Mon, Aug 02, 2010
A Walk Through KidVenture At EAA's Pioneer Museum
By Maxine Scheer
My time at AirVenture this year is almost over, and I can't wait
to come back. I am thinking about how I would enjoy this event from
my children's perspective and decided to head over to a jewel of a
program for kids, nestled away from the main AirVenture site at
EAA's Pioneer Airport. It is called KidVenture. It takes just a few
minutes to get to the EAA AirVenture Museum and walk the short path
to EAA's Pioneer Airport. EAA runs buses almost continually from an
area near the main entrance of AirVenture to and from the
museum.
Pioneer Airport encompasses a grass field and aircraft hangars,
styled from a period in the 1930's, and EAA uses the Pioneer
facility to showcase KidVenture. Dozens and dozens of tables,
staffed with many volunteers and corporate sponsors, provide hands
on learning opportunities for children to discover the many facets
of aviation.
Walking through KidVenture and taking pictures drew little
attention from the kids and the participants. Children and parents
alike were focused on what they were doing, learning about science,
technology engineering and math (STEM) through a rich, interactive
program that is truly just "plane fun" for everyone.
I am greeted by the control-line flying where a little boy is
being given a lesson by one the EAA volunteers. Children walking
around KidVenture are coveting their handmade and personalized
souvenirs; simple, easy and fun crafts that engage the children for
hours.
There are the pedal airplanes, kite making, propeller making,
learning about aircraft engines, brakes, and wing construction.
Volunteers from the Whitman Field Air Traffic Control tower and an
FAA instructor from Salt Lake City, teach students about air
traffic control. EAA volunteers take students on a "flight check
challenge" to earn their log book. These and many more activities
at KidVenture are included in the admission to EAA AirVenture.
For an extra fee, visitors who make their way over to the
Pioneer Museum area can catch a helicopter ride or a ride on the
Goodyear Blimp. I think my children would like KidVenture; it
looks like a lot of fun!
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