Important Things You Need to Know
About the San Luis Obispo Children's Museum

Provides a safe, welcoming, informal, educational environment for children and their parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors.

Offers a unique kind of "town square" setting where play inspires life-long learning.

Has a 15-year history of service and stability.

Negotiated a 42 year lease with the City of San Luis Obispo for the site at 1010 Nipomo Street for a dollar a year through Dec. 31, 2042, so the facility could be improved.

Is located downtown near the creek walk which makes it a good draw to local businesses and a convenient walk to restaurants and other attractions.

We are building an 8400 square foot museum that will enable our non-profit organization to:

1) Improve favorite exhibits, add new hands-on exhibits and provide space for traveling exhibits

2) Add new exhibits for an older population of children -- ages 10 to 13 years which is a group whose interests have not been previously addressed

3) Offer a larger toddler space to better accommodate this age group

4) Generate additional revenue sources from more school tours, private parties and a larger gift shop to help support operations.

 

Fun Facts For Kids

1. It takes 119,000 pounds of yellow paint and 5.1 million pounds of sheet metal a year to make Tonka trucks and other Tonka vehicles.

2. Every second, 3 Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world.

3. Binney & Smith produces more than 1,500 pounds of Silly Putty each day!

4. The average child in the United States will wear down 730 crayons by his/her 10th birthday.

5. Play-Doh first entered the market in the 1950's as wallpaper cleaner, but people soon thought that it also made an excellent toy.

6. It takes just 10 seconds to produce one Slinky.

7. The traditional 52 playing cards in a deck symbolize the number of weeks in a year and the 4 suites represent the 4 seasons.

8. If all the Play-Doh compound made since 1956 was extruded through the Fun Factory, it would make a "snake" that would wrap around the world nearly 300 times!

9. The idea for Tickle Me Elmo came in 1996 when inventor Ron Dubren saw a couple of kids in the park.  He watched the kids tickle each other until they erupted in giggle fits.  He wanted to create a stuffed animal that would react in a similar way when tickled by its owner.

10. If all of the regular size Crayola crayons made in one year were laid end to end they would circle the earth six times!

11. The astronauts of Apollo 8 mission carried Silly Putty into space with them, in a specially designed sterling silver egg, to alleviate boredom and to help fasten down tools during weightless periods.

 

Fun Links For Kids

Learn all about recycling and the environment at www.ciwmb.ca.gov/KidStuff/

If you like science facts and fun check out www.hhmi.org/coolscience/index.html

Find cool craft ideas at www.kidsdomain.com/craft/

Check out www.karscot.com/kidlinks.html for all kinds of links to educational, art, and activity sites!

www.crayola.com has tons of stuff for kids--coloring projects, games, activities and more!  Make sure to click on the Crayola Kids tab!