If you are on your way to Paris and have a child over the age of 2, visiting the Cité des Sciences is a MUST. We were there on Saturday, and while the kids and S have been before, it was my first time. I sent S there 6 months ago as I had heard only excellent things about it, but I am so happy that I have finally made it there and seen for myself just how amazing and special the museum is. We went to the 2-7 year old section, which you book into in advance due to high demand and thankfully keeps the exhibits inclusive for everyone. It can not get too crowded this way, and makes your hour and a half session action packed and exciting. There is so much to do!
It is all interactive and educational and includes: animals that you move onto different sensor pads based on footprint, skin type, & number of limbs which sound out the animal sound if you are correct; amazing lazer pens (about the size of your 2 year old) that show your writing/drawing in the dark; a car that you screw on and off pieces such as headlights, wheel nuts, horns etc.. as well as fight the other kids for a turn to drive; a maze to run through (over and over again!); an excellent building section where you dress up in hard hat and jacket and haul, hoist, wheel, push,
carry and build with lightweight foam bricks
around a construction site; a water section that was the hugest hit for our boys of taps, buckets, running stream and bits that float along it, hoses, and spilling things; a wind section which I was disappointed not to get the boys into but something for next time; fun section of mirrors; and then into computers where kids very quickly worked out what to do with touch screens (and I was quickly lost); and really a whole lot more that I could go on about forever. Don't miss out because you think it is too far away, go to
Parc La Villette and make time for this museum!
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