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- NATION, Page 35American NotesTRAVELDown-to-Earth Fun
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- Yes, being grounded by flight delays with kids in tow can
- be f-u-n. At least at Denver's Stapleton International Airport,
- which has joined hands with the Children's Museum of Denver to
- launch the first children's museum in an airport.
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- Since August KidsPort has kept thousands of little fingers
- and big imaginations busy by offering earthbound youngsters an
- opportunity to explore everything from the dynamics of flight
- to the clothes people wear. A Rocky Mountain climb on a special
- surface and a jump into Colorado's famed powder snow (actually
- 60,000 white balls) have also let the sports-minded unwind.
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- "Because airports are adult places with nothing for kids to
- do, we thought this would be a natural," says KidsPort director
- Jim Mittenthal. Apparently so. Many pilots now announce the
- attraction to passengers on arriving planes, and even local
- school groups are booking reservations.
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