There is so much happening! We have been meeting with various companies in Louisville, City Properties, Waterfront Development Office, Louisville Visual Arts Association, Community Foundation, and even Marsha Weinstein, who is heading up the effort to bring an amazing, educational "Happy Birthday Park" to Louisville. We are receiving a great deal of positive feedback on the project! Additionally, these contacts are guiding us in this process. We are so excited to continue moving forward.
We have put up some photos of our proposed exhibits on Facebook, so that is a great place to look! There are pictures of a children's play theater, as well as pictures of a child sized house from Japan. It will be a replica of a Japanese home, and include play food from Japan, clothing from Japan to try on, artwork from Japan, representations of Japanese characters children may work to copy, toys & games children play with in Japan, etc. There will also be a screen for children to touch, and play a clip of a Japanese child telling all about his/her daily life in Japan!
One exhibit that has not been posted yet is a proposed health & fitness exhibit. With the childhood obesity issue, and the city's health initiative, it would be of great benefit to the community. It will consist of various physical fitness equipment, such as basketball hoops, balance boards, hula hoops, jump ropes, individual trampolines, rock climbing wall, hopscotch, ride on toys and a race track (Huber Farm just put one in last season, and my kids spent 2 hours riding around and around that track!), an obstacle course that children can create and time themselves on, a dance program that tracks movements and gives points (similar to the Wii game), and stationary bicycles with screens to simulate a race. The hope is that children will learn that exercising can be fun, and take that home with them to change their attitudes & lifestyles. Additionally, there will be some sort of fun way to learn about nutrition.
We are so passionate about bringing a multidisciplinary children's museum to Louisville, and are enthusiastically moving forward!
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