GADSDEN, Alabama -- Ever wondered what's inside an Etch-A-Sketch? What makes Cavity Sam's nose glow in Operation?
The answers to these and other questions can be answered at "Toys: The Inside Story," a new exhibit at Imagination Place in Gadsden's Hardin Center for Cultural Arts that opens Saturday.
"Toys" runs through Sept. 1. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for children. Admission is free for children up to 24 months. Admission includes all exhibits at the Hardin Center.
Imagination Place is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
The exhibit includes 12 stations with hands-on exhibits that show how certain toys work, and participants can create their own versions of toys with gears, cams and circuits. Children can also learn about gear ratios and how pulleys work.
"Toys" was developed by the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vt. with funding from a National Science Foundation grant.