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Fun at the Fleet

The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center had a little soiree to celebrate the opening of Let it Snow (which turned out to be trippy, nineties-style kaleidoscopic 3D graphics set to holiday tunes).

I brought two token children (my nieces Bella and Olivia), along with my sister Jane (who, it could be argued, could count as a third child). The kids absolutely loved the crude-as-it-is-educational Grossology exhibit, which is having its second run at the Fleet. This one goes away January 1, so you have about a month left to catch it.

Proving the point that big girls can have just as much fun as little ones, my sister got competitive while playing a gross-out quiz upstairs while Jodi Kodesh (mother of two and meteorologist among other things for NBC7) laughed herself silly in the Hurricane Machine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aAF0xByEKQ

Speaking of weather, my niece Olivia thought she could control the tornado machine using only her mind muscles.

Here's a shot of Bella playing "Urine: the Game."

Olivia learns what happens when food goes in her mouth and into her belly.

Bella, too, gets her turn in the Hurricane Machine:

The kids had such a great time playing (and inadvertently learning) that they begged to return within the week. I can't help but think how much fun my nephews (who like gross stuff almost as much as my nieces) will revel in the science playground.

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The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center had a little soiree to celebrate the opening of Let it Snow (which turned out to be trippy, nineties-style kaleidoscopic 3D graphics set to holiday tunes).

I brought two token children (my nieces Bella and Olivia), along with my sister Jane (who, it could be argued, could count as a third child). The kids absolutely loved the crude-as-it-is-educational Grossology exhibit, which is having its second run at the Fleet. This one goes away January 1, so you have about a month left to catch it.

Proving the point that big girls can have just as much fun as little ones, my sister got competitive while playing a gross-out quiz upstairs while Jodi Kodesh (mother of two and meteorologist among other things for NBC7) laughed herself silly in the Hurricane Machine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aAF0xByEKQ

Speaking of weather, my niece Olivia thought she could control the tornado machine using only her mind muscles.

Here's a shot of Bella playing "Urine: the Game."

Olivia learns what happens when food goes in her mouth and into her belly.

Bella, too, gets her turn in the Hurricane Machine:

The kids had such a great time playing (and inadvertently learning) that they begged to return within the week. I can't help but think how much fun my nephews (who like gross stuff almost as much as my nieces) will revel in the science playground.

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