The Peoria PlayHouse Junior is an interactive play space that provides the Junior League of Peoria a forum to show Peoria and Central Illinois the types of interactive learning experiences that will be the heart and soul of the interactive children's museum to be a part of the Glen Oak Zoo expansion. A Victorian-style gazebo is the focal point of the space and is filled with interactive play panels for children to enjoy during mall hours. In addition, on Saturdays throughout the year, the Peoria Playhouse Junior will provide opportunities for children of all ages to participate in special programming designed to highlight just how enriching interactive learning can be. Through partnerships with Girl Scouts Kickapoo Council, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria Park District, Glen Oak Zoo, Children's Hospital of Illinois, and WTVP, the Junior League of Peoria has brought together a diverse grouping of fun, educational programming.