We went to a new museum yesterday. The SEE Science Center in Manchester. They have “the largest permanent LEGO® installation at minifigure scale in the world” – a huge Lego model of downtown Manchester circa 1900. The mill buildings, the old theme park, a market, etc. Lots more details on their website. “Lego City” at Legoland in Florida was much bigger, but I guess that doesn’t count as a “permanent LEGO® installation at minifigure scale.”
Crank the handle to raise the balls to the top. Push the button at the far end to launch them down the ramps. Endless fun!
The Lego Millyard Project
I love the cut-away to show what’s going in inside the factory.
A Lego construction site, constructing a new Lego building.
I forget the name of this park as it no longer even exists, but apparently it was quite popular in the 1900’s and, according to the sign, a great way to showcase new uses for electricity!
Carnival games at the amusement park.
Roller skating at the amusement park. This one’s for you, dad!
They had a ton of fun lifting themselves up in these chairs. Yay for big muscle activity!
This is cool! When you push a button to make the disc spin, and when it does the black bars make colorful concentric circles! The best part is, the description says no one knows exactly why your eyes see color when only black bars exist. :)
I think we need one of these in our house. It’s as mesmerizing as a fish tank.
We had tons of fun capturing shadows. The bright light flashes and leaves a lasting imprint on the wall. The imprint fades after a minute or so.
They (ok, we!) got in some crazy positions to make interesting shadows on the walls.
Fun with mirrors
We had a quiet drive down and back while Neil Patrick Harris read us stories about Henry and Beezus. I love audio books! We were home in time for dinner and a fairly normal bedtime. Overall a pretty great day!
PS. Julie, this would have been a GREAT halfway point to spend the day together.