As anyone who has been in North Carolina for a few years knows, January through March can be pretty tumultuous, weather-wise. When we are stuck at home on the “yucky” days this time of year, my boys often spend lots of time finding and finishing every maze in their activity books. Needless to say, we were happy to find an opportunity to nurture their interest while out-and-about at the Mazes & Brain Games exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. It features hands-on activities for everyone, from active challenge-seekers, to focused logic-lovers, and even some hands-on building activities for more creative-types.
The Mazes and Brain Games Exhibition is open now through September 3rd. It’s not free to non-members, unlike the rest of the museum, but is filled with potentially hours of (actually educational!) entertainment, so it’s WELL worth the $5 per ticket. If you go early, you’ll get more than your money’s worth, plus have plenty of time to enjoy the museum’s MANY other free exhibits. Check it out when your family is looking for an inside (but out of the house) activity during the blistering winter cold weather (or stormy spring-like weather… or maybe that one out-of-the-blue slightly-too-warm day).
**Special tip: Animal-lovers should check the schedule to see watch live rats race in a viewable rat maze. The exhibit has a TV above the maze showing the previous races during off-times, and a scoreboard to track each rat’s fastest times to the end.
For more information visit:
http://naturalsciences.org/exhibits/featured-exhibitions/mazes-brain-games
