Liberty Science Center will unveil “Wobbly World,” a first-of-its-kind bright, interactive, slightly off-kilter wonderland created in collaboration with renowned toy designer Cas Holman and which explores toddlers’ balance, motion, and cause and effect.

Designed around the concept of balance, the new 2,600-square-foot exhibition, which formally opens this Saturday, Dec. 4, draws inspiration from art, physics, and an intrepid toddler’s first steps.

At the center of the gallery is the iconic giant Body Mobile: part carousel, part Calder-style mobile, all powered by play. As young guests hop on colorful seats and surfaces that dangle from the 14-foot-tall center column, they swing, spin, and teeter-totter bringing the giant structure to life. On one side of the gallery, kids explore Balancescape, a fanciful landscape of hills and ledges, testing their balance and agility as they find their footing. Along the opposite wall, young learners can build and explore with a whimsical collection of oversized Balance Blocks. The blocks also form a giant puzzle: Each unique block shape fits into a matching slot in the wall. 

In addition to the grand-scale kinetic experiences, Wobbly World engages young learners in smaller, hands-on explorations of balance. At the Mobile Building Station, tiny hands can create a tabletop mobile by hanging mini versions of shapes seen around the gallery on a permanent mobile base at the center of a table. At the Scales and Stacking Station, there are tactile wooden shapes to grab, sort, stack, and balance on scales.