The Akron Children’s Museum is a great place. I love spots that give my kiddos a chance to play, pretend, explore, discover and learn (Plus, the fact that they’re not making a mess of our house helps).
As an advocate for STEM learning, I am especially drawn to the activities that relate to engineering. So, in this post, I’ll share about those activities at the Akron Children’s Museum. They also have a lot of other fun things that involve pretending, climbing, playing and having a blast. I recommend checking it out if you’re in the area!
The Discovery Ramps Area
This area reminds me of Rube Goldberg Machines. Tons of wooden & PVC tubes, half tubes & blocks ready to be built with. Then, when it’s all ready – there are wooden balls to roll down them. My kids love this spot!
The Giant Lego Blocks Area
Giant Lego-style blocks to build with. Need I say more? Seriously – every time I’m there, kids are in the middle of building giant walls, structures and houses out of these blocks. During today’s visit, a group of kids had built steps out of the blocks in order to put blocks on the top of their wall they couldn’t reach. Problem-solving *and* building!!
The Derby Downs Area
Sponsored by one of Akron’s 
proudest traditions – the All-American Soap Box Derby – this is a really cool area for kiddos. Legos & Lego Wheels are on hand for kids to build cars and then race them down the track.
The Earthquake Shake Table
Seriously? How rad is this!? Grab some wood blocks, build a structure and see how high you have to turn up the shake table to knock it down. So awesome.
