Children enjoy trying out the “Orange Plane” at the “Whoosh! It's All About Air” exhibit at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. The exhibit, which offers many hands-on opportunities, continues through May 29.

PITTSBURGH — Events taking place now and in the future at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, include:

• “Whoosh! It’s All About Air” continues daily through May 29.

Visitors can step inside a Whirlwind Room, climb in the cockpit of an old airplane, build and launch rockets, and experiment with light and bubbles to create colorful sculptures in this interactive exhibit.

• Child ID Program, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Free Child ID packages from New York Life’s Child ID Program will be available.

• “The Legend of Baba Yaga” puppet show by We’re Holden Puppets, with shows at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday, plus the opportunity to create your own puppet between shows.

• Splink, an imaginative performance by dancers, instrumentalists, singers, actors, performance poets and circus artists from Pittsburgh area high schools, with shows at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Jan. 29 and 30.

Weekly programs at the Children’s Museum include classes on clay and woodworking, Take Apart Classes and Tot Time.

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Admission is $11 for adults, $10 for children ages 2 to 18 and senior citizens, and free for children younger than 2. Parking is $5 for nonmembers or $3 for members. On-street, metered parking also is available.

For more information, call 412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org.

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Children experiment with bubbles and light as part of the “Whoosh! It’s All About Air” exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Weekly classes to work with clay and wood also are available.Submitted Photo