One area my kids loved was called Kick It Up! It blended technology with kinetic action. Here’s some pictures of some of the fun stuff we played with: There are many of the types of hands-on experiences you’d expect to find a a children’s museum - like a grocery store set-up, a 50s style diner, an arts area, and some toddler specific spaces we didn’t qualify for. My oldest son had fun building a rainbow. My daughter loved the machine that amplified and distorted her voice, making her sound like the mighty and powerful Oz. Thankfully, the scary green witch and her evil flying monkeys were nowhere to be found.
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There are many exhibits that feature scenes from the movie and use familiar visuals to demonstrate science concepts. They had a blast and I thought it was pretty cool too.Ĭurrently, Port Discovery is featuring a special Wizard of Oz theme. There were slides down, climbing walls to scramble up and rope tunnels to run through. While we had a hard time keeping up with the kids, they were in heaven. Kids can’t escape the premises without you. We repeatedly lost sight of our kids, but didn’t worry too much, due to their ages and the sparse crowd.Īt the point, I should mention that everyone in your party is given a wristband when you pay and the exits are attended so wristbands are checked for matching IDs. Any parent who has had to scramble up into the elevated tunnels of a Mickey D’s play area will know what I am talking about - the space is designed for kids and some parts are challenging for full-size adults to squeeze through. Keeping up with the kids is easier said than done. It is highly recommended that parents go with their kids because it opens onto different levels and kids can easily wander off by themselves.
Note: kids and adults need to wear flat, close-toed shoes in Kid Works, and it is intended for ages 5 and up. It’s so big, I couldn’t really photograph it in it’s entirety, but it has a variety of entrances that allow kids to climb, scramble and explore. Port Discovery is a three story museum with a large open space in the center that has a massive climbing fort/labyrinth/thingee called Kid Works. All three kids had a blast and enjoyed all 3.5 hours we spent at the museum (they would have stayed longer if the museum wasn’t closing and if mom and dad weren’t beat). My kids are ages 9, 7, and 5 and I wondered if my oldest would be too old for this stuff. We entered at promptly at 1pm, ready to explore. Cheapskates that we are, we hung out in the giftshop for a few minutes to take advantage of the price break.
Enter after 1pm on Thursdays and the tickets are only $8 instead of $13.95. When we got to the museum, I was pleasantly surprised to learn the museum was also running a special they call “Thrifty Thursdays”. If you park in the garage next door to the museum and go park on the roof level (it’s got an additional gate to go through), parking is only $7, providing you enter after 12:30pm and leave before 5:30pm. Port Discovery is not outrageously priced (compared to similar attractions), but I saw that we could take advantage of cheap parking by going on a Thursday afternoon. I had heard great things and was looking forward to visiting at what I hoped would be an off time, since most school systems would still be in session and spring break had not yet started. Last week we had two teacher conference days and took advantage of the time off to hit up the Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Baltimore.
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