Fall 2017 • Volume 8 • Issue 1 News and Events for Members, Donors, and Friends P L AY Time Ninja Turtles Adventure Weekend 4 Halloween Fun 5 National Toy Hall of Fame Celebration 6 In Another Galaxy 7 School Break Week 7 NEW EXHIBIT Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Fun Facts Beloved “heroes in a half-shell,” the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, first appeared more than 30 years ago in a comic book by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Discover how this crime-fighting foursome’s franchise has evolved: • The idea for the Turtles was created in Laird’s living room when Eastman jokingly sketched four turtles, each Opens September 16! holding a weapon and wearing a mask. Laird added the words NEW EXHIBIT ©2017 Viacom “Teenage Mutant” to the “Ninja International Inc. Turtle power! Leap to the rescue in the Underground Lair New York City Streets Turtles” title Eastman drew. first-ever museum exhibit featuring All Rights Reserved. Explore the rest of the Turtle’s lair Put your newfound skills and training Nickelodeon, This original drawing sold for the iconic, pizza-eating “heroes in to see how they live. Grab a seat by to the test in the Big Apple. Team TEENAGE MUTANT $71,700 at auction in 2012. a half shell” when Nickelodeon’s NINJA TURTLES the television to test your knowledge up with Turtle allies—including April Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTM: and all related titles, about the Turtles’ history with an O’Neill and Casey Jones—to battle logos, and characters • The struggling artists were TM stops at Secrets of the Sewer interactive trivia game. Find family villains and rescue the city from peril. are trademarks tasked with naming the Turtles, The Strong beginning September 16. dioramas hidden in the walls that Navigate a rope maze without of Viacom so they utilized Laird’s copy of International Inc. Janson’s History of Art to select Journey to the secret, underground show how the Turtles spend triggering the alarms, shoot pizzas their down time when they’re not at the bad guys, and play a computer their favorite Renaissance artist hideout of the beloved crime-fighting names. The frontrunners turned turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, fighting crime. “Skateboard” with game that requires teamwork to Michelangelo and improve your ultimately save the day. out to be the famous: Leonardo, and Michelangelo, and discover the Michelangelo, Donatello, power of teamwork, collaboration, balance; test your reflexes with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: and Raphael. and problem solving as you work Pizza Grabbing Game; and answer questions in a personality quiz to Secrets of the Sewer remains on your way through puzzles, mazes, • The first animated Teenage see which Turtle you are most like. view through January 1, 2018. and obstacles: Mutant Ninja Turtles television Use the Turtle’s periscope to catch a show debuted in 1987 and glimpse of what’s happening on the Produced by The Dojo introduced the Turtle’s now streets above the lair—and be on the Train alongside the Turtles with their notorious blue, purple, red, lookout for bad guys! mentor, Master Splinter. Fine tune and orange masks. A fourth your skills in the dojo (a martial arts Donatello’s Workshop and Lab animated series is set to air training area) by slicing and dicing Media support from in 2018. pizza with virtual weapons in a game Enter Donatello’s lab to see his modeled after the popular Fruit Ninja inventions and try your hand at • The Ninja Turtles perform the video game. View a display of creative problem solving. Complete Meet Raphael martial art of ninjutsu, created weapons and learn about the history two different circuit board puzzles by Japanese ninjas. Warriors and fighting styles of real ninjas. Need by linking electrodes together to traditionally used swords, but encouragement? Ninjas-in-Training light up a sign and power on its fan. and Michelangelo the Turtles each have a weapon can answer the “Cheese Phone” Work with friends to safely move of choice and use their bodies to learn about discipline and the hazardous ooze into Donnie’s Opening Weekend to fight crime as well. importance of practice from biohazard containers. Complete • The Turtles love pizza! Pizza Master Splinter and the Turtles. a sewer map maze and learn the secrets of what lies beneath the September 16 & 17 companies have clashed over Throughout the area, see wall hangings streets of New York City. which pizza brand the Turtles similar to Japanese scrolls that franchise would endorse. Pizza provide information about the Hut and Dominoes have both Turtles’ enemies—such as the evil vied over the years to be the Shredder!—and view dioramas that Turtles’ favorite pizza maker. explain how the Teenage Mutant • There are six feature-length Ninja Turtles came to be. Work with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles friends and family to build a bridge movies. The first film was and cross the sewers to visit other released in 1990 and the most interactive activities. recent one, Out of the Shadows, made its debut in 2016. 