But take note--the places using those plastic balls are having big problems
with sanitation.  The balls have to be sterilized daily to control
transmission of disease-causing bacteria . . .


>Ed, For younger kids, how about a room full of inflatable vinyl salmon for
>kids to go into similar to the plastic ball rooms that are very popular.  Call
>it "Fish Packing Plant".  Kids go in, wading through the fish,  if they load
>fish into big hopper at one side of room, air blower or something carries the
>inflatable fish around up to a shute where they all cascade down on the kids
>again.  Use same fish for a sorting activity:  a conveyor brings different
>kinds or sizes of fish to be sorted, sometimes slowly, sometimes speeding up
>to faster than anybody could sort (consult Alan Funt on this one).  Where to
>get inflatable fish?  Hmmm.  I don't know.  We did look into getting or making
>inflatable items about a year ago.  We may have some info, let me know and
>I'll hunt for it.  I think your plan for interactives, as in velcro attached
>fish, stereo viewers, as you mention above is the way to go.
>
>Cheers.
>Joel Clark
>Science Center of Connecticut
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