Little Housewife
The exhibitions at Kaohsiung’s Science and Technology Museum keep getting fresh and exciting. The latest exhibition in the Children’s Science Park — FUN City — features a kids’ traffic park and a city shop area, with realistic designs including traffic lights, crosswalks, double yellow lines, and simulated shopfronts on either side — it’s basically a miniature city in itself. Let your children learn through play and apply it to everyday life. For a one-day trip in Kaohsiung, the Science and Technology Museum is definitely the top choice. Bring your kids to explore it now!
■ Suitable audience: Children aged 3–8 and their parents or teachers.
■ Maximum number of participants per session: 65 (30 for on-site queue, 35 for online reservation).
■ Exhibition hall schedule: Six sessions in total, each lasting 50 minutes.
09:10–10:00, 10:15–11:05, 11:20–12:10
13:30–14:20, 14:35–15:25, 15:40–16:30
■ Online reservation for FUN City in the Children’s Science Park
■ Reservation is open for the next 30 days from today.
■ Please calculate the total number of adults + children when making a reservation.
You need to purchase a “Permanent Exhibition Ticket” to enter the museum. The ticket price is NT$100 per person. Children under six years old are free. Other fees are as shown or please refer to the National Science and Technology Museum’s fee policy.
The Children’s Science Park is located on B1 of the Science and Technology Museum. Previous themes included the Candy House and Block Kingdom, but it has now been updated to FUN City, Dream Voyager, and Fantasy Land. Among them, FUN City has limited spots per session and is the most popular. After exploring the Children’s Science Park on B1, don’t miss the Health Exploration Hall or the Morakot Typhoon Theater on the sixth floor — they’re great too. A one-day trip to Kaohsiung wouldn’t be complete without it!
■ Electric scooters are available for children aged three and above, with a height between 90–110 cm and a weight under 25 kg.
■ Electric cars are available for children aged three and above, with a height between 110–130 cm and a weight under 35 kg.
Only children who meet the eligibility criteria can participate in this exhibition area. Each experience voucher costs NT$30.
Once inside, if you want to drive an electric car, your child’s height and age will be checked. If eligible, you’ll receive a number and can then go to the machine nearby to purchase an experience ticket. Children will take turns driving according to their numbers.
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Poor Baobao was too young and could only pose as a car model for photos to satisfy his curiosity, repeatedly muttering, “When I grow up, I can drive!”
Don’t worry if your child is as little as Baobao — there are also free balance bikes and ride-on cars available to ride around on. It feels just like a real road, helping kids learn about stopping, looking, listening, and road safety. Though this little rider got a bit out of control — not wearing a helmet, speeding, and even racing with a high-speed train. Looks like it’s time for a road safety lesson.
The streetscape of FUN City is incredibly lifelike, complete with crosswalks, turning lanes, and countdown pedestrian signals. It helps children unconsciously understand traffic rules while having fun. No wonder it’s so popular!
Interactive games require connecting electricity, gas, and water pipelines within a set time. What would happen at home if you didn’t connect them properly?
Almost every child is afraid of going to the dentist. Inside the dentist’s clinic area, there’s information on proper teeth cleaning, and children can practice brushing to chase away “tooth germs.” Through play, correct dental habits are taught while easing fear of the dentist.
Learn colors by matching puzzle petals. The vibrant hues also help stimulate children’s visual development.
Use picture cards to sort different types of recyclable materials, including paper, scrap metal, aluminum, plastic, and glass. When answered correctly, sounds are played to encourage the child, which makes learning even more fun.
At one point, I thought I had stepped into a paid amusement park. Pick a cart and go grocery shopping for a day’s worth of nutrition.
Little chefs learn how to make pastries using kinetic sand as filling. After scooping in the filling, they level off the excess and use various molds to create different shapes, each with its own meaning. The only downside is that the chairs are too high for little ones, making it hard to reach the kinetic sand.
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Beep beep beep!! Miss, why did you make an illegal turn on the double yellow line? Do it again and you’ll get a ticket Up!! The 50-minute visit flew by — we spent it driving around and shopping, and Baobao didn’t want to leave even when FUN City closed.
Every link in the production line of the freight company is connected one after another, leaving no room for carelessness.
The colors are sweet, pastel, and dreamy. The vibrant hues can stimulate children’s vision, while assembling the blocks helps spark creativity and improves hand-eye coordination—there are so many benefits to playing with building blocks!
FUN City includes areas such as a bakery, dental clinic, eco-friendly company, city public works bureau, flower shop, fresh supermarket, vehicle repair shop, freight company, and city radio station. It’s both fun and educational—a great place for parent-child learning. Also, until the end of October, there’s the Tigger Bus in Kaohsiung. You can take the Tigger Bus and get off at the National Science and Technology Museum for a day trip!
[Authorized reprint from @Laibaobaojiaba] Original source: [New exhibition at the National Science and Technology Museum Children's Science Park features a kids’ traffic park and city shop area—go explore this mini city!]