Explorit Science Center — Attraction in Davis

A little-known service that Explorit provides is their birthday parties: if your kid is that kid--you know, the one with a bug collection, a bunch of magnifying glasses, a book full of dinosaurs, and a penchant for paper airplanes--then this is the place. We recently held our daughter's fifth birthday here, and it was the smoothest kid party we've ever experienced. Two staff members set up activity stations (we did the dinosaur theme) with actual and replica fossils, dinosaur masks, plaster-of-paris "fossil" casting, and more. Every kid found something to do, and they had a fifteen minute sit down where they got to touch gigantic Madagascar cockroaches and see the bearded dragon, and then the kids got to go roam the actual museum and do the regular hands-on experiments. Staff was great, everyone had a great time, there was enough space so no one made anyone else melt down...best birthday ever. She wants to...

Aimed at encouraging children of all ages to pursue an interest in science and nature, the Explorit Science Center is a hands-on facility with fascinating exhibits.

Some of the topics covered in the various exhibits include the planets, Comet Hale-Bopp and the Galapagos Islands.

Kids can also participate in a wide range of interactive activities, including games...

There are more than a handful of educational hands-on activities for kids. My 6 and 4 year old boys were engaged for a little over an hour. They now refer to it as "the tiny museum" because it only is only a few small rooms. However, there is a nice park with a playground attached if the kids need...