Activities and environments are based on five popular children’s books: Arthur’s Pet Business, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Frog and Toad are Friends: A Lost Button, The Quilt, and The Doorbell Rang. Go Figure! encourages children and adults to make connections between math and everyday life in a unique, inspiring setting. Children and adults can match, sort, measure, create and read together in this storybook world!

Arthur’s Pet Business by Marc Brown

Dog collars, birdcages, fish bowls and more! Arthur is opening a pet business and needs help! Weigh pet food, match objects, and help Arthur plan his pet business calendar.

The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins

Ding-Dong! Visitors can ring the doorbell and make their way to a delightful kitchen where cookies are the delicacy of the day. Estimate the number of cookies in the cupboard, set the table and divide the cookies between an ever-changing number of guests, follow a recipe and set the timer to bake!

The Quilt by Ann Jonas

Children can crawl through a kid-size tunnel and explore the world of shapes and patterns. Help a girl find her lost dog and look for patterns in a “hide and seek” game. Line up, stack and organize blocks and flowers into patterns to design a quilt pattern.

Frog and Toad are Friends:  A Lost Button

by Arnold Lobel

Toad has lost his button! Kids use their sorting and matching skills to help find the lost fastener. Wear Toad’s button-covered jacket and hop about the forest or play sorting games with a collection of buttons at the tree stump station.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall

Explore the home of three unforgettable bears. Children can measure themselves on the front stoop and compare their height to the three bears and compare their shoe size to the bear’s footprints.

Go Figure! was designed by the Minnesota Children’s Museum in collaboration with the American Library Association, with support from the National Science Foundation. It is sponsored by the Scott County Regional Authority.