{"id":149,"date":"2011-03-09T17:52:52","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T17:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kansascityparentsplace.coolopticalillusions.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2012-04-30T07:28:09","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T12:28:09","slug":"wonderscope-childrens-museum-of-kansas-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kansascityparentsplace.coolopticalillusions.com\/kansas-city-activities\/indoor-activities\/wonderscope-childrens-museum-of-kansas-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City"},"content":{"rendered":"
Wonderscope \u00a0is a great place to let your\u00a0 child\u2019s imagination run wild. Kids who get bored with one thing easily can bounce from one room to the next. Wonderscope is housed in an old elementary school where the classrooms are now the exhibit rooms. Each room has a different theme and activity in it. Depending on your child’s age and interests, some rooms will be a big hit and some they will have no interest in.<\/p>\n
Overall we like Wonderscope because:<\/strong><\/p>\n Hours: <\/strong><\/p>\n Labor Day to Memorial Day (School Year Hours) Memorial Day to Labor Day (Summer Hours) Sunday: Noon-5pm<\/p>\n Admission:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ages 3-63 \u00a0$7 Raceways room-great for all ages<\/strong> This room lets kids explore how different inclines determine how far the ball will go. Plan on spending some time in this room. Kids would stay there all day if they could. There is also a small enclosed area for non-walkers with a few infant toys in this room. Kids LOVE to use the conveyor belt. They never seem to tire of it. It is great for cooperation and team work. Even the younger kids can help bring the hay bales out of the silo to the conveyor belt. Cleaning up in this room is a must though. Be prepared to help your child sort all the fruits and veggies that they collect before you leave this room.<\/p>\n Tinker Space Room- great for all ages (especially\u00a0older kids)<\/strong> Ready Vet Go!\u00a0Room-depends on your kids interest in\u00a0pets and veterinary medicine. <\/strong>This room is set up like a veterinary hospital. Kids who love pets and animals\u00a0will want to play in here for a long time. Small Wonder Room -ages 2 and under are allowed<\/strong> ArtWorks Room- great for young artists, as well as, scribblers<\/strong> Kids love the facepaint! It is a little difficult to apply, but the \u00a0great news is that it really comes of easily with just a baby wipe or water. Even the red paint didn\u2019t stain the kids skin. If your kid is a budding artist they will love this room.<\/p>\n H2Oh! Room- great for walkers on up- be prepared to get wet<\/strong> Be prepared to get a little wet. Aprons and towels are available but the smocks are really only one size and if your child is younger, they won\u2019t fit as well and will most likely get a bit wet. You may also get wet by some mis-sprayed water!<\/p>\n Shadows Room -Special Room inside the water room–Don\u2019t miss it!<\/strong> Lego Room- great for the little builders and older serious Lego builders.A must if your child is into Legos<\/strong> Amazing Airways- do not miss- kids LOVE this<\/strong> Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nMonday: Closed
\nTuesday-Friday: 10am-4pm
\nSaturday: 10am-5pm
\nSunday: Noon-5pm<\/p>\n
\nMonday-Saturday:10am-5pm<\/p>\n
\nAges 64 and up \u00a0$6
\n1 and 2 year olds \u00a0$4
\nInfants under 1- FREE
\nMembers- FREE (membership prices vary between $80 and $125 depending on the package)<\/p>\n
\nThe first two rooms on your left as you start down the hallway are the Raceways rooms. Children of all ages love this room. Golf balls are used in this room. The children can gather a bucket of golf balls and try all the different structures.
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\nAcross the hall from the Raceways is the Farm to Market- great for all ages<\/strong>
\nIn farm to market there are many different activities for the children to participate in.<\/p>\n\n
\nTinker Space\u00a0is a room where kids can do a few different activities.\u00a0The most popular is to\u00a0make your own\u00a0ramp\/track\u00a0and then run a ball through. They have perminant “starting points” which\u00a0use gravity to start the ball down the ramp. These starting points are up higher and\u00a0kids reach\u00a0with a step.\u00a0You connect various pieces of track together\u00a0and see how\u00a0far your ball can make it down the track (think Thomas the Train wooden\u00a0tracks you put togehter, but with a ball instead of a train).\u00a0The second part of the room is focused on building. They have various sizes of Legos and other building toys. These are, mostly, for ages 2+ and help kids with coordination skills and imagniative play. The third activity in the room looks like the inside of a space shuttle. Kids can play on keyboards and look at t.v. screens while they pretend to be astronauts.<\/p>\n
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\nThis is a great room to let the little ones climb and explore. Children 2 and under love the ramps and the pretend play aspect in this room. The tough thing is if you have two children of different ages, what to do with the older child. You have to remain with the little on in the room and the older child pretty much just has to watch. The great thing is if you are with a friend, you can split up:.<\/p>\n
\nThis room has a large variety of things for young artists to use.
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\nKids get to play with water…what won\u2019t they love.
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\nThis little room is curtained off in the corner of the water room and if you aren\u2019t\u00a0 looking for it you could miss it. Older kids have a blast hitting the red button, running up against the wall and posing to see how many different ways they can\u00a0 create cool shadows. Not so great for the 1 year olds but 2 \u00bd and up will love it.<\/p>\n
\nThis room has different size Legos and Duplos available to build with and also has giant under water themed structures built out of Legos.<\/p>\n
\nThis contraption is located in the Lego room against the far wall. It is a series of connected tubes with air flowing through them. Children can insert a colorful scarf into the tubes and watch them zoom around inside and the shoot out. They never get bored with it! It is fun for adults too.<\/p>\n\n