It’s always hard to plan a visit to a city and try to fit everything you want to do and visit during a short vacation time we typically have. Our San Diego trip is one of those trips.
It was probably partly my fault that I split our trip to San Diego and Los Angeles. I couldn’t resist it. I would die if I didn’t get to eat Thai food in Los Angeles when I was that close to it. Anyway, with that plan our original 7 days in San Diego was cut down to only 5 days.
It’s definitely NOT enough to enjoy San Diego in a slow family style pace but we took what we can get.
The Fun Science Center
During our day to visit San Diego Zoo, I was able to squeeze in another fun visit to Reuben H. Fleet Science center. It’s paid to plan ahead and check out the museum hour so we knew that we could spend a whole day in the Zoo and still have plenty of time to check out the Fleet Science center.
This fun science museum in the heart of the Balcoa Park might seem small when you first got in but don’t let the size fool you.
We received complimentary IMAX movie tickets so we had a couple hours before the show started to check out the whole center.
The first floor has the open floor plan where there are various hand-on exhibits for kids to touch, feel and play with. Mr. Z and Miss J hopped from one to another like a kid in candy store. I didn’t even think they like science that much. Guess I was wrong.
After checking out most exhibits at least twice, we headed upstairs for more fun stuff.
Fun for Little Ones Too
Mr. Z headed to the Kid City. It’s a great room for younger kids to enjoy a kid-size city ranging from grocery store, library, phone booth or the factory.
Kids can enjoy a quiet time (ok.. not so quiet when other kids are enjoying their fun nearby) at the reading nook, play with the magnetic board, build a huge lego set or climb up the factory. I literally had to drag Mr. Z out from that room to check out what Miss J and Mr. Rojo were up to.
Let’s Build It
We headed to Block Buster! room… Man oh man.. What a fun room. It’s basically a room full of KEVA planks that you can build on several tables provided. I mean the imagination is your possibilities. There are a sheet with example of what you can build and let me tell you.. This room is as much for adults as for children. I saw several couples enjoying building the KEVA planks themselves with no kids in sight.
The KEVA planks are surprisingly easy to use to build amazing structure. Each KEVA plank is uniform in size and shape, made from maple wood and measures 1/4 inch thick, 3/4 inch wide and 4 1/2 inches long. Structures are built by stacking the planks in an infinite number of ways, no glue or connectors necessary.
If I didn’t keep track of time, I bet we could have gotten lost in this room and miss our IMAX show.
Experience Under the Sea
I am typically not a big fan of IMAX theatre just because I can easily get motion sickness. The thought of sitting there with things moving already gives me nausea. But I’m also not one to refuse free tickets. :)
I’m glad we picked the Under the Sea movie. The show takes you to the journey under the sea with a great narrator with some humor comments.
I was concerned about how long Mr. Z would be able to sit still for the whole show. To my surprise, he was so mesmerized by the whole show.
In the end, we all had a great time at the Reuben H. Fleet Science center. It’s a perfect place for the whole family even for the littlest ones. Thank you for inviting us to visit.
Disclaimer: I received complimentary tickets from Reuben H. Fleet Science center. However, this post is based solely on my experience and my opinion without any outside influence.
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Thanks for your insight into this museum. Sounds like a lot of fun. You never know with science museums how kid-friendly they will be. Look forward to checking it out.
I have been thinking about heading down to that museum. Looks like it would definitely be worth the visit!
Interactive museums are the best, for kids and adults!
I love science centres. It is an excellent way to get children involved in science. IMAX is always an incredible experience also.
I hear you about having to make difficult choices when allocating your time during an all-too-short vacation. We went out west a couple of years ago, adding a few -very- short days in the Dakotas on the way there and back (with the idea that, if we liked it well enough, we’d schedule a trip back in the very near future–we’re planning to go back out this year for a longer trip in the Dakotas). Then, sometimes you just have to settle for what your schedule will allow…
Sounds like you had a great time here, though :)
Iam looking forward to such center in Sudan whom can I contact for collaboration
the science centers like these really help kids to develop new innovating ideas
I haven’t heard about the science center yet does these places provide scientific activities to kids
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