Winter break is here, and if you’re like me, you are looking for fun things to do to keep the kids from driving you bonkers busy while they’re out of school. If you’re anywhere near Dayton, I strongly suggest the Robot Zoo exhibit at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery.
We love the Boonshoft, as I have mentioned many times, and their rotating exhibits are always a fun addition to our usual favorites like the live animals, the Cassano’s pizza-making station and the recycling center. A few weeks ago Joshua, Sophie and I went to check out Robot Zoo and we had a BLAST! I think I like it just about as much as I liked Mindbender Mansion, their last exhibit. Here’s why!
The exhibit features several robotic animals, like this Platypus (which Joshua and Sophie were *totally* jazzed about because they love Perry the Platypus from Phineas & Ferb!) Using easily viewed and recognizable parts, these robots exhibit how a real animal’s real parts help that animal to function. Kiddos can also control the robot animal with levers. Very cool and they loved making “Perry” move around!
The best part about the Robot Zoo is that it is really interactive and hands-on. It’s learning by doing, feeling, and participating, not just by looking. Here the kids are discovering how it feels to be an insect with sticky feet:
Robot Zoo will be at the Boonshoft until January 9, 2012, so make sure and check it out while your kiddos are on break for the holidays! After all, you DON’T want to miss a photo opp like this one:
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I am being compensated for this post. I paid for my family’s entrance to the Boonshoft, and all opinions about the exhibit are my own.
Lately, it sounds like your don’t have to leave home to go to the Zoo!!
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