After our visit to the Natural History Museum, we headed over the road to the Science Museum.
Like the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum is free, although you do have to pay extra to visit the IMAX cinema and some exhibitions.
Where the Science Museum excels, is in keeping children and adults interested, with interactive exhibitions that make science fun!
We were here 5 hours, although it didn’t feel like it, and the children were in their element.
Kian’s favourite subject at school is science and he revelled in being able to explain how things worked to his brother and sister. They were all eager to try out all the activities on offer.
They got to look at traction engines, cars, and space travel before being let loose to make giant bubbles appear on the screen or dancing to make pictures appear on another screen.
We then headed upstairs to find four learning areas to play learn some more.
We tried to walk like different animals, drew pictures that appeared on the walls and watched the amazing “Bubble Lady” make bubbles as big as us!
Isaac and Eliza then donned some waterproof jackets and got stuck into some rather wet experiments. They would have stayed and played here all day if we had let them!
There was so much more to see and do in the kids activity zone in the basement that you could spend a whole day in there without visiting the rest of the museum!
Next door to the activities the kids got to look at all the “old-fashioned” things that we grew up with, such as the “Speak and Spell”, the VHS video recorder and the Atari. Kian and Isaac had a game of Pong which Isaac won – much to Kian’s disgust!!
I cannot fault the Science Museum at all. The kids were entertained from start to finish and were learning without realising it. We cannot wait to go back!
One of our favourite places ever when mine were small. So many things to do and look at. Glad you all had a fab time xx
The boys had the best time here and it is one of our must visit spots when we get to London
It’s such a great place, we’ve only been once but I remember being blown away with how much stuff there is there for kids to do!
Wow I had no idea it would be as fun! x
This looks amazing! Think a visit here is defo going on my summer bucket list 🙂
we’re hoping to take the girls next year for a trip! can’t wait!
The Science Museum is one of our favourite places to go too – so much fun and educational at the same time 😉
Oh, I really want to take my children to the Science Museum! It’s been on my list for so long. I wonder if I’m brave enough to do it now. A day out in London with a three-year-old and a baby feels a touch daunting…
I love the science museum , great review.
I always love your posts
We love it. I think this is one of those places that no matter your age, you will always find something for yourself.
I am taking my 5 year old to the science museum this summer 🙂 We are so excited x
We love the Science Museum, I can’t imagine spending 5 hours there in one day though!
I really wish we lived closer as I’d love to take the kids. It looks like a place I would enjoy as well. Sometimes these kind of places can be a bit boring for the adult but I think I’d be just as interested as the kids!
I remember visiting a couple of years ago and being completely blown away by the exhibits. We are taking J down for his first visit to the big City this summer, and this is on our ‘to do’ list x
There should be far more free places like this – educational and fun x