2 P L AY Time • Fall 2017 www.museumofplay.org 3 UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS PROGRAMS UPCOMING Ninja Turtles Adventure Weekend Saturday, October 7–Monday, October 9 (Please note: The Strong will be closed on Friday, October 6) Venture to The Strong for three days filled with turtle power! Meet famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Leonardo and Donatello. Pose for a photo with the crime-fighting heroes at a designated time by picking up a free ticket in the Adams Atrium the day of the event while supplies last. All weekend long, train like the Abracadabra! turtles and toss a sewer lid, stack pizza boxes, and more. Sniff out and Saturday, September 30 & try to identify different spices used Sunday, October 1 in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Now you see it… now you don’t! Enjoy favorite food—pizza! an enchanting weekend featuring Marvel at painted box turtles and learn about Rochester magician Bill Gormont. Be how they defend themselves from predators amazed as he performs astounding with staff from Helmer Nature Center. Meet local illusions and sleight-of-hand feats on artist Sal Otero and discover his Teenage Mutant Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 and Ninja Turtle-inspired artwork. 3:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Timed tickets for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Transform into an apprentice magician meet and greets must be picked up one hour at the dress-up play area. Try on a before designated meeting time. magic cape and pull a bunny out of ©2017 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. a hat! Nickelodeon, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Halloween Fun Monster Bash Saturday & Sunday, October 28 & 29 Creep into the museum for fun with your favorite monsters! Team up with ghoulish creatures and try your hand at Halloween-themed games and activities. Create a splatter painting with Dracula. Dig through a kinetic sand graveyard with a skeleton. Use your senses to explore what lies in a mummy’s canopic jars, put together a one-of-a-kind beast with Frankenstein’s monster, Storytime Club join monsters in kick-off and end-of-day parades through the museum, Ticket to Ride Display Celebrate the joy of reading. Hear and more! children’s stories on select Mondays Now Open at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Have your Toddler Trick-or-Treat Storytime Club passport punched Tuesday, October 31 UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS PROGRAMS UPCOMING All aboard The Strong’s Ticket to Ride display near The Strong Express Train. once during each visit. Collect five 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Artifacts showcase American railroading in the 19th century and how popular punches and receive a free The littlest ghosts and goblins toy manufacturers, such as Lehmann Big Railway, Lionel, and Marx, brought children’s book. will enjoy spirited Halloween the excitement and novelty of train excursions to childhood play. Mondays, October 2, 16, 23 & 30 activities and collect fun prizes In addition to early models of toy trains carved from wood or made from tin, Magical Music: groove to the beat with during Toddler Trick-or-Treat. the display also features the electronic toy train set created by stories filled with rhythms and rhymes. Come in costume and Lionel Corporation. Mondays, November 6, 13, 20 & 27 trick-or-treat for goodies— “Locomotives represented the possibilities of the latest industrial technology, Giving Thanks: delight in heartwarming including crayons, coloring propelled the economy, provided the convenience of speed, and offered tales about being thankful and books, and temporary greater freedom for Americans seeking to travel beyond their hometown,” showing gratitude. tattoos—with beloved storybook says Chris Bensch, vice president for collections and chief curator. characters such as Little Bo Mondays, December 4, 11 & 18 “Play with toy trains and railways continues to Peep, Little Red Riding Hood, Friends and Family: celebrate the transcend generations.” and more. Dance to Halloween holiday season with stories about music, play party games, friendship and family. On December 18 decorate a treat bag, check only, enjoy a story reading with a out books at the Spooky Berenstain Bear! Story Station, and make a festive craft. Sponsored by 4 P L AY Time • Fall 2017 www.museumofplay.org 5 UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS PROGRAMS UPCOMING Ninja Challenge Heart Gallery Weekend November 1–30 Saturday & Sunday, December 9 & 10 Open your heart. Open your home. Put your ninja skills to the ultimate That’s the message Children Awaiting test! Hop onto an endurance course Parents (CAP) seeks to impart at The provided by Rochester's Warrior Judge Wagner 2017 Heart Gallery—an Factory.