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I finally took my two older kids (ages 6 & 7) down to Union Station today to see Narnia: The Exhibition. The folks at Union Station were gracious enough to host us (and allow us to take my new Flip UltraHD Camcorder through the exhibit – which is usually strictly forbidden). My kids were excited as we recently read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
. We couldn’t have had a more terrific time.
I’ll let you see for yourself (apologies for some shaky camera work on my part…):
Click here for the KCKidsFun at Narnia the Exhibition video if you are unable to view it above.
The entire exhibit took us about an hour to tour. As I mentioned above, we’ve read the first book but we haven’t seen either of the recent movies (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
). The kids were thrilled by the exhibit without having seen the movies (even the second half which referenced part of the Narnia chronicles that we haven’t even read about yet) – but I had to wonder if they would have been even more engaged had they seen the movies. A good portion of the exhibit was directly related to the films – via costumes, props or videos.
That being said, my kids were intrigued enough to ask me to buy the other books in the series (this one: The Chronicles of Narnia) in the gift shop adjacent to the exhibit. And, being the sucker for books that I am, I bought them. And a box of Turkish Delight.
In addition to allowing my family to run amok in the exhibit with a video camera, the folks at Union Station have given us ten (10) free passes to give to our readers. The Narnia exhibition runs through August 23 – so you’ve got plenty of time.
So, here’s what you need to do to enter the random drawing to win free passes to Narnia: The Exhibition – (1) Submit a comment (just click the Comments link at the end of this post) with your first name, where you live and whether you’d like 2, 3 or 4 free passes to the exhibit if your name is drawn; (2) the form will require a valid email address which will NOT be made public with your comment; (3) that’s it! You’re entered!
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We have been waiting for this to come to town for 3 months! We can’t wait to go! We would need 4 tickets.
I am a third grade teacher who loves C.S. Lewis’ work. I read the Magician’s Nephew and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe to my students every year. It would love 4 tickets to visit this exhibit where books come to life. What an experience to share with my whole class!
We’d love to make our way through the wardrobe to Narnia! Three tickets would do the trick. Many thanks.
I live in Overland Park and my children live in Florida with their dad – they will be visiting me for a week in July and I would love to be able to take them. I would like four tickets if possible please. Thank you so much!
I would love to take my kids to this exhibit! They would LOVE it!! We live in Blue Springs, MO and I would need 4 tickets.
Thank you for this great opportunity!! Best of luck to everyone!!
We live in Independence, Missouri. We would love 4 passes.
My son Sean and I live in Overland Park, and we LOVE the Narnia stories. I would need only 2 passes. Thank you!
We would love to see this exhibit. We live in KC North and would need 4 tickets please
I am hoping that my soon to be 3 years old granddaughter will begin enjoying
something other than Noggin cartoons. She does love to be read to and this exhibit would be a great visual tie-in.
We would like three tickets so Great-Grandma could also attend.
Thank you.
I loved the books as a child and love the movies to share with my children! We live in Lee’s Summit and would need 4 passes. Thanks for this great opportunity!
We hope we win so we can be cool in the cool Land of Narnia…all five of us!
We live in Kansas City, MO. We LOVE Narnia books and movies and I so hope I win this contest. 4 tickets please.
We hope to win my kids love the Narnia books and movies. We will need 4 tickets please.
We would love to go to the exhibit! I have been a fan of the books since childhood & love that my kids are into them as well. We will need 4 passes. Blue Springs, MO
I have loved the stories of Narnia for years! I can’t wait to introduce my daughters to the characters and stories as we visit the exhibit. We’d love 5 tickets, please.
As a father of two wonderfully curious, Union Station-loving boys I’d love to surprise them with tickets to the exhibit. We’re in Kansas City and would welcome 3 tickets. Thanks!
My daughter Sarah is 9 yrs old and loves the Narnia movies and books. We are excited to have a chance to see the exhibit, I’ve heard it is awesome! We live in Kansas City. We would like 4 tickets, please. Thank you.
Our five children, Kansas City born and raised, have adored the books and were held captive by the movies. We would dearly love to see C.S. Lewis’s classic made real at Union Station. “…for it will not go out of my mind…, either we shall find strange adventures or else some great change of our fortunes.” We would marvel at the gift of four tickets. Thank you!
We would be so excited..I have all boys and each of the four LOVE Narnia!
We will need 4
Thank you
Cute video and cute kids. Our daughters are 15 & 17 and we would like to take them to the exhibit. They read the books and we all enjoyted the Chronicles of Narnia movie. 2 tickets would be nice as I know there are many others that would like them. Those would be for the girls then my husband and I would just buy tickets for us.
Thank you very much. What a nice idea. (I wish I was as computer literate as you to be able to do all these things!)
Smiles! :-)
Niece coming for a visit from Illinois ans she has seen the first movie. Would love to surprise her with this.
This would be a great activity for my grandchildren. They loved Science City as a school trip and would like to go back. I would need 5 tickets if my name is drawn.
Our whole family enjoyed the books and movie and would be thrilled to get 4 passes to the exhibition. Great blog!
I would dearly love to take my grandchildren, Molly and Connor. We would need 3 tickets. We live in Overland Park.
We LOVE Narnia! We live in rural Augusta KS area. This would be an awesome experience! I would need 4 tickets, not one would go to waste!! Thanks!
Four passes please! We LOVE Narnia and the Union Station!
My Grandkids would love this. Please sign me up. Thanks! 4 tickets please.
We love summer “field trips” in our family. We’re in Lee’s Summit, and would love 4 passes. Thanks very much!
I loved the books as a child and when I read them again in college. I would only need 2 passes. Thanks!
we would like 4 passes to bring the grand children visiting Topeka from ND to see this great exhibit.Thanks very much!
My daughters ballet danced a performance of Narnia a while ago and now to go see the story come alive at Union Station would be fantastic. Please send us 4 passes…Thanks so much!!
I’ve had my eye on this exhibit since we moved here two weeks ago. We’d love 4 passes if we get the draw!
I’m a third grade teacher in Parkville and I’d love to have 3 passes to take my family.
As a fan of the books as a child, it was my pleasure to introduce the mysteries of the wardrobe to my son. He would love to see the Lion come to life. Three passes would take the whole family. Thanks for the opportunity!
Can’t wait to try Turkish Delight! Two passes please. Thanks.
Olathe, KS – 4 passes please.
We are currently reading “The Silver Chair”, have seen the movies and are big fans of the Narnia series. We would love to visit the exhibit, we would need 4 passes please.
Olathe, KS. I love these books and the movies. I would love to have 4 passes to take my kids! Thanks!