Infinite possibilities: DuPage Children’s Museum celebrates Pi Day with play, curiosity, and a slice of STEM fun
At DuPage Children's Museum, the number 3.14 means something special. Not just because it represents π (pi), the mathematical constant that goes on forever, but because it reminds us that a child’s curiosity can be just as limitless.
This Pi Day, Saturday, March 14, the Naperville museum invites families to celebrate the infinite possibilities of play, discovery, and imagination. Throughout the day, children will discover that numbers and patterns are not just something you write on paper. They are something you can build, stretch, stack, roll, and explore with your own two hands.
Across the museum, Pi Day comes to life through playful experiences designed to spark curiosity.
Children might build towering creations with Sumblox, explore shapes and patterns with Interlox circles glowing on the light tables, or roll up their sleeves to sculpt Play Dough Pi creations in the art studio.
In the Questioneers Classroom, young makers will experiment with circle weaving, while other interactive experiences in the museum invite families to test patterns, shapes, and problem-solving in new ways.
Later in the afternoon, members of the Naperville North Huskie Robotics Club will bring their robots to the museum floor, giving visitors a chance to see how curiosity and creativity can turn ideas into motion.
“Pi Day is the perfect reminder that learning can come full circle,” said Shamra Fallon, public programs manager at DuPage Children’s Museum. “Children might start by simply stacking blocks or rolling a ball down a ramp, but along the way they are discovering patterns, making predictions, and testing ideas. Those ‘Aha!’ moments add up quickly. Before you know it, curiosity has multiplied and the possibilities feel almost … well … infinite.”
The celebration also includes a playful Pi Day fundraising initiative inspired by the number 3.14. Supporters are invited to make special Pi Day gifts that help fuel the hands-on experiences children explore every day at the Museum.
A gift of $31.40 provides supplies for one hands-on STEM workshop where children can build, test, and experiment. A gift of $314 helps underwrite a field trip for a Title 1 classroom, ensuring more children have access to playful learning experiences that spark confidence and discovery.
Every day on the museum floor, children are measuring how high they can build a tower, testing the speed of a ball on a ramp, or figuring out how shapes fit together. Pi Day simply shines a spotlight on what happens naturally through play: kids discovering that learning is everywhere.
Families are invited to join the celebration from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 14, and see how curiosity, creativity, and a little bit of Pi can add up to big discoveries.
Museum admission is $22 for age 1 and older, and $21 for seniors. It's free for museum members and children under age 1. Get tickets or make a donation at dupagechildrens.org/international-something-days/.
The museum is located at 301 N. Washington St. in Naperville, a quick walk from the Naperville Metra train station. Parking is free and the building is wheelchair accessible. For information, visit dupagechildrens.org, or follow the museum on Facebook and Instagram.