THE ACTIVITIES

Sketch Aquarium A child draws a picture of their favourite sea creature. The picture is scanned and appears in a giant virtual aquarium. The child’s creation swims around the aquarium with those drawn by the other kids in the park. The children can touch the fish and use a virtual fish food bag to feed them. Sketch Town Papercraft Pictures drawn by children are turned into unique 3D paper art they can take home with them. This process helps kids to understand the concepts of space and perspective. Converting a 2D sketch into 3D art helps them with problem-solving and logical thinking and also teaches them how to cut and fold and apply glue. Hopscotch For Geniuses Here children don’t use only their imagination but also their bodies. They’re able to play hopscotch in a circle, triangle or square area. Colourful patterns light up as their feet land, with cool sound effects. This activity involves healthy physical exercise and teaches children to link colour and shape. Light Ball Orchestra Children mingle in a space filled with colourful balls that contain sensors. Together the balls constitute an orchestra. The balls change colour when touched and when rolled they make sounds that change the music the orchestra plays. Connecting! Block Town Children create their own cities with digital cars and trains running on digital tracks and roads. Wooden blocks are used first to create the tracks and roads then digital versions are projected onto them. The more blocks added, the more tracks and roads in the virtual city. Kids can even link their cities with other kids’ creations. A Table Where Little People Live In this activity children watch tiny digital people moving around on a table. By placing obstacles in their way they can change their course and then watch as they jump over the objects or climb onto them. Sketch Town Here children learn about diversity and how to look after their city. They can draw their own cars, buildings, UFOs and spaceships that move around in a 3D virtual city. Each element has a particular role – like the fire engines that protect the city. The Story Of Time This activity is suitable for older children with a better understanding of symbols. Children touch images on a screen that start telling their own stories. Graffiti Nature (Johannesburg show only) Kids get to create their own ecosystem. This activity is similar to the virtual aquarium. Stand still on the graffiti floor and watch in amazement as flowers bloom around you. As soon as you move they vanish. You can also draw and colour in your own flowers and animals to expand your ecosystem. But beware of the other animals – they could eat yours!