Older Kids
For the older kids, about 8 - 12 years of age, there are a few specially designed exhibits.
First, the Woods is a large indoor play set with an outdoor theme. Here, one can explore cave life, watch real fish, or slide down the enclosed tree tube. Scavenger hunts are frequently updated for education fun.
Animal Spot is a set of display cases, some comparing different animals' bones and other their skin types. There are a freshwater fish tank and a saltwater tank. Also present are life-size tortoise shells and elephant skulls.
Also designed for older kids is the Energy Zone. Here, run a treadmill, fill a container, or work a vacuum to get the play balls into "The Big Bucket." Once a sensor detects a full bucket, the bell rings and the balls drop!
Children Just Like Me includes special exhibits for eight real children from around the world. Learn about their culture, toys, and clothes as you try on a sari, dance in a tutu, or put on a puppet show.
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Famous quotes containing the words older and/or kids:
“The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball—the further I am rolled the more I gain.”
—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)
“Not too many years ago, a child’s experience was limited by how far he or she could ride a bicycle or by the physical boundaries that parents set. Today ... the real boundaries of a child’s life are set more by the number of available cable channels and videotapes, by the simulated reality of videogames, by the number of megabytes of memory in the home computer. Now kids can go anywhere, as long as they stay inside the electronic bubble.”
—Richard Louv (20th century)