Al, Noreen and I visited the museum on Friday, 11th November and got to see (almost) all the exhibits on display at the time. Aside from the fact that the displays were aesthetically pleasing and fun for both children and adults, we noticed that children spent more time with some exhibits and less time with others. The more popular exhibits weren’t necessarily mechanically complex, (in fact, one of the most popular ones we saw was a slide!) but they did give the children more freedom to create, explore and run around. The simpler exhibits excited the children for only a few seconds, after which they quickly ran off to the next exciting thing they saw. The simpler exhibits were placed in the more narrow hallways and the more popular, complex ones were in the center of the large rooms.

This got me thinking, in which category should our clouds fall under? Should it be a simple exhibit that excites children for a few seconds before they move on? Or should it be something they spend several minutes playing with? We as a team seem to be leaning more towards making it a simple exhibit that they can interact with for a little while, perhaps while walking towards one of the bigger rooms.

-Sina