sassenach Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I'm planning on taking my oldest to this exhibit this year. Would a 7yo bouncy boy be ok here, or am I better off leaving him with dh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I did this in Atlanta with my 7 and 10 year old boys. I was glad my husband was along, though it wouldn't have been terrible on my own either. Both boys had the audio phones (I think there may have been a kids version and an adult version). My older son wanted to spend a ton of time and is nervous if someone isn't in the room with him. My younger son wanted to move through quickly and didn't listen to every audio track; my older son wanted to listen to everything. So they were going at different speeds. That said, my 7 year old loved it and loved the imax movie we saw there too. I was glad he went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Becca loved it, but she did get tired partway through. DH and I took both girls and we had Grandpa along too! Sylvia was not fascinated and we adults took turns going through the exhibit with Becca and sitting on a bench with Sylvia. Becca wanted to zip and read everything quickly and move along. We did not invest in the audio tour so we could move at our own pace, and I was glad for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 We saw the Tut exhibit a few months before DS turned 7. We had studied Egypt so DS was very familiar with what he would see. We did the audio tour, which DS enjoyed. DS is very bouncy but did a good job. He was ready to run by the time we got through the exhibit, but he was never out of hand during the exhibit. (I did buy tickets for late morning and stuffed him full of protein snacks before we went in. I think most kids are more likely to get out of hand when they are tired or hungry.) I hate to say... We were at the start of the exhibit at the same time as a local public high school class. DS knew more about Ancient Egypt than those children did (based off their insipid remarks) and he was way more interested - many of the boys hung back and didn't even go near the exhibits to look at or read about. What a waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 my almost 7 year old was fine with it. my 5 year old was tired half way through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy in Indy Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 The Children's Museum here in Indy is recommending it for kids in grades 3 and up. It opens this weekend....I can't wait to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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