Wizard of Oz Exhibit

The Strong National Museum of Play currently has a new exhibit and my kids love it! The Wizard of Oz exhibit is great! You’ve got to check it out!

The exhibit consists of activities to exercise kiddos’ minds as well as their bodies and there is something for every age group to do. Even the adults will find this one fun…Hubby and I did! The favorites for our family? Cutie Pie enjoyed trying to build Glenda the Good Witch’s crown multiple times in addition to climbing across the spider web at the Wicked Witch’s castle. Sweet Pea spent a long time sorting the farm produce and listening to the noises farm animals make. Hubby and I got a kick out of hearing what we’d sound like with altered voices (think munchkins and the wizard).

Sorting Produce at the Gale Farm

I heard many parents talking about this exhibit as we walked through the museum, all in a good way. Some past exhibits were a little worn, sparse, some targeted more towards a specific age group. This exhibit, however, has a lot of activities, seems appropriate for crawlers all the way up the age-range. The materials and exhibit pieces themselves were in very good condition, and the room was very inviting.

Building Glenda’s Crown

If you’ve seen The Wizard of Oz you’re going to really like this exhibit. Even if you haven’t seen the movie, you’ll have a good time! In fact, my kiddos asked to see the movie on our way home, right after they asked when we could go back to play in the exhibit again! They are watching it (in installments) but just like when we were kids they probably won’t see the scary flying monkeys until they’re older!

Here are some more pictures to help convince you to visit The Strong National Museum of Play’s Wizard of Oz exhibit. And if you don’t live near here, watch for it to visit your nearby children’s museum. It’s a lot of fun!

Clockwise from upper left: 1) Sorting produce. 2) Farm animal noises. 3) Tornado. 4) Welcome to Oz. 5) Apple tree faces. 6) Tin Man’s gears. 7) Climbing at the Wicked Witch’s castle.

This post has in no way been influenced by The Strong National Museum of Play, Miami Children’s Museum, SPARKS or Warner Brothers Consumer Products. All opinions are solely those of my children, husband and myself.