Toledo Imagination Station

Back in April, I decided to take the kids to the Toledo Imagination Station.  We were headed to Cleveland for the weekend to celebrate my Dad's 65th birthday (by the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!), so I left a day early and we spent Friday with some friends from Ohio.

This is by far the best children's museum we've been to.  This post only shows a portion of the activities they had available.  We liked it so much we bought a year membership!  I'd love to take the kids back for another visit, but it's also good at hundreds of other museums.  Definitely think we'll get our money's worth.

This is fair warning that this post is CHUCKED FULL of pictures.  If I can easily post them, I'll try to post a couple videos soon.

Tug-of-war, boys vs. girls.  It's point was to teach leverage.  Notice location of ropes on yellow post.



Neither of our kids did this, but you could seriously ride a bike on this high wire!! Unbelievable.



Special Exhibit:  EGGstreme Science

It took 4-5 of us to build this.

Tada!

This machine let you choose how much sugar, oil and salt you thought was in a food.  Then you could push a button to crush that food item and see the correct answer.

This experiment showed you how fast sugar was absorbed vs how slowly flour was absorbed, and they likened it to food being changed into energy in your body and how to make healthy food choices!

Just. Plain. Hilarious.  Your picture was taken in a photo booth and they aged your photo according to how you answered questions about weight, exercise and eating habits.

Zaya trying Tug-of-War by himself.

Balls were inserted at an entry point, automatically sorted and then dumped out when a button was pushed.

The water section is always a favorite!

Can you find Isaiah in the kiddie section?

It was unbelievable what they had to play with in the little kids' section.

Isaiah's driving the ambulance after he secured the baby!

Isaiah working the Admissions Department.  He was hilarious talking on the intercom.

The kids always enjoy the grocery section.

Group photo of the Lott and Davis kids. 
I won't tell you how we went outside to take pics and ended up having to call the front desk since we got locked out! O_o

This mural was made with gumballs!

Makenna was in her glory playing with the robotic arm.  She's very analytical.

Madi's on the green screen.
(She's on the TV!)

Sport's Anchor: Isaiah Lott

The largest exhibit was Mindbender Mansion.  Puzzles had to be solved in each section: Kitchen, Library, etc.

One puzzle was to fill these trays with food before they went too far down the conveyor belt before time ran out.

Then clues were entered here which gave you a code.

Code was entered here.

To print out a certificate that you completed the exhibit.
(Zaya pictured here is ski hat.)

This was a spelling game.  The screen in front of you would show a clue (ie, the longest river in Africa).  You had to step on the correct letters to spell the word.  Points were awarded and you could beat the high score.

It was a long day driving from PA to Toledo and then to Cleveland, but it was well worth it and a fun time with friends!