MR. POTATO HEAD needs you to join his tater team for some fun, and educational expeditions at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center.
NOW OPEN, the Adventures of MR. POTATO HEAD is an exciting hands-on traveling exhibit created by the Betty Brinn Children's Museum in collaboration with HASBRO®, and is featured in the Virginia Aquarium’s Changing Exhibit gallery through May 10, 2015. The exhibit is free with paid Aquarium admission or membership.
The MR. POTATO HEAD character will lead the way on amazing adventures into outer space, on a jungle safari, on an archaeological dig, and under the sea. Meet incredible creatures as you explore the jungle safari. Help repair the S.P.U.D. space station and search for life on the planet Neptato. Explore the ocean with Jacques Coustato. Join an archaeological dig to solve the secrets of King Tato’s lost vegetable kingdom. You’ll have a spudtacular time!
- Spud Overboard - Young oceanographers can climb aboard the spud sub, a potato-shaped playhouse outfitted for underwater exploration. Buttons on the control panel trigger watery sound effects, allowing budding musicians to create an ocean overture on the vessel’s musical pipes. The gently rocking scuba sled beckons, where the view through the snorkeling mask transports swimmers on an imaginary odyssey.
- Spud Quest -The MR. POTATO HEAD, PhD (Potato Head Doctor) character invites budding archeologists to explore the ruins of a lost vegetable kingdom. The mysteries begin with a statue, whose pedestal contains three mazes designed to challenge children’s persistence, patience and problem-solving skills. The pedestal also holds 26 embossers, marked with the 26 tatoglyphs of King Tato’s ancient alphabet, which kids learn to decipher. At the dig site, children use all kinds of tools to remove plastic “rubble” and unearth artifacts and pictograms.
- Space S.P.U.D. -Young astronauts can join the Commander MR. POTATO HEAD character and crew aboard the S.P.U.D. (Super Potatoes United for Discovery) space station as they orbit the distant planet Neptato. Resembling a space-themed playhouse, the S.P.U.D. station offers interior and exterior activities for astronauts-in-training.
- Super Cool! -The exhibit ends on a gentle note, as kids move their bodies in front of a motion-sensitive wall to create a pattern of twinkling lights that brighten and fade like the stars in the night sky.
- Spud Safari -Finally, while roaming the jungle with MR. POTATO HEAD, visitors can enjoy a pretend mudslide or venture inside a cave in search of mysterious objects. Guests should listen carefully to identify sounds in the jungle, discover camouflaged and hidden creatures, and gain a different perspective when they use special lenses and cameras to see the world through the eyes of silly birds, bugs and animals.
The Virginia Aquarium Foundation, a private, non-profit organization supports the Aquarium’s exhibits, education, research and sustainable practices. The Aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums. The Aquarium is also a member of World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. It is located at 717 General Booth Boulevard, just south of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach. Visit www.virginiaaquarium.com for more information or call (757) 385-FISH.
The Adventures of MR. POTATO HEAD exhibit was created by the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum in collaboration with Hasbro. MR. POTATO HEAD is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc. and is used with permission.© 2014 Hasbro. All rights reserved. The national exhibit tour is sponsored by the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, with additional support provided by Debra Altshul-Stark and Brian Stark, and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
