Brookfield Zoo - 7/15/2001
Mold-A-Rama
Everyone loves Mold-A-Rama! For anyone not familiar with this amazing
invention, basically Mold-A-Rama is a coin-operated device which produces
a small plastic statue. Basically it involves a mold in two halves. The
halves are pushed together and molten plastic is injected into the mold.
Then the molds are pulled apart revealing the figurine, which is pushed by
a small spatula into a waiting area below. They smell great and are very
hot when they are finished. These statues are very distinctive, and they
really remind me of Chicago museum trips, as they are not only found at
the zoo but also at The Museum Of
Science And Industry and The Field
Museum Of Natural History. This trip I got a polar bear and Bethany
got a gorilla. Aftyer the trip I did some research and found two websites
devoted to Mold-A-Rama here and here
although neither seems to have been updatred anytime recently. They also
sometimes show up on Ebay.
Bethany has now decided she wants to visit all Mold-A-Rama locations and
get them, which sounds fine by me.
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