksgiving on Thursday section. I have never seen so much authentic-looking play food in a museum exhibit! As you probably guessed, you are taken back to the first Thanksgiving.

Another unique part of the exhibit was the replica of a one-room school house with a storm cellar that is featured in Twister on Tuesday. The children can sit in front of a blackboard, and feel transported to the 19th century when pioneers migrated to the West.

We spent 45 minutes in the exhibit and my children thoroughly enjoyed dressing up in period costumes available in each section of the exhibit.

 – Cindy Moss