From June 4 to September 11, the Dr Pepper Museum is hosting Toy Tech, a traveling exhibition all about toys! The exhibit will focus on toys that both kids and adults are familiar with. By taking them apart and putting them back together, visitors to the exhibition learn exactly what makes those toys work. They also get to take a peek into the invention process.
Toy Tech illustrates the similarities between the way children play and the way the creative process is used by inventors in science and technology. This exhibition provides visitors with hands-on opportunities to:
[caption id="attachment_360" align="aligncenter" width="212" caption="Dr. Sobey demonstrating the boomerang!"][/caption]
[caption id="attachment_363" align="aligncenter" width="234" caption="Up, up and away!Helicopters now!"][/caption]
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- Learn how play fosters creative talents among children as well as adults
- Understand how toys work by assembling and disassembling them
- Trace the development of toys through history
- Engage in multi-sensory experiences through hands-on activities that involve mechanical, optical, and acoustical toys
- Experience their own playful and inventive abilities by inventing new toys
- Understand how children’s play parallels processes used by inventor.
Samantha says
I’m looking forward to learning more about the Dr. Pepper Museum. As a museum studies intern, I’m always looking for new blogs to follow. I’m glad I stumbled across this blog!