Prepare to be Amazed!

This past Friday we went to Lynchburg for a fieldtrip to a place called Amazement square. It is basically a four story warehouse full of fun and learning for kids. It has exhibits that cover everything from art to history to science, all hands on. It also has a climbing structure that spans all four stories. We began the day with a tour that was all about disabilities and the tools used to help those with disabilities adapt to the world around them. Here Clarissa and Krystal try on goggles to help them see what it would look like if they had eye disabilities like glaucoma or tunnel vision.

In this picture Jared is playing a game of wheelchair basketball with a friend.

Next we had a little tour about the Voices of Virginia. This was basically learning about different people from Virginia who have played an important role in the history of our country. Jared is helping hold items to demonstrate the Civil War period. This tour also dealt with the Reconstruction period after the Civil War and some famous African-Americans which helps to lead us into our next area of history that we are studying which is the Civil Rights Movement.

All the kids really enjoyed playing with model boats on the replica of the James River with water flowing through locks and dams and real rain falling over the city. Here, Krystal is pushing a bateaux down the James River while her friends sit and enjoy the ride.

With four floors to explore, we found ourselves going up and down the stairs quite often, which were fun in and of themselves because the stairs light up with different colors as you walk on them.

Clarissa and Cailin explore motion and timing with golf balls on a track. The idea was to get them to roll into holes that were constantly spinning.

After a break for lunch, we headed to the bottom floor and found Rock Band!! The girls loved playing the guitar while Ryan sang to a Rascal Flatts song.

After some more time on the tower (the play structure) it was time for some art. This is an all glass room where the kids can go in and paint on the walls. Then the staff come through and just wash it all down and it goes through a drain in the floor. It was fun to watch the kids create through the glass.

We finally pulled everyone out after four hours of continuous play. As we headed to our cars which were parked right by the James River we saw this awesome fountain shooting up with a rainbow at the bottom in the mist.

This place truly was Amazing!