We love our Panda shirts!
The museum was decked out in their usual over the top festive way...you truly felt like you were being transported right to China!
Wish I would have gotten a better picture of the lobby....breath taking!
To enter the exhibit, you pass through an actual replica of an air plane...have a seat in the real airplane seats and watch the sky go by out your window!
Once inside the exhibit, you are immersed in Asian culture. We got to see authentic demonstrations from a Chinese man that the Museum brought in for the grand opening!
Then it was off to the very realistic Chinese restaurant where kids of all ages were preparing Chinese cuisine and serving it to their customers seated and waiting with their chop sticks. Had I not thought it would be frowned upon, I would have thrown a few elbows and stir fried up some Chinese grub myself! I did indulge, however, in punching a few of the keys on the cash register....hehe
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a good picture of the twins having fun taking care of their baby Pandas. Kids are allowed to take a stuffed bear and feed it a bottle, weigh and measure it, and give it a complete check up to make sure it is growing and healthy! A scrubbed nurse is available to educate and assist the young Panda doctors as needed.
The last area you pass through before exiting back into the real world are snippet tours of what real Chinese homes look like and information on what living there is like for the locals. We didn't stay in that area too long as toddlers barely care about how they live, let alone others!
As usual, it was a terrific day at the Indianapolis Children's Museum, and we are looking forward to visiting again soon!
Oh what fun. The twins and Mimi were exhausted after a full day of playing and learning. LOVE the Indianapolis Children's Museum!!
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