So I should start off where I really left off first, huh? We went to the science museum to check out the Star Wars exhibit at about 1pm. Our time was scheduled for 2pm so we had a little time to check out the other stuff before going into the star wars specific stuff. Trevor basically ran around and followed doing stuff that we were doing. The museum is more designed for mid to older elementary school children. But at least the stuff is a little hands-on. So even though he didn't know what he was doing, he put electrodes on his arm muscles and such.
We went into the star wars part of the museum just before 2. Trevor ran around looking for something he could ride. I think he was expecting the costumes to be alive or at least the space ships things he could at least sit on. He ran through everything pretty quick and did not want to get his picture taken. There were two areas where he could have "ridden" on stuff. One was a robot exhibit with a theater you learn about today's robots. I figured because it was a small theater, he wouldn't like it being it was too loud. Also it didn't seem like it was anything about the star wars movies....it was supposed to be about how robots help us in our day-to-day life. There was a single person "ride" that sounded like an air hockey table. You sat on it and I think it was supposed to simulate riding in a speeder like on Episode I. Again, showing how we use Star Wars stuff in today's world. I'm not sure if he didn't want to ride it because it didn't look like it was from the movie or if it was too loud.
They did have a little robot that looked like R2-D2 that you could write a little program to try to get it through the maze. He was slightly entertained by that. The Millenium Falcon "ride" was outside the star wars exhibit. It takes 4-5 people at a time for a ride of 5 minutes. We had to wait in line for over an hour. And I thought Trevor was going to get antsy and rather play around on the exhibits. But I guess he thought he would miss his turn because he did NOT want to leave the line. So anyway, we got into the cockpit and of course he freaked out. Didn't like how confined it was, or the noise level. We couldn't take pictures inside, so no kodak moment of that event. But we did get a pin. Oh, and this show was again all about today's information that we know about outer space. Although it was narrated by C3PO and R2D2. Really though, I enjoyed the exhibit. Seeing the props they used and such.
Trevor did get a red plastic light sword from the gift shop. So he thought the day was GREAT. I'm pretty sure that's what he's going to remember from the day. I'm sure we'll be back to the museum when he gets older. But for now, he's good at the children's museum. Right up his alley.
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