I am less than a week in and I am already volunteered to go to Santa Barbara and visit the The Wolf Museumof Exploration + Innovation (MOXI). Seeking sunshine from a cloudy Ventura, we ventured off to Santa Barbara. Since moving to Ventura County last August (2016), I had only been once to watch a high school softball game.
We were pleasantly surprised to find the museum did not require us to wait to go inside. Apparently, there are scheduled times when it becomes too crowded, but it was not a concern on a Wednesday afternoon with sunshine peering through the clouds.
I enjoyed the museum almost as much as my oldest daughter (6). My youngest daughter(2) went with the flow, being the museum gears the exhibits to slightly older kids.
My youngest was unable to reach some exhibits (cubes that make music in the Sound Track), did not understand which direction to go in at some (walk through rocks with minimal sound), and did not have the motor skills to work with others (rubber track with balls to go sliding down on).
My two year old did enjoy the water contraption on the third floor, the carton boxes in front of the drawing stations and putting materials on the fan blowing air up a tube.
My six year old on the other hand, enjoyed the museum. Some of her highlights were working the music at the 3-D exhibit, the soft balls traveling through the air tubes (Wind Column Workshop), and the slow motion jump machine.
My children had a great time throughout the museum and were able to interact with about 90% of the exhibits in about 2.5 hours. I believe this was only possible because there were hardly any people there. They did not have to wait their turn at the exhibits which kept them engaged throughout the experience. Although the museum is geared towards students above 3 years old, there is no charge for kids under three. Even if the exhibits are for kids, I found myself immersed. I too was delighted by the 3-D musical interpretation of the hydrogen atom. I also enjoyed the the sound studios.
They did not have to wait their turn at the exhibits which kept them engaged throughout the experience.
Although the museum is geared towards students above 3 years old, there is no charge for kids under three. Even if the exhibits are for kids, I found myself immersed. I too was delighted by the 3-D musical interpretation of the hydrogen atom. I also enjoyed the the soundstudios.