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Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action™

Become a real life action star!

Featuring the theme of action adventures popular in children’s books and movies, Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action™ inspires young people to get physically active. The exhibit invites visitors to step into scenes right out of action adventure stories and jump into action star training – play activities that build strength, coordination, balance and endurance. Visitors climb a canyon wall, balance on a “snow” or “surf” board, pedal “flycycles” and practice kung fu stances.

The exhibit features four adventure scenes, an Action Star Training Center and a Toddler Pyramid. The adventure scenes include 1) Surf /Snow (balance), 2) Kung Fu Forest (coordination), 3) Climbing Canyon (strength), and 4) Flycycle Sky (endurance). A Yoga Station, Strength Center, and Dance Club are located in the Action Star Training Center. The smallest visitors, ages 3 and under, enjoy their own Toddler Pyramid full of reasons to climb, crawl and slide.

Goals:

Create an immersive environment that promotes physical activity as fun.
Encourage visitors to recognize their potential for action in daily life.
Communicate the following messages:
Physical activity is fun.
Creativity and imagination can play vital roles in children’s physical activity.
People all over the world are physically active.
People of all ages, shapes, sizes and abilities can be physically active.
You can be physically active by playing and doing things you like to do!

Content:
Infants through children age 10, families and groups

Target Audience:
Children ages 5-12, families and groups. Toddler area included (ages 1-3).

Languages:
Text graphics are in English and Spanish

Venue Length:
3-4 months

Support:
Marketing, publicity, educational materials and installation guide are provided. On-call Museum staff support available. Contact: Amber Stevenson, Traveling Exhibit Manager, 651-225-6053 or contact Traveling Exhibits online.

Overview photo of Run! Jump! Fly!