Credit: Maribel Reyes

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. It’s hard to believe that summer is half way over. It makes me a little sad because I really do enjoy this time of year. If you are looking for some fun adventures in San Diego, here is a great place to visit in Balboa Park. Our San Diego contributor, Maribel, had the opportunity to visit two weeks ago and shares all about her experience with her son.

Have you been to the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park lately? There are two fun new exhibits that to learn from! My 18 month old son and I had the opportunity to visit, explore and learn from these exhibits.As soon as we entered the exhibit hall we found ourselves being welcomed by Geometry Playground, now I have been to many playgrounds… but nothing like this one. My son was immediately drawn to the large “play structure” in the center of it all.  The most prominent of e shapes was the triangle and although it may seem like a “Stack of Stars” he found it very fascinating. He contemplated it for about 10 minutes -which for toddlers  is a very long time!  The exhibit had kids going in or coming out from every possible direction.

Credit: Maribel Reyes

Do you remember the “Spirograph” when you were younger? I remember getting one for Christmas and using up a whole notebook just drawing with it and all the colored pens I could get my hands on! The Geometry Playground they has a similar one that makes drawings large enough to be framed and hung on the wall! It brought back fun memories.

Another excellent activity was the “Build a Room”. It gives you a perspective of how Architects and Engineers feel when visualizing and designing a house.
Isn’t it amazing how many shapes we see on a daily basis without noticing them? We have a DVD about shapes and colors, but this exhibit took it to another level… Even for me, it was as if I was inside each shape!

Credit: Maribel Reyes

After what seemed like a couple of minutes( but in reality more like 2 hours) we made our way upstairs to the Identity Exhibit.This exhibit explores the question who are you? It explores the question in various aspects and makes YOU  the star.The How do you identify yourself exhibit is especially interesting. The importance here is WHO do you choose to be. The exhibit has several examples of identities  such as ethnicity, jobs, culture, etc.

When planning your visit to the Ruben H. Science Center keep in mind the following:

Plan to be at the Science Center for a few hours(time seems to fly by! ).
The best time to visit is in the afternoon, it is less crowded.
If you are taking your stroller, you are allowed to bring it in except on Tuesdays.

Hope you like these exhibits as much as we did!

To learn more about the Reuben H Fleet Science Center head here.

Also if you are a member of the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, make sure to show your membership card and you will get in for FREE!