[ArtWomb]

If it's not fun, kids get bored very quickly. Even a classic "egg drop" experiment with masking tape, balloons and cardboard is more engaging than the artificial.

State of the art in edutainment looks like the upcoming Crayola IDEAworks exhibit at Philly's Franklin Institute. The focus isn't on "the science". But creativity, experimentation, problem-solving and design. It's universal. Multicultural. Multi-generation.

And yes, it's a branded experience. With the obligatory gift shop where they expect to sell plenty of crayons, colored pencils and magic markers. I recall being in London when the Wizarding World of Harry Potter just opened and the waitlist for tix was like six months ;)

https://www.fi.edu/exhibit/crayola-ideaworks

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> If it's not fun, kids get bored very quickly.

Yes, this is our experience as well when we built a space park in India. We had to add some element of entertainment. It becomes immediately evident when kids visit the park who among them are interested in the education side and who are interested on the non-educational/entertainment side of the project.