Zoom Kindermuseum

A few weeks ago, the younger three kids and I went on our second visit to our favorite kid's place in Vienna, Zoom Kindermuseum.  However, this time we visited a different exhibit that was equally fantastic as our first trip! We did the Ocean portion of the exhibit.

Side note: One of the loveliest parts of this place is how affordable it is.  It is such a great value for the inexpensive price.  And so when I arrived to check in for our reservation there I was even MORE delighted to find out that it was FREE that day!  Yeah for Sponsored Events!!

Basically, the room was built into a giant ship with all kinds of ocean and nautical themed action stations. It began with a small introduction and lesson.  For some reason, almost all of us there were English speakers, so the guide just switched to English for the whole session.

The boat was amazing.  Up top there was a working cargo area and hoist. This is William working the hoist and lowering some supplies below to Calvin.

 There was also an area that was crafted into a submarine with a working periscope.

 My boys were completely uninterested in the costumes so I dressed Christian up on my own and then he was annoyed with it too. Life with boys.

No ship would be complete without the Captain's Wheel.  

I'm sure there's a proper name for it that I'm unaware of.

 In these portholes (you would never know I lived in Annapolis for 5 years!), the kids could send down fishing line and have cloth fish attached to them to pull back up.  

And it happened to be one of the boys birthdays that was there.  He was American and so we sang Happy Birthday to him.  

And to finish it all off, the guide gave all the kids a big blanket ride down the ramp.

A super day - Zoom Zoom!