The Doc is in and you have the chance to see her at our very own Children’s Museum downtown Indy! The long-awaited collaboration between the Children’s Museum and Disney has arrived and the Doc McStuffins Toy Hospital exhibit is now on display through January.
Experience the first-ever museum exhibit based on Disney Junior’s Peabody Award-winning television series “Doc McStuffins” as it opens at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit debuts August 6, 2016 and will travel to other venues around the country starting in 2017.
Doc McStuffins is an imaginative animated series about a six-year-old girl who communicates with and heals stuffed animals and broken toys out of her backyard playhouse clinic and in the magical McStuffins Toy Hospital. Doc McStuffins started as an idea creator Chris Nee thought up to help her son not be as scared while visiting the doctor as he was treated for asthma. It has transformed from a 2D TV show to an interactive experience where children can explore health care in a fun environment. Children are invited to help Doc perform check-ups and diagnose toy patients, while learning about healthy habits, compassion and nurturing care.
As you enter the exhibit you’re transported to Doc’s backyard playhouse where you can enter and ‘check in’ at the reception desk of Doc’s toy hospital. The toy hospital is divided into sections where children can visit the Nursery, Pet Vet, Emergency Room or Operating Room. Without spoiling too much, here are our favorite areas of Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit. Highlights: Pet X-ray in the Pet Vet, taking care of new babies in the Nursery, and meeting Doc McStuffins herself! Without giving any more away, I’ll let the photos IC Insider Luis and I took tell you the rest before you check it out yourself!
I really enjoyed the behind the scenes interview with Chris Nee that The Children’s Museum posted on FacebookLive yesterday. For more Doc McStuffins fun, visit the Disney Junior website for games, coloring pages and videos. Don’t forget to use the hashtags #atTCM and #DocMcStuffins when you visit this heartwarming exhibit.
MORE INFO: The Doc McStuffins Toy Hospital exhibit runs thru January 22, 2016 at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. The Museum is located at 3000 N. Meridian Street, and the exhibit can be found on the 2nd floor. Regular museum admission fees apply; visit free for Museum members. For more information, visit childrensmuseum.org or call {317} 334-4000. Select photos were also provided by IC Insider Luis Ruvalcaba – thank you Luis!
