Construction Equipment at COSI

Driving a Steam Roller. Tyler and Grandma on the End Loader.

Driving a Bulldozer.

Actually operating an Excavator.

Getting picked up by a Crane.

Who is thinking"7th Heaven"! That's what Tyler was in on our trip to COSI ! Tyler has every piece of construction equipment and knows it's use. We have a number of books and DVD's which he reads/watches over and over again! While driving in the car, Tyler is always on the lookout for more equipment. So this day was definitely Tyler's Day!!

Once we arrived at COSI (which is known as a "Hands On Museum") he was given a yellow hard hat. He wore it proudly and felt like a real construction worker! Tyler was beaming from ear to ear and said "WOW this is pretty cool man"! We went from machine to machine. He got to sit on all and some he got to actually operate!

Some of the machines he had fun on was the bulldozer, crane, excavator, forklift, backhoe, end loader, front loader, steam roller, skid steer loader, and power trowel. Grandma didn't know one from the other, but Tyler knew them all!

Tyler was lifted into the air by a Crane! He sat on a forklift and moved the fork up & down and in & out! But the biggest smile came when he got to operate his favorite machine, the Excavator! He actually got to scoop up dirt and dump it out! Once the crew worker explained to Tyler what to do, he went to work! He was one excited little guy scooping and dumping!

It's going to be a challenge to try to top this day for Tyler!

Grandma Kerr