Queensland Science Centre

Yesterday Hubby and I took Geekling to the Queensland Science Centre at Southbank.  We thought perhaps it would be a bit too old/advanced for him, but I think you're never too young to start visiting museums and while there were a few things that held little interest for Geekling, and obviously he's too young to grasp the science behind the exhibits, he truly enjoyed the trip and there was plenty he could play with.

We've taken lots of photos, but due to the nature of many of the exhibits being in motion and the photos being taken on a phone, they're not wonderful quality.  But enjoy!

Geekling loved the spinning chair.  Its probably against all the parenting rules ever written, but I spin him around like this in the glider in his nursery sometimes, he thinks its the best :)

Geekling riding the noisy suction device!

A pulley exhibit to lift an 80kg fridge.  Hubby would lift it from another pulley when Geekling would reach for the rope, but I just couldn't capture a photo showing it.

Geekling's absolute favourite - a fan that blows to suspend a beach ball in the air.  He threw a bit of a tanty when we finally moved on!  I'd have let him play for hours but there were other children waiting by then!

He loved the taxidermied birds and bugs (like his Mumma loved as a kid).  Some were set up on a perch, but a few were displayed belly up which I found quite creepy.

Geekling found a friend in the infinity mirror.  It was probably his second favourite after the balloon and took a lot of convincing to get him to move on!

He was so excited to see this table of wooden blocks and loved wrecking the gorgeous pictures the previous visitors had made.  He also kept trying to put them in his mouth so Mumma has made a mental note that things this small are still a no-no.

Geekling *LOVED* Mumma lifting him to peek out of the hole in the box.  He's a bit little to get his head clear out though.

 And lastly:  the result of so much stimulation on the way home :)