Indianapolis Children's Museum talks about events happening this summer

WELCOME BACK. SO SUMMER BREAK IS HERE. AND THAT MEANS THAT CARRIE AND I ARE LOOKING FOR STUFF TO ENTERTAIN OUR KIDS. WE’VE GOT A LOT OF THEM. ALWAYS, ALWAYS. CAMPS ARE NICE, BUT IF YOU WANT TO HEAD UP THE ROAD, THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS HAS GOT YOU COVERED. THERE’S SO MUCH TO DO. LOTS OF FUN, EXCITING EVENTS PLANNED THIS SUMMER FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AND JOINING US NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT IS HYACINTH RUCKER. SHE’S WITH THE MUSEUM. WELCOME TO LOUISVILLE. HYACINTH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. OF COURSE. YEAH. TELL US WHAT ALL IS GOING ON AT THE MUSEUM THIS SUMMER. IT’S A LOT. I WAS LOOKING AT THE LIST. ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE TO TALK FAST TO GET IT ALL THROUGH? I’LL DO MY BEST. WELL, COMING UP THIS SATURDAY IS OUR JUNETEENTH JAMBOREE. AND IT IS A FREE DAY. SO? SO ANYONE THAT TRAVELS UP THERE THAT DAY WILL BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE MUSEUM FOR FREE. UM, IT IS. THE PROGRAMING IS FROM 10 TO 3. SO LEARN ABOUT JUNETEENTH. HAVE FUN GOING, SEE EVERYTHING THE MUSEUM HAS TO OFFER. WE ALSO HAVE A EXHIBIT, TEENAGE NINJA TURTLES. I SAW THAT, YES. HOW FUN IS THAT? AND IF YOU LOVE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, YOU WILL LOVE THIS EXHIBIT. IT IS ACTUALLY THE FINAL RUN OF THIS EXHIBIT. OKAY, IT’S BEEN RUNNING AND TRAVELING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST CHILDREN’S MUSEUM. IS IT REALLY? YES, IT’S IT’S BIGGER THAN YOU PROBABLY CAN IMAGINE. YOU HAVE TO GET THERE TO SEE HOW HUGE IT IS. AND IT’S REALLY HARD TO GET THROUGH IN ONE DAY. I’LL JUST BE VERY HONEST. SO WE REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO MEMBERSHIPS, BUT IF YOU LOVE TEENAGE NINJA TURTLES, YOU WILL LOVE THIS EXHIBIT. THEY HAVE A FUN PIZZA THROWER. YOU CAN YOU KNOW, JUST PLAY GAMES LIKE IT. YOU CAN SPEND SOME TIME IN THERE. BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE A GREAT SPORTS LEGENDS AREA. IT’S CALLED OUR RILEY CHILDREN’S HEALTH SPORTS LEGENDS EXPERIENCE. LET ME GET THAT TITLE OUT. BUT IT HAS EVERYTHING SPORTS THAT YOU CAN THINK OF. SO TRACK FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, GOLF, RACING, EVERYTHING IS OUT THERE. TENNIS. AND YOU CAN SPEND A WHOLE DAY JUST OUT THERE HAVING A BLAST. THAT WOULD BE RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY. LET’S TALK ABOUT AGE GROUPS FOR A SECOND. IS THERE SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES? YES. WELL, THE ESPECIALLY IN OUR SPORTS LEGENDS AREA THAT THAT AREA IS MEANT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. SO EVERYTHING IS MEANT FOR LIKE LITTLE ONES. WE HAVE LITTLE, LITTLE BASKETBALL AND, UM, HOOPS. THEN YOU HAVE THE MEDIUM SIZED ONES, THEN YOU HAVE THE LARGER ONES. SO CHILDREN, ADULTS, EVERYBODY CAN BE OUT THERE PLAYING. EVERYTHING IS DESIGNED THAT WAY. BUT ALSO LIKE I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT OUR DINO SPHERE, AND I DON’T KNOW THAT WE HAVE PICTURES OF THAT, BUT THAT EXHIBIT I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE IS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, LIKE, REALLY, IF YOU LOVE DINOSAURS, YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THE DINO SPHERE. IT IS. WHAT IS IT EXACTLY? SO IT HAS, UM, ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF UM, SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A AREA THAT WE GO TO IN WYOMING, AND WE DIG DINOSAUR BALLS, LIKE ACTUAL REAL LIFE DINOSAUR BONES. AND THEN YOU COME IN THERE AND YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE THEM. SO SAUROPODS T-REX’S LIKE EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN THINK OF IS IN THERE. AND IT’S JUST REALLY AMAZING. IT’S HARD TO ENVISION UNTIL YOU’RE THERE AND IT’S JUST SO MASSIVE. BUT IT’S IT, IT’S OH, ONE THING I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT, WE HAVE OUR PALEONTOLOGISTS THERE, SO THEY’RE THERE AT THE DIG SITE EVERY SUMMER, GETTING SOME OF THOSE BONES AND BRINGING THEM BACK. BUT THEY’RE ALSO THERE FOR YOU TO TALK TO. YOU CAN ACTUALLY WALK UP TO THEM. THEY’LL BE WORKING ON A BONE THAT THEY’RE DIGGING OUT AND ASK QUESTIONS, EVEN TOUCH IT. WOW. IT’S IT’S REALLY ONE OF THOSE EXPERIENCES THAT YOU HAVE TO BE THERE TO, TO, TO SEE IT. UM, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC. AND I LOVE THAT YOU HAVE SO MUCH JAM PACKED IN. THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY, SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM. ORG TO GET TICKETS FOR THIS SATURDAY AND JUST LEARN EVERYTHING ELSE THAT’S GOING ON. WELL, JASON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT GREAT INFORMATION WITH US. AND WE’LL ALSO HAVE THAT ON WLKY Z.COM FOR YOU. THANK YOU.