"Plastic tubes and pots and pans
Bits and pieces and
Magic from the hand
We're makin'...weird science"
- Oingo Boingo
Today we experienced Heureka, the Finnish science center. Targeted towards children of school age, I would suggest it as an outing to any child over age 1. The entire place is designed as "hands on" even if it is pushing a button to see colored lights rather than reading the hidden texts. From driving a car with square wheels to mimicking walking on the moon, the center also offers parabolical mirrors, a Pulfrich Pendulum, tightrope bicycling, a bed of nails to lay on, cubes and logs to build a life size igloo and cabin, and rats that play basketball.
The outside exhibit is just as fascinating, so don't save Heureka for a rainy day. Archimedes screw, a wind machine and idiophones keep little minds occupied. The boys enjoyed walking over the challenging bridges, the human yo-yo, and crawling through Klein´s Bottle.
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