With Daddy home this month, we’re going to try to take advantage of museum free days and library passes to hit up all the museums we’ve missed…and the ones we want to see one last time!
Today we visited Adler Planetarium. As a homeschooling mom, I would give it 2.5/5 stars (worth a free day, but wouldn’t pay money or become a member.) Derek went a couple years back and enjoyed it more when he could go to a show and read all the information.
Key Age Range: Elementary to Adult, with a kid’s area that is best for K-3.
Time: We blasted through with the kids in just under 2 hours.
Cafeteria: Actually, really good paninis and an under $5 kids’ meal.
Parking: If you get there early enough, there’s street metered parking for $1/hr–a steal in downtown Chicago! Will park there if we go back to Shedd or Field. Otherwise, a $16 lot.
Fun Factor: Some dress up activities, some hands-on activities, but more displays for reading.
Educational Factor: A lot of space/science information, but besides the Jim Lovell Gemini exhibit, there’s not much of a coherent story that kids would remember or be able to write about later.
All in all, the kids and I prefer the space section of the Museum of Science and Industry, where we’ll go next.
Looking at giant telescopes–Tommy didn’t really get it.
dressing up as medieval students learning astronomy
Elizabeth teaches the astronomy class.
packed up and ready to blast off
NASA astronauts in training
eating moon rocks. This had potential but was a little lame.
