Science Museum Oklahoma

We recently took Grayson for a visit to our local science museum thanks to some VIP passes my mom procured through her school. This was one of my favorite places as a child and I was excited to show our next generation the planetarium and a few other exhibits that I remember loving.

Upon arrival, we were greeted by Otto, the museum's robot mascot. Gray now wants to be a robot for Halloween.

 

The museum has all kinds of hands-on exhibits, and Grayson was able to drive everything from an airplane to a tractor. He loved climbing on and touching everything as he practically ran from one exhibit to another.

 Grayson the airplane pilot

Inside a fun display on dental hygiene

Playing astronaut

 The hall of mirrors...which Gray is the real one?

 Talking on an "old school" telephone (I must admit this exhibit made me feel very old since Gray has never seen or used a phone with a cord)

 Farmer Gray on the tractor

Since Grayson is still pretty small for some of the experiences, there were a few areas that required some parental assistance. I got to fold myself into the tiny door of a space shuttle landing module so we could do a landing sequence (and press all the knobs and switches inside).

Mommy navigating the awkward set up while my co-astronaut waits patiently for his turn to get inside.

Mission Control talking us through the landing sequence

Next up, it was daddy's turn for some fun. They climbed to the top of the Gadget Trees exhibit which has a two-story tall slide and tree house. 

We didn't get any pictures, but we also took in the planetarium show. As the guide talked through each of the constellations, Grayson said "ooh and awwwe" at each one which had the woman next to us cracking up.

The hours flew by and soon it was time to go home. We all had a blast and look forward to going back again to nurture Gray (and his parents') love of science.