We started off the day at the Electrostatic Generator. I had to be one of the demonstrators. When I touched the ball, my hair stood up. (Something to do with positive charges repelling from each other- I know, you're not here for a science lesson, so I digress). Anyways, then we made the charge jump from my hand to the next person, and it made lightning between our almost-touching hands. Then Kennedy lined up with alot of the other kids and they all held hands, and they got shocked when we touched hands again. Daddy was manning the diaper bag and the other kids, so we didn't get any pictures, but Dillon says this was his favorite part of the day.
We then went to see some of the exhibits. There was a space area, where we learned about rockets, shuttles, and the space station. There was an ocean exhibit where we learned about submarines and buoyancy. And there was a Life exhibit where we learned about how the body works. Then we went to the Gadgets exhibit where we played with gears, magnets, and electronics. Lastly, we went to the Kidspace, where there was a great big climber, some pretend houses, a pretend veterinary clinic and ambulance, a supermarket, and lots of ways to use up all the extra energy the kids had before the car ride home. There was also a great big water room that had a big water table to play at, another table with built-in chairs for babies to sit in and splash, and a tank with super squirt guns to shoot at waterwheels and other toys that collect and dump water.
The kids slept most of the way home, and all in all it was a great day. They are having a healthy body exhibit this fall, featuring the Sesame Street gang, so I'm sure we'll be heading back. A great place for kids, alot of fun for parents too. A real hit with our entire family.
Here's a few pictures from our fun trip. More at www.flickr.com/norchfamily
Reading X-rays
"Little Einstein"
Playing with the air tubes and balls
Sydney at the Water table
Kennedy plays on the climber at Kidspace
